The lymphatic system, the body's second largest circulatory network, plays a crucial role in maintaining fluid balance and immune function. Despite its importance, studying lymphatic vessel function ...

The lymphatic system, the body’s second largest circulatory network, plays a crucial role in maintaining fluid balance and immune function. Despite its importance, studying lymphatic vessel function ...

The primary cilium, an antenna-like subcellular structure ('organelle') protruding from the outside of many types of vertebrate cells, has an important but previously overlooked role in guiding the ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison offers a first-of-its-kind visual of a non-mammal species' adaptive immune system in action. The advance holds potential ...

Mice that received injections of a protein called VEGF-C experienced about a 30% reduction in artery blockage compared to untreated mice. The VEGF-C injections improved lymphatic transport, limited ...

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand ...

The brain’s waste disposal system has hidden pathways. A new study reveals a previously unknown route, changing our map of ...

Lymphatic drainage massage gently targets the lymphatic system just under your skin. While touted as a way to flush toxins, it's mainly used to help with swelling from extra lymph fluid in your ...