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 arrives ...

Once detached, the white blood cells engulf and consume the pathogens. This study was led by Wang, with Subhankar Kundu, a postdoctoral research fellow in his lab, serving as the first author.

A low white blood cell count occurs when the body does not have enough white blood cells to fight infection. Neutrophils are responsible for ingesting, killing, and digesting harmful viruses ...

The commission noted that the fixed dose combination drug is showing serious adverse reaction in the form of leukopenia, a life-threatening condition which lowers the white blood cell count.

This cell encircles the pathogen with its membrane, forming a tight, constricting ring. With remarkable force, the white blood cell yanks the pathogen off the wound's surface.