Lymphocytes are the cornerstone of the adaptive immune system. Their absence causes severe immunodeficiency and renders individuals unable to thrive in a 'germ-filled' world. Each lymphocyte has a ...

Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a type of cancer that starts growing in the white blood cells of the immune system. There are two different types and five subtypes, each with different characteristics.

Scientists now report that Treg cells, a type of regulatory lymphocyte, may be protecting babies in the womb from getting infected with the HIV virus when the mother is infected. The research, from ...