Heart attacks trigger a cascade of reactions in the body, and certain immune cells may worsen the damage by disrupting heart ...

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, ...

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

T cells are a type of white blood cell that plays a critical role in the immune system's defence against infections. They ...

Lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases that cause an uncontrolled production of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Examples include non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and certain leukemias.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare blood cancers in which the bone marrow produces an excess combination of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. This overproduction ...

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

Endurance exercise may train the immune system as much as the muscles. Older adults with decades of running or cycling had immune cells that functioned better and aged more slowly. Their inflammation ...

There’s unexpected movement in the world of cell biology — specifically, with the energy factories known as mitochondria. Ever since they were discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, mitochondria ...