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 ...

High white blood cell counts can be caused by infections, inflammation, or cancer. Pregnancy often leads to an increased white blood cell count due to physical stress. Medications such as ...

Myeloblasts are a type of immature white blood cell that form inside the bone marrow. Abnormal numbers of them can indicate serious health conditions. White blood cells are part of the immune system, ...

In the previous article, I talked about how, right after my second readmission for consolidation therapy, I was able to ...

A new study shows that already a 30-minute exercise can increase the proportion of tumor-killing white blood cells in the bloodstream of breast cancer patients. A new Finnish study from University of ...

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, ...

Watch white blood cells and red blood cells interact with microorganisms from stagnant water under a microscope. See amoebas and other microbes up close as immune cells encounter life from a ...

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 ...

The biologic drug interferon-alpha can benefit patients with blood cancers called myeloproliferative neoplasms by forcing ...