Immune Cells

White blood cells, also called leukocytes or leucocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.

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New study: Immune cells linked to Epstein-Barr virus may play a role in MS - EurekAlert!

Gut microbe–derived butyrate activates immune cells to enhance vaccine efficacy - EurekAlert!

'Zombie' Remnants of COVID-19 Hunt In Packs And Kill Our Immune Cells

Scientists turn tumor immune cells into cancer killers

Single enzyme found to control formation of immune cells critical for health - EurekAlert!

Pancreatic Cancer Sends Secret Signals That Sabotage Immune Cells

Forgetting in infants can be prevented in mice by blocking their brain’s immune cells - EurekAlert!

Hijacking skull immune cells to bypass the blood-brain barrier for brain drug delivery - EurekAlert!

This Common Brain Parasite Can Infect the Immune Cells Meant To Kill It

Injection turns sleeping tumor immune cells into cancer fighters

Common brain parasite can infect your immune cells. Here's why that's probably OK - EurekAlert!

Researchers discover a mechanism that allows melanoma cancer cells to paralyze immune cells - EurekAlert!

Switching immune cells to “night mode” could limit damage after a heart attack, study suggests - EurekAlert!

New vulnerability of asthma immune cells discovered - EurekAlert!

Immune cells use a surprising trick to heal muscle faster

Immune cells ‘caught in the act’ could spur earlier detection and prevention of Type 1 Diabetes - EurekAlert!

Neuroscientists find immune cells that may slow aging

Scientists Uncover Immune Cells That Could Hold the Secret to Slowing Aging

Heat as a turbo-boost for immune cells - EurekAlert!

'Young' Immune Cells Partly Reverse Alzheimer's Symptoms in Mice