Neutrophil infiltration is a hallmark of pulmonary inflammation during respiratory viral infections, yet the origin of these ...

When someone gets a bad infection, the body's immune system rushes in to fight the germs. But sometimes this defense system ...

New research has found that suffering from a severe case of Covid-19 or flu could increase your risk of developing cancer ...

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.

Chronic inflammation in the gut does more than cause pain and discomfort for people with inflammatory bowel disease. A ...

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 ...

The course of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections depends not only on how aggressive the virus is, but also on the immune response of the infected individual. Using single-cell analyses, a group of ...

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 ...