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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Immune Cells 'Remember' Obesity Long After Weight Loss, Study Finds

New high-risk form of diabetic kidney disease linked to immune cells revealed - EurekAlert!

How eating primes immune cells for future responses - EurekAlert!

Obesity leaves a lasting memory in immune cells - EurekAlert!

Anxiety Regulated by Key Signal in Brain Immune Cells | Prior research identified a group of immune cells in the brain help regulate anxiety-like behaviors in mice. Now, a high level of calcium in these immune cells has been linked to anxiety in healthy mice and in models of chronic anxiety

Immune cells in the nose slow influenza virus - EurekAlert!

In Alzheimer’s disease, cancer mutations accrue in brain’s immune cells - EurekAlert!

Confirming the potential to treat dementia with FDA-approved drugs DGIST discovers treatment mechanism to calm brain immune cells - EurekAlert!

Research spotlight: High‑fat diets linked to rapid decline in protective gut immune cells - EurekAlert!

Immune cells speak the language of nerves: HKU team reviews emerging roles of neurotransmitters in immunity - EurekAlert!

Revolutionary New Cancer Treatment Reprograms Immune Cells Inside the Body

Scientists “turbocharge” immune cells to attack prostate cancer - EurekAlert!

Immune cells play key role in regulating eye pressure linked to glaucoma - EurekAlert!

Immune cells in diabetic wound repair: The key to better wound management - EurekAlert!

A universal 'instruction manual' helps immune cells protect our organs - EurekAlert!

This Genetic Switch Helps Immune Cells Protect Your Organs

Novel cellular phenomenon reveals how immune cells extract nuclear DNA from dying cells - EurekAlert!

Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation

Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues - EurekAlert!

UT Health San Antonio researcher earns grant to study how the brain’s immune cells might actually contribute to Alzheimer’s - EurekAlert!