Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and its function in adulthood. The study, published in Science Immunology, ...

Scientists investigating the causes of lymphoedema have made a major discovery, revealing that lymphatic vessels can produce red and white blood cells. Until now, it was believed that blood cells ...

Whenever I feel sluggish, puffy, or as though I could do with a full-system reboot, I know what to do: a lymphatic drainage ...

Infections of the skin or other soft tissues with the hard-to-treat MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria appear to permanently compromise the lymphatic system, which is crucial ...

This article, the first in a six-part series, gives an overview of the lymphatic system, which circulates lymph fluid around the body to drain tissue, transport fat and activate immune responses. This ...

Our family origins tend to shape our future in many ways. A Weizmann Institute of Science study, published today in Nature, found that the same holds true for blood vessels. The researchers discovered ...

For example, the lymphatic system, which includes lymph nodes connected together by a superhighway of lymphatic vessels, helps the immune system detect infections and injuries, mobilize proper ...

Unlike the heart, which pumps blood continuously, the lymphatic system has no central pump. It relies on muscle movement and breathing to circulate lymph fluid through the body. When this flow slows, ...

High-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity has significant negative effects on lymphatic function, but it remains unclear whether this is a direct effect of HFD or secondary to adipose tissue deposition.

Many of the world's leading causes of irreversible blindness, including glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration, share ...