An elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is significantly associated with increased risk of depressive disorder (DD) ...

Lymphocytes are unique in that they circulate continuously. From the blood, a lymphocyte can enter one of many secondary lymphoid organs situated throughout the body. Lymphocytes then survey the organ ...

Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell. These cells are created by your bone marrow. B cell lymphocytes stay in your bone marrow, while T cell lymphocytes travel to your thymus. B lymphocytes ...

The existence, diagnostic features, and the biological and clinical relevance of lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin's lymphoma remain controversial. A comparative marker analysis of lymphocyte-rich ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 58-year-old male. Several months ago, I lost 17 pounds, and even though I have gained back about 2 pounds in the past month, I cannot gain the weight back, even by increasing my ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a female and almost 75 years old. My vital signs are always normal, and I am active, but slightly overweight. I get quarterly blood draws, and every reading is in the normal range ...

The most common finding in HIV infection over time is actually lymphopenia. A recent review attributed this to different phenomena over the natural history of the infection. [1] Early in HIV infection ...

Younger patients with relapsed MDS may benefit from DLI post-stem cell transplant, improving overall survival rates. DLI is associated with graft-versus-host disease, but its impact on prognosis is ...

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major barrier to successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). The chemokine receptor CCR5 appears to play a role in alloreactivity. We ...

Key risk factors for nephrostomy-associated sepsis and mortality in cancer patients are identified in a large cohort study.