The frequent spread of certain cancers to lymph nodes often necessitates surgery or radiation therapy that damages the lymphatic system. The new study demonstrate for the first time that growth factor ...

Researchers identified a protein called VE-cadherin as a key factor in the maintenance of lymphatic vessels serving the heart. Deleting VE-cadherin from the lymphatic vessels in newborn and adult lab ...

The lymphatic system is basically a channel that carries a clear or whitish fluid called the lymph. This lymph aids in clearing the tissues of infective organisms, toxins etc. The basic structure and ...

For decades, the lymphatic system that removes waste and transports white blood cells around the body was considered absent from the mammalian brain. Then in 2015, groups in Finland and the United ...

The lymphatic vessels form the conduits of the lymphatic system, and a watery fluid called lymph runs through them; the term ‘lymph’ comes from the Latin word lympha, meaning water. Unlike the ...

In an international collaboration, researchers from Uppsala University have mapped the lymph node lymphatic vessels in mice and humans down to the level of individual cells. The results may eventually ...

Lymphatic system plays a key role in waste clearance, fluid transport and immune surveillance in health and disease. In the brain, A network of lymphatic vessels was discovered on the surface the ...

The discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels changed understanding of immune privilege and metabolic waste clearance mechanisms in the central nervous system. These lymphatic vessels play a key role ...

Scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine suggest that lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material may play a crucial role in the development and progression of ...

If you’ve been struggling with having a cold multiple times per year and being constantly ill, then maybe it is time to address the flow of your lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is in charge of ...