Complications and Risk Factors Associated With a High WBC Count. Blood cancers and autoimmune diseases that cause overproduction of abnormal white blood cells can cause susceptibi ...

A new study, however, suggests that it may now be easier to predict who is most likely to suffer with more serious disease ...

White blood cells (WBCs) or leukocytes form part of the body’s immune system and help defend the body against infection. They are characterized as granulocytes or agranulocytes. There are three ...

Only one blood cell type may be abnormal, or more than one. DNA mutations can be present.

During leukapheresis, a large machine uses centrifugation to separate white blood cells, or leukocytes, from the rest of the blood, which is then returned to the patient. But for children ...

However, in-vivo methods such as radiolabelling white blood cells are still the gold standard technique for infection detection. This technique is based on the property of leukocytes (white blood ...

For more than a decade, cancer has been Judith Hetlage's constant companion, always present and threatening. What began with a diagnosis of synovial sarcoma, a rare tumor in the connective tissue of ...

During leukapheresis, a large machine uses centrifugation to separate white blood cells, or leukocytes, from the rest of the blood, which is then returned to the patient. But for children ...

Urine dipstick demonstrates higher sensitivity and specificity than laboratory urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract ...