A high monocyte level may indicate inflammation, infection, blood disorders, and other health issues. Along with other types of white blood cells, monocytes are a key element of your immune response.

Your blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. White blood cells only make up about 1% of your blood, but they have an important function. As part of your ...

Atypical amounts of these white blood cells are mainly caused by infection or a condition that affects your immune system. Treating the underlying condition can help raise or lower your monocyte ...

In this application note, explore how scientists can couple a serum-free medium with a xeno-free serum replacement to effectively culture functional monocyte-derived dendritic cells and macrophages. A ...

For the strategy, researchers collect healthy blood stem cells and genetically engineer tiny, benign changes to a common molecular marker on them. Those tiny changes make the healthy cells ...

Researchers have found early evidence that blood donation can trigger helpful changes in the cells that replenish our blood supply. Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and others conducted ...

In January 2024, the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage, reporting the lowest number of blood donations in 20 years. Estimating a 40% drop in donors over two decades, the Red ...

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

Human blood stem cells have been made in a laboratory for the first time, which could significantly improve how we treat certain types of cancer. The lab-grown cells have so far only been tested ...