The peritoneal cavity, which contains the abdominal organs, is a less common but still potential site for breast cancer to ...

The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That's ...

Figure 1. A schematic image of the novel lymphatic vessel network in the meningeal linings of the brain, discovered by Aleksanteri Aspelund and collaborators. (A) Previously, lymphatic vessels in ...

When a tumor develops, it creates a structure around itself called the tumor stroma, within which blood and lymphatic vessels ensure nutritional and respiratory biological exchanges. Lymphangiogenesis ...

BACKGROUND: Lymphedema is an incurable disease associated with lymphatic dysfunction that causes tissue swelling and fibrosis. We investigated whether lymphedema could be attenuated by interfering ...

In a study published today (July 24) in Nature, researchers show that there is a hot spot of meningeal lymphatic vessels at the base of the rodent skull that is specialized to drain CSF and allow ...

Researchers have identified the CH25H enzyme in cancerous lymphatic cells as a key regulator of immune cell activity.

By studying the cells that make up the wall of lymphatic vessels, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has made an unexpected discovery: an enzyme they express appears to play a key role ...