White blood cells (WBC), also known as leukocytes, are colorless, round cells with a very distinct nucleus when compared with the other cells in the body. Without WBC humans will be prone to a lot of ...

Your immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off infection. Your immune system can be affected by ...

White blood cells are important foot soldiers in the immune system, but their numbers can be cut by health conditions or treatments like chemotherapy. Yale scientists have now discovered a molecule ...

You can increase white blood cells (WBCs) by taking certain medications and eating immune-boosting foods, like yogurt, lean ...

The prize-winning work explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

CNL is a rare type of cancer that causes an increased production of neutrophils. It is a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). MPNs are blood cancers that start with problems in a stem cell in ...

In a groundbreaking study of people living with HIV, University of Alberta researchers found that elusive white blood cells called neutrophils play a role in impaired T cell functions and counts, as ...

Evidence is mounting that astronauts are more susceptible to infections while in space. For example, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) commonly suffer from skin rashes, as well ...