White blood cells are blood cells that are part of the immune system. They are responsible for ingesting, killing, and digesting harmful pathogens like viruses or bacteria.

While investigating this phenomenon, researchers discovered that basophils, an often-overlooked immune cell type, play a crucial role in mediating CTL antitumor activity. 3 T cells activate these ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MD You can increase white blood cells (WBCs) by taking certain medications and eating immune-boosting foods, like yogurt, lean protein foods, antioxidant-rich ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have ...

Seeing sick-looking faces in virtual reality triggers brain circuit changes related to threat detection and boosts activity of certain immune cells.

Researchers at Kyoto University have discovered that an immune molecule found only in primates, called IGFL2, plays a key ...

Low white blood cell counts can occur in lupus, while elevated white cells might signal infection or inflammation. Low red blood cell counts leading to anemia are common in chronic immune activation.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of the ...

News Release 22-May-2025 Study shows SARS-CoV-2 corrupts some white blood cells to suppress immune system, suggesting a path to severe COVID ...

“It can kill anything you throw at it, any kind of human cell.” Researchers have long known that the amoebiasis parasite can kill white blood cells to evade the immune system.

Researchers have developed a new method to recreate a robust and functional human immune system in mice using mononuclear cells from the cord blood. This new kind of mice, that count with most of ...