Despite having an overactive immune system, people with lupus may still struggle to fight bacterial infections. My team and I ...

Aging is a complicated puzzle, but one of its biggest pieces might be a receptor that fails to clear away damaged, senescent ...

A new study published in The American Journal of Pathology provides new evidence that immune cells enter the retina via the ...

The immune system is a highly sophisticated defense network designed to protect against pathogens. A research team from the ...

In a recent Nature Reviews Immunology journal study, researchers assess the role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in systemic autoimmune and autoinflammatory disorders. Study: Neutrophil ...

Cytokines have a fundamental role in orchestrating innate immune responses to bacterial infections. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is now shown to protect from sepsis by promoting neutrophil influx into the ...

White blood cells (WBCs) in our bodies help fight infections. There are various types of WBCs; each has its own way of fighting microbial infections. The most important WBC is called the neutrophil.

Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that can move into the walls of your veins and tissues to respond to antigens (foreign substances in the body). Doctors may order a blood test called an ...

(Dimitri Otis/Stone/Getty Images) Wear and tear on our bodies is inevitable as we get older, but what if we could slow it ...

Neutrophils are an important part of your immune system. They’re a type of white blood cell that kills and eats bacteria and fungi to help your body fight infections and heal wounds. There are many ...

Tumor cells use a certain type of immune cells, the so-called neutrophils, to enhance their ability to form metastases. Scientists have deciphered the mechanisms of this collaboration and found ...