For years, scientists thought the brain lacked a lymphatic system, raising questions about how fluid, macromolecules, and immune cells escape the organ. In 2015, two studies in mice provided evidence ...

Your favorite fitted clothes may silently be slowing your lymph flow and affecting your health in unexpected ways.

told Newsweek that the body moves about 2.5 to 3 liters of lymph fluid daily, aided by muscle movement and tissue compression. While the system functions automatically in a healthy body ...

Your lymphatic system plays a critical role in this immune response. This network of vessels and nodes functions as your body’s cleanup crew, filtering lymph fluid that contains immune cells ...

One of the functions of the lymphatic system is that it provides your body with immunity. It also collects extra fluid from the body's tissues, returns it to the bloodstream and helps remove waste ...

it can hinder the lymphatic system's ability to transport lymph. As a result, the lymph fluid can accumulate and cause swelling and puffiness, says Rebecca Hammad, a certified lymphedema therapist ...

Lymphedema is a condition that occurs when there is damage to the lymph system, causing a collection of fluid in one or more areas of the body. The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg ...

when transplanted into mice in place of lymph nodes that have been removed, drain fluid and connect to the animals’ original lymphatic plumbing, as reported May 30 in Stem Cell Reports. “We developed ...