A brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening infection. Learn how advances in imaging, surgery, and diagnostics are ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly ...

Not only do mitochondria serve as the engine of the cell – they also act as watchtowers for the immune system.

Cardiovascular disease, a pervasive and formidable challenge to global health, continues to be the foremost cause of death in ...

This cell encircles the pathogen with its membrane, forming a tight, constricting ring. With remarkable force, the white blood cell yanks the pathogen off the wound’s surface. The white blood cell ...

In response, a white blood cell arrives at the scene. This cell encircles the pathogen with its membrane, forming a tight, ... particularly in the formation of clots to stop bleeding during injuries.

A recent study published in Blood by researchers from Osaka University and other institutions in Japan explores the critical antioxidant role of selenoproteins. The study examines how disrupting ...

The patient was given blood transfusions, with a good response, and was discharged from the hospital 1 week later, free of pain and ambulatory and with a white-cell count of 10,300.

The negtive correlation of bone mineral density and peripheral white blood cells indicated that the altered circulating white blood cells play roles in the progression of osteoporosis. The WBC ...