The lymphatic system is part of the human immune system. It’s a collection of tissues and vessels that move a fluid called lymph throughout the body. A lymphatic drainage massag ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo credit: Getty Images If you’ve ever experienced swollen lymph nodes, you know how uncomfortable (and temporarily concerning) ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have clarified the mechanism by which blood and lymph vessels remain segregated from one another after development. The characteristics and structures of ...

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 ...

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 ...

A European-American research network coordinated by Academy Professor Kari Alitalo is investigating the role of lymph vessels in the development of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The ...

The image shows a lymph node in which cancer cells are marked with yellow. The blue veins are lymphatic vessels. Breast cancer is able to modify the lymphatic vessels through which it travels to the ...

While researchers have long been familiar with the surface structure of lymphatic vessels, a groundbreaking study has now focused on their jigsaw puzzle-like pattern. This arrangement helps cells ...

The growth of lymphatic vessels, lymphangiogenesis, has received considerable attention in the last years, due to the identification of proteins specifically expressed on lymphatic vessels and 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 ...