From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow.

Tattoos have gained widespread popularity, with nearly one in three Americans having at least one. But beneath the colorful designs lurks a hidden journey. According to a new study, tattoo ink doesn’t ...

Lymph nodes, hundreds of small structures located throughout the body, play a pivotal role in immunity, including anti-tumor immune responses. White blood cells, also known as lymphocytes, reside in ...

The assumption that lymph nodes necessarily underlie immunity stems from experiments with mutant mice that lack lymph nodes, known as Alymphoplasia (aly/aly) mutants. These mice fail to display proper ...

A new method to keep human lymph node tissue alive and functioning outside the body for several days could give researchers a much clearer view of how our immune system responds to infections, ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

A recent paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering, by Dr. David J. Mooney demonstrated how a new vaccine can enhance and maintain lymph node function to boost immunity against cancer in mice. Mooney, a ...

Breast cancer is able to modify the lymphatic vessels through which it travels to the draining lymph nodes. From there, it can then spread to other parts of the body. A new finding by Finnish ...

Researchers at LMU Munich have shown that sleep enhances the migratory potential of T cells toward lymph nodes. Sleep is healthy – this popular knowledge is backed by science. Previous research had ...

As an extension of the central nervous system, the eyes share an anatomical connection with the brain that is key to an animal’s ability to see. Besides the visual connection, both the brain and the ...