Lymphangitis is an infection and inflammation of the lymph vessels. It can result from a bacterial skin infection. A person may notice red or dark streaks extending from the site of an injury ...

For 10 years, Karina Yaniv has worked to find out just how much zebrafish have in common with mice—at least when it comes to their lymphatic systems, the open-ended networks of vessels best known for ...

Inflammation causes blood vessels to dilate (widen ... If cancer is suspected, the healthcare provider can order a lymph node biopsy to obtain a small sample of fluid and tissues using a needle ...

Blood vessels and lymphatic vessels form extensive networks that are essential for the transport of fluids, gases, macromolecules and cells within the large and complex bodies of vertebrates.

The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs, including the spleen, lymph nodes and vessels. One of the functions of the lymphatic system is that it provides your body with immunity.

In a study published today (July 24) in Nature, researchers show that there is a hot spot of meningeal lymphatic vessels at the base of the rodent skull that is specialized to drain CSF and allow ...