White blood cells can be super helpful, or they can make a problem worse: when faced with threats ranging from snake bites to ...

A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white blood cell arrives ...

White blood cell 'nets' could be early warning sign of major immunotherapy complication When white blood cells, meant to protect the body from infection, overly activate, patients are more likely to ...

From the moment they’re born, newborns — or, specifically, their immune systems — must learn to fight germs without harming their own tissues. In a new study, Yale researchers found that one type of ...

A high white cell count is identified in a blood test called a complete blood count (CBC). This test provides a report of the ...

A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white blood cell arrives ...

Treatment with a molecule known as A485 can quickly and temporarily increase levels of white blood cells, a critical part of the body’s immune system, an effect that is difficult to deliver with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that when two kinds of chemotherapy drugs are used together, white blood cells known as neutrophils explode and form a ...