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.

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers examine the multifaceted roles of neutrophils in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and highlight ...

Members include Nobel laureate James P. Allison, Padmanee Sharma, Taha Merghoub, and Kingston Mills, who are all globally renowned experts in ...

Growing evidence suggests the peripheral immune system plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Now, researchers led by Gabriela Constantin at the University of Verona, Italy, turn the spotlight on an ...

After a heart attack, the body rapidly floods the injured heart with neutrophils—white blood cells that help repair damage ...

Predicting tumour progression is one of the major challenges in oncology. Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered that neutrophils, ...

India, May 6 -- Can hidden immune cells in the blood vessels be a cause of inflammation after a heart attack? For decades, ...

Case Western Reserve University researchers have discovered a novel population of neutrophils, which are the body’s infection control workhorses. These cells have an enhanced microbial killing ability ...

Our understanding of the immune system is continually evolving; what we previously understood develops on a regular basis as more experiments are performed and the complexity inherent within it grows ...