Cardiology
Immune cell clues offer hope to hypertension patients, study suggests
Scientists have pinpointed cells in the immune system that could be key to tackling high blood pressure.
Jan 17, 2019
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News tagged with white blood cells
Medical research
Scientists have identified a bone marrow backup system
New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has identified the backup for an important biological system—the hematopoietic system, whose adult stem cells constantly replenish the body's blood supply.
Jan 15, 2019
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Immunology
Fever alters immune cells so they can better reach infections
Fever is known to help power up our immune cells, and scientists in Shanghai have new evidence explaining how. They found in mice that fever alters surface proteins on immune cells like lymphocytes to make them better able ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Immunology
White blood cells in different subsets have varying propensities to fuse in response to inflammation
White blood cells, also known as monocytes, play a key role in the immune system's response to infection. They have been shown to fuse and form multinucleated giant cells (MGCs) during inflammatory reactions, or in response ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Immunology
Faulty immune receptor could be reason why many face HIV complications
For HIV patients, treatments that control the infection have come a long way. But many still struggle with a host of other disease-related complications such as neurocognitive disorders, cardiovascular issues, diabetes and ...
Jan 07, 2019
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Immunology
Gut immune cells cut inflammation in multiple sclerosis
Researchers at the University of Toronto and UC San Francisco have discovered that the intestine is the source of immune cells that reduce brain inflammation in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), and that increasing the ...
Jan 03, 2019
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Cancer
Pediatric leukemia 'super drug' could be developed in the coming years
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatric leukemia in mice, according to three studies published over the last two years in the journal Cell, and the ...
Dec 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why you may be more at risk for foodborne infections during the holidays
There's no place like home for the holidays, many people agree, and millions of people will travel long distances to get there. Along the journey, however, you may be at higher risk of becoming infected with a foodborne pathogen ...
Dec 21, 2018
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Cancer
Scientists break new ground in potential treatment of common form of leukaemia
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have discovered a potential combination therapy for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), the most common form of leukaemia in the Western world, diagnosed in more than ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Immunology
Scientists find molecular 'switch' for allergic asthma treatment
A team of Russian scientists has identified the role of the interleukin-6 molecule in the development of allergic asthma. It may comprise a new target for the treatment of this disease. The results are published in Frontiers ...
Dec 18, 2018
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White blood cell
White blood cells (WBCs), or leukocytes (also spelled "leucocytes"), are cells of the immune system defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials. Five different and diverse types of leukocytes exist, but they are all produced and derived from a multipotent cell in the bone marrow known as a hematopoietic stem cell. Leukocytes are found throughout the body, including the blood and lymphatic system.
The number of leukocytes in the blood is often an indicator of disease. There are normally between 4×109 and 1.1×1010 white blood cells in a litre of blood, making up approximately 1% of blood in a healthy adult. An increase in the number of leukocytes over the upper limits is called leukocytosis, and in leukopenia, this number is much lower than the lower limit. The physical properties of leukocytes, such as volume, conductivity, and granularity, may change due to activation, the presence of immature cells, or the presence of malignant leukocytes in leukemia.
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