White blood cells help fight infection in the body. Medical practices can differ in how they define a low white blood cell count. There are five types of white blood cells. Neutrophils account for ...

A person with leukopenia has a low number of white blood cells, or leukocytes, in their blood. A low white blood cell count may make a person more likely to contract an infection. White blood cells ...

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MDMedically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD Certain cancers can cause high white blood cell (WBCs) counts, or in some cases, low levels. WBCs, also called ...

Treatment with a molecule known as A485 can quickly and temporarily increase levels of white blood cells, a critical part of the body’s immune system, an effect that is difficult to deliver with ...

This is Part 5 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. A busy medical student, Vanessa Apea wasn’t her usual ...

The bone marrow is the central reservoir for leukocytes, which include specialized populations such as neutrophils, monocytes, and B lymphocytes. Although there are many studies of how leukocyte ...

A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way ...

In a recent study, Yale researchers discovered a new molecule that can temporarily boost white blood cell counts. The study, led by Nikolai Jaschke, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Andrew Wang ...