New research that sheds light on how the immune system responds to serious eye infections is underway at Wayne State ...

Eosinophils are found in the healthy intestine, yet their physiological function at this site remains poorly understood. Chu et al. now show that eosinophils promote the development of T helper 2 (T H ...

Despite extensive study, eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) remains a significant health problem with few effective treatments, so this study compared periostin levels among those who did and ...

New research shows that eosinophils, immune cells usually linked to allergies, also play a protective role against Candida ...

Wayne State University recently received a $2.3 million NIH award that will focus on finding new therapeutic strategies to ...

There is an increased need for potential biomarkers that can identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who will benefit from treatment involving inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) ...

A new study has uncovered how a surprising player in the immune system, eosinophils, best known for their role in allergies ...

Tumour-associated eosinophilia is frequently observed in patients with cancer, and eosinophils can directly kill tumour cells in vitro. However, intratumoral eosinophils have been associated with both ...

Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell. Low eosinophil numbers may occur due to certain medications or an underlying health condition, such as Cushing syndrome. Eosinophils play a role in the ...

For the first time in published literature, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researchers showed that a variety of white blood cells known as ...

In a subset of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increased levels of circulating eosinophils were found in lung tissue, sputum, and blood during stable disease and ...

In a world of food, Samanta Pecoraro survives with a G-tube and love of cooking. May 10, 2012— -- Samantha Pecoraro can't enjoy the pizza and chocolate other teens crave. In fact, she can't eat ...