Researchers at the University of Liverpool helped uncover how the body adapts its immune defenses during periods of increased ...

Inside all of us is an army of cells called neutrophils, primed and ready to take out any invader, be it bacteria in a wound or viruses entering our airways. As the first line of defense for the ...

Neutrophils, one of the immune system warriors that were thought to be all the same, turn out to be diverse. Unfortunately, these cells are also active in autoimmune diseases. New research from Japan ...

Discover how neutrophil extracellular traps accelerate atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Read more on novel management strategies.

Nearly 150 years ago, scientists discovered that specialized blood cells serve a vital role in immune system protection against infection and illness. Certain groups of these white blood cells, now ...

High neutrophils and low lymphocytes can mean your body is under severe stress or fighting an infection. A neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) shows how sick you are and what treatment you may need.

Like a spider trapping its prey, our immune system cells cooperate to capture and "eat" bacteria. The newly identified antibacterial mechanism, reported Sept. 10 in Science Advances, could inspire ...

Using a protein nanoparticle they designed, scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified two distinct subtypes of neutrophils and found that one of the subtypes can be used as a ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is associated with high mortality and hospitalization rates.

The Duffy-null phenotype is associated with fewer circulating blood neutrophils. This phenomenon, termed Duffy-null-associated neutrophil count (DANC), is common among individuals of African and ...