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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The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby

Breakthrough lung cancer treatment supercharges immune cells with mitochondria

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These immune cells eat molecular trash to keep Alzheimer's at bay - EurekAlert!

Protecting immune cells from exhaustion - EurekAlert!

AI turns immune cells into precision cancer killers—in just weeks

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Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain's immune cells

Scientists uncover immune cells that help prostate cancer resist treatment — and reveal a way to stop them - EurekAlert!

Releasing a molecular ‘brake’ may help immune cells better fight cancer - EurekAlert!

New clues to how immune cells fight – and are fooled by – malaria - EurekAlert!

Your Own Immune Cells Could Be Involved in Parkinson’s

Researchers unveil the immune cells responsible for systemic sclerosis’s deadliest complications - EurekAlert!

Exercise during chemotherapy may help immune cells fight cancer – patients invited to join new trial - EurekAlert!

Immune cells can make female deer grow antlers

Survival trick: Pathogen taps iron source in immune cells

'Rogue' immune cells explain why a gluten-free diet fails in some Celiac patients

CDI lab demonstrates key molecular factor in exhaustion of immune cells - with treatment implications - EurekAlert!

New Study Shows How Monocytes Can Transform into Microglia, Replacing Brain Immune Cells