Your blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. White blood cells only make up about 1% of your blood, but they have an important function. As part of your immune ...

Monocytes are a type of white blood cell that helps fight infections in your body. A high monocyte level may indicate inflammation, infection, blood disorders, and other health issues. Along with ...

Many studies show that monocytes are probably partly, at least, responsible for the overactive immune response with suppressed T cell activation that is behind the severe lung damage and multi-organ ...

When the immune system mobilizes its troops, antigen-presenting cells play an important role. They can emerge from white blood cells (monocytes) that circulate in the blood. Scientists have now taken ...

A study conducted by researchers from the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Liège (ULiège / Belgium) has just highlighted the important role of Ly6C hi monocytes in the regulation ...

Aftermath (part of the “Fires of War” collection) by Susan Crile. Inflammation is a key feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection, both during the acute phase of Covid-19 and also as a contributor to post-acute ...

Brain macrophages serve diversified niches in the brain to maintain the organ’s homeostasis, and can play pathogenic roles in age-related brain disease. Hoping to one day replace dysfunctional ...

In a new study using blood samples from men and women with HIV on long-term suppressive therapy, a team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists reports new evidence that HIV genomes ...

Liberate Bio’s CAR-M cell therapy almost completely depleted B-cells in a nonhuman primate study, the company said.

Playing tag, riding bikes, and climbing trees are among the many joys of childhood that leave kids happily worn out and panting heavily for air. For those with lung disorders, growing up can look ...