A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn's disease ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell (WBC). CLL specifically affects B lymphocytes, which are also called B cells. Normal B cells ...

T-cell lymphoma is a rare cancer that affects the lymphatic system. Learn about the types, signs, symptoms, treatments, and ...

Lymphoid cells develop into other types of white blood cells: lymphocytes and natural killer cells. If you have leukemia, a developing stem cell in your bone marrow begins to multiply out of control.

The four-month-old is now waiting one hundred days to find out if the transplant was a success.

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that have important immune functions. The main populations of lymphocytes are B cells, T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. They are typically (although not ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

New study shows that dysfunction of protective immune cells in GI tract may contribute to onset of inflammation in Crohn’s disease ...

White blood cell Defend the body against disease. Large cells that contain a nucleus. There are 2 types: Lymphocytes – make antibodies. Phagocytes – engulf and digest microorganisms.

Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white blood cell arrives at the scene. This cell encircles the pathogen with its membrane, ...