Health
What are lymph nodes? And can a massage really improve lymphatic drainage?
The lymphatic system has long been considered mysterious.
Aug 3, 2023
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Cardiology
Scientists gain unexpected insight of lymphatic vessels in the heart
Scientists at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine led a study to advance the understanding of lymphatic vessels, which transport lymph, a clear fluid containing important molecules, immune cells and ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Medical research
Engineering lymphatic vessels as a therapeutic to heal the heart
The cardiovascular system is a complex network of veins, arteries and capillaries. Within that network, lymphatic vessels are critical to the heart's ability to heal in the event of a heart attack. When they're functional, ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Technology better than tape measure for identifying lymphedema risk
Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is better than a tape measure for assessing a woman's risk for developing lymphedema after breast cancer surgery, according to interim results of a study led by Sheila Ridner, Ph.D., RN, Martha ...
May 7, 2019
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Surgery
Supermicrosurgery helps to combat lymphoedema following tumour removal
Lymphoedema is fluid retention in the tissue caused by damage to the lymphatic system and is one of the most serious side-effects of cancer operations. The problems caused by the swelling can range from severe pain or skin ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Understanding removal of brain fluid provides avenue for Alzheimer's treatment
Researchers in Switzerland have investigated the way fluid is removed from around the brain. Finding a new pathway for its removal, their work may signal a paradigm shift in how scientists think about this process and could ...
Nov 13, 2017
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Neuroscience
Exit through the lymphatic system
Our brain swims. It is fully immersed in an aqueous liquid known as cerebrospinal fluid. Every day, the human body produces about half a litre of new cerebrospinal fluid in the cerebral ventricles; this liquid originates ...
Nov 10, 2017
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Cardiology
Innovative imaging and surgery treats lymph condition in adults
Researchers who developed a safe and effective procedure to remove thick clogs in children's airways are now reporting similar success in adult patients. In this rare condition, called plastic bronchitis, patients develop ...
Jan 10, 2017
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Cardiology
In child heart patients, a novel approach improves symptoms of hazardous lymph blockage
Pediatric researchers have devised an innovative, safe and minimally invasive procedure that helps relieve rare but potentially life-threatening airway blockages occurring in children who had surgery for congenital heart ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Pediatrics
New treatment resolves a hazardous airway complication in child with heart disease
A case study published recently in the journal Pediatrics describes an innovative, minimally invasive procedure that treated plastic bronchitis, a potentially life-threatening disease, in a six-year-old boy with a heart condition. ...
Oct 21, 2014
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