Daylight Boosts Immune System’s Ability to Fight Infections: Study

Daylight Boosts Immune System’s Ability to Fight Infections: Study

In a new study, University of Auckland scientist Christopher Hall and his colleagues focused on neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that play a key role in antibacterial immunity.

Yi Du et al. identified a light-responsive cell-intrinsic timer that controls time-of-day variations in antibacterial activity. Image credit: Summerstock.

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