Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Due to inconsistencies in interpretation and application, use of older or newly introduced lymph node maps may ...

Lymphatic metastases are closely associated with tumor relapse and reduced survival in colorectal cancer (CRC). How tumor cells disseminate within the lymphatic network remains largely unknown. Here, ...

Dendritic cells (DCs) scan peripheral tissues and transfer antigens to local lymph nodes through the lymphatic system, whereas T cells use the lymph to travel between lymph nodes. A recent study by ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical researchers at the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock have developed a special contrast-imaging agent that is capable of ...

Lymph nodes are small, round organs of the lymphatic system that support proper functioning of the immune system. They help the body to fight off infection by filtering foreign particles out of lymph, ...

The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and ducts that pass through almost all bodily tissues. It allows the circulation of a fluid called lymph through the body in a similar way to blood ...

Photoacoustic and photothermal methods developed by Dr. Zharov deliver energy, via laser pulses, into biological tissue through interaction of the laser light with carbon nanotubes. When some of the ...

The lymphatic system has long been considered mysterious. But the lymphatic system – and the lymph nodes within it – plays fascinating and important roles in health and disease, from fighting off ...

You have between 600 and 800 lymph nodes spread throughout your body. Lymph nodes are a key part of your immune system. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) You might be able to feel some of your lymph ...