According to research conducted by the Universita della Svizzera italiana, tattoo inks migrate rapidly through the lymphatic system post-application. Within hours, macrophages in the lymph nodes ...

More information: Mengzhu Sun et al, Lymphatic-derived oxysterols promote anti-tumor immunity and response to immunotherapy in melanoma, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-55969-w ...

Think of your lymphatic system as a hardworking network quietly managing waste removal, immunity, and fluid balance. To keep the lymphatic system functioning smoothly, it is key to ensure your body ...

Lymphatic drainage has taken over the wellness world, with influencers and celebrities alike swearing by it. Kendall Jenner, ...

Cervical lymphadenopathy presents a shared anatomic challenge for clinicians, yet it serves as the divergent starting point ...

Scientists have long puzzled over how the immune system surveils the brain when the blood-brain barrier prevents immune cells from entering. A study has now identified border “checkpoints” where the ...

Laurencia Villalba is a vascular surgeon in private and public practice. Alison Tomlin and Theresa Larkin do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

You may have heard of the lymphatic system. It is constantly working under the skin to protect the body from illness. 70% of the immune system, in fact, is in the lymph vessels and gut. The lymphatic ...