Pengfei Song is part of a team led by the University of Alberta, which has received an ARPA-H award to create high-resolution ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Key Takeaways The circulatory system carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and removes waste.The lymphatic system helps fight disease by creating and ...

Currently, there is little research focused on understanding mechanisms and drug discovery of lymphatic vascular diseases. However, conditions such as lymphedema, a buildup of fluid in the body when ...

A study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has discovered a molecule in the lymphatic system that has the potential to play a role in autoimmune disease. The study, "Lymph node ...

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $5.2 million, initial two-year award  from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for ...

The lymphatic system, often overshadowed by your more celebrated counterparts like the circulatory and respiratory systems, plays a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance of bodily fluids, ...

You know when you're hit with an annoying sore throat and your neck lymph nodes temporarily swell? That's the lymphatic system at work. According to Dr. Joseph Nevarez, MD, an assistant professor and ...

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 ...