Maintaining a normal level of healthy white blood cells can help reduce the risk of infection and is a key component of ...

When there are too many white blood cells, they can crowd out healthy cells and disrupt normal function and cell production. Studies find leukocytosis also can occur with other cancers ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

Despite multiple studies showing that a normal white blood cell (WBC) count does not exclude serious disease, physicians in all specialties continue to behave as if it did. To assess whether a ...

Patients are taking part in a trial that scientists hope could ultimately lead to a cure for rheumatoid arthritis. The ...

A CBC checks for red and white blood cell counts, platelet levels, and other markers of blood health. Blood tests like mean corpuscular volume (MCV) can check the size of RBCs. Normocytic anemia ...

A longevity diet researcher gently restricts his calories on occasion in the hope of living longer. He shares how he does so safely, as well as his other habits.

Your regular donation of blood could be doing some good for your own health. Researchers have found early evidence that blood donation can trigger helpful changes in the cells that replenish our ...

Once your iron level is at a healthy level, your red blood cells will be able to carry the proper amount of oxygen to your brain. Whether or not they are related to IDA, migraine attacks are ...

A nationwide team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and UPMC Children's Hospital of ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified genetic adaptations in blood stem cells of frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells. The study, ...