White blood cells can be super helpful, or they can make a problem worse: when faced with threats ranging from snake bites to covid infections, some white blood cells retaliate with a peculiar tactic: ...

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 ...

Pioglitazone, a medication approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes, can help bypass genetic defects in chronic granulomatous disease to help white blood cells fight bacterial infections, according ...

Your immune system is your body’s built-in defense network, working nonstop to protect you from bacteria, viruses, and other ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Pyuria with white blood cells and bacteria usually indicates a urinary tract infection (UTI). Pyuria can cause urine to appear cloudy with a strong, foul-smelling ...

Myeloblasts are precursors to specific types of white blood cells that help your body fight infections. Too many myeloblasts may be a sign of a blood cancer like leukemia. Myeloblasts, or blast cells, ...

Researchers have discovered that mimicking cold exposure or fasting can trigger an immune response in the body that slows ...

Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, ...

Having lower levels of white blood cells because of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) may make you more prone to infections, but there are steps you can take to stay healthy. Myelodysplastic syndromes ...