Monocytopenia describes a low number of monocytes, a type of white blood cell. Monocytes are made in the bone marrow and account for 2% to 6% of white blood cells at any given time. They work ...

When a pregnant woman had her blood sampled back in 1972, doctors discovered it was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time. After 50 years, this ...

Eight grade 1 winners received invitations to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25, including 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and 2023 Breeders ...

If your doctor tests your urine and finds too many leukocytes, it could be a sign of infection. Leukocytes are white blood cells created in the bone marrow and found in your blood and tissue.

White spots appear on the teeth when the tooth’s enamel starts decomposing due to plaque. However, a wide range of cases can bring this erosion on and lead to decalcification. Here’s a quick overview ...

One such pivotal process is apoptosis. 2 Figure 5: Evidence that apoptosis does not complete in heart failure even after the release of cytochrome c and activation of caspase-3. Figure 6 ...

Physiological roles of cell competition in vertebrates and the universal mechanisms regulating diverse cell competition are unknown. Here, authors show that Foxo3-mediated physiological cell ...

Our current understanding of its function and complexity, of the heterogeneity of leukocytes, is a result of decades of concentrated efforts to delineate cellular markers using conventional methods of ...

Blood Cancer Discovery provides a critical outlet for high-impact basic, translational, and clinical research on all disease subtypes of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and associated diseases. Read More ...

The role of B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) ovarian killer (BOK) in apoptosis regulation has been a long-standing enigma. Despite the homology to BAX and BAK, BOK has yet to be linked to a definitive ...