Rice University's SynthX Center, directed by Han Xiao, has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced ...

IN this book Prof. Kenelm Digby discusses the functions which may be performed by such structures as the tonsils, the intestinal lymphoid follicles, and the vermiform appendix, all of which are ...

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

A surprising finding that challenges current anatomy and histology textbook knowledge has been released by researchers: Lymphatic vessels are found in the central nervous system where they were not ...

FARGO -- Every part of the human body has some purpose, but it's easier than ever to get by with a few missing pieces. Rhonda Ketterling, Sanford Health's chief medical officer for the northern region ...

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 ...

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 ...

The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a ...