Detecting and Measuring Systemic Chronic Inflammation: A New Test on the Horizon

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Around 80% of people over 40 in the U.S. have systemic chronic inflammation.
Systemic chronic inflammation can be detected through blood tests.
The Stanford 1000 Immunomes Project has identified tests to measure systemic chronic inflammation.
A new test for measuring systemic chronic inflammation will likely be available in the marketplace in the next six months to a year.

Ian Sample talks to Dr David Furman, an expert on inflammation and ageing at Stanford University. He explains how chronic inflammation is affecting our health and how lifestyle choices can help us fight it. This episode has been updated from an earlier version which stated that dairy is a cause of inflammation. Current scientific evidence suggests dairy has a negligible to marginally positive impact on inflammation in humans.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod