Myeloblasts are precursors to specific types of white blood cells that help your body fight infections. Too many myeloblasts may be a sign of a blood cancer like leukemia. Myeloblasts, or blast ...

Blood contains two types of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell: mature neutrophils and immature neutrophils. Under ...

Exercise generally increases white blood cell count, but chronic overtraining can cause a WBC drop. Learn more here.

During the exercise, the amount of several different white blood cell types increased in the bloodstream. The number of cancer-destroying cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells increased the most.

The body's level of white blood cells is usually measured with a blood test to measure the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell. When the neutrophil count is too low, it is known as ...

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of conditions that affect cells in the bone marrow, leading to an overproduction of certain components in the blood.

A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white blood cell ...

A new Finnish study from University of Turku shows that already a 30-minute exercise can increase the proportion of tumor-killing white blood cells in the bloodstream of breast cancer patients.