A 2026 study found semaglutide may improve lymphatic pumping. Here's what that reveals about how your lymph system really ...

Scientists investigating the causes of lymphoedema have made a major discovery, revealing that lymphatic vessels can produce red and white blood cells. Until now, it was believed that blood cells ...

Your lymphatic system filters waste, runs your immune defense and has no pump. Here's what doctors say keeps it moving.

The frequent spread of certain cancers to lymph nodes often necessitates surgery or radiation therapy that damages the lymphatic system and can cause lymphedema, a condition of localized fluid ...

Infections of the skin or other soft tissues with the hard-to-treat MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria appear to permanently compromise the lymphatic system, which is crucial ...

Our family origins tend to shape our future in many ways. A Weizmann Institute of Science study, published today in Nature, found that the same holds true for blood vessels. The researchers discovered ...

Unlike the heart, which pumps blood continuously, the lymphatic system has no central pump. It relies on muscle movement and breathing to circulate lymph fluid through the body. When this flow slows, ...

Unlike conventional techniques that require puncturing a lymph node or inserting a catheter (B, C), the lymphatic system can ...