THIS book is good reading since it shakes convictions and stifles beliefs ; and, exposing our ignorance, it will stimulate research. The first chapter is coldly anatomical, but warm argument soon ...

These images use color markers—blue for nuclei, red for cell membranes, and green for fluid—to show that spaces between cells shrink as fluid moves out during tissue compression, from left to right ...

Scientists at the 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 fluid, ...

A new study suggests that stem cells are able to integrate cues from their surroundings and coordinate their behavior across tissue through networks of vasculature in their close vicinity. To act as a ...

The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and ducts that pass through almost all bodily tissues. It allows the circulation of a fluid called lymph through the body in a similar way to blood ...

Water makes up around 60% of the human body. More than half of this water sloshes around inside the cells that make up organs and tissues. Much of the remaining water flows in the nooks and crannies ...

Pathology is a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin, and nature of disease. It involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids, and autopsies in order to study ...

"Brain drain: Nasopharyngeal lymphatics found to be crucial for cerebrospinal fluid outflow." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 01 / 240126140550.htm (accessed December 27, 2025).

The effectiveness of the immune system depends upon the ability of its components to get to where antigen is. Because it cannot be reliably anticipated where antigen will enter the body (except ...

A protein called PAR1 helps lymphatic vessels structurally transform to boost fluid drainage and support healing when the lungs are injured according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine. Injury ...