Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A positive basophil activation test result may be a prognostic factor of pediatric chronic urticaria resolution, ...

Elevated absolute eosinophil counts and absolute basophil counts (ABC) are associated with reduced overall survival in essential thrombocythemia. In polycythemia vera, higher ABC correlates with ...

Basophils are the rarest type of white blood cell (WBC). Sometimes called granulocytes, the cells hold tiny granules full of histamine. Basophils can also trigger your allergic reaction. They can ...

Highly-sensitive transcriptomic analysis clarifies the maturation pathway of basophils, one of the rarest immune cells that contribute to allergic inflammation. Credit: Inflammation, Infection & ...

A study led by researchers from King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has found that the Basophil Activation Test (BAT) is more accurate than standard allergy tests for ...

Shown are the results of a hypersensitivity reaction in a volunteer who received an intradermal skin-test injection of 20 μg of keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) protein 1 week after priming with an ...

Kainat is an aspiring future doctor currently in 4th year of medical school with more than 2 years as a writer for health and wellness. Throughout her medical school, she has participated in different ...

Indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) is a type of mastocytosis in which fewer clonal mast cells accumulate, thereby slowing the disease course and offering a better prognosis than other, more ...

Big changes often happen in small steps, and it’s not always easy to see how we get from point A to point B. Now, researchers from Japan have found a new step in the process of cell differentiation ...

There are a group of cells dedicated to defending our bodies from all comers, these are the immune cells. Like an army, there are members that perform different tasks and that specialize in different ...