However, researchers now suggest that lymph nodes are not essential in the mouse in marshalling T-cells (a main immune foot soldier) to respond to a breach of the skin barrier. This result is both ...

Transplanting donor cells into lymph nodes regenerates liver, pancreas and thymus function in mice. Lymph nodes have long been known as 'secondary' lymphoid organs where mature lymphocytes interact ...

Duke University Medical Center researchers may have solved the mystery of why lymph nodes swell when the body fights infection. Their findings may redefine how the immune system functions, they said.

Results show that eliminating dendritic cells from the lymph nodes wiped out elevated levels of T cells in mice, and slowed cognitive decline.

These findings from research into diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are based on analyses of human patients and a murine model. The immunosuppressive role of fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) in ...

Lymphatic drainage has gone from clinical therapy to viral wellness trend in the span of a few years. But the system behind it has been working inside your body your entire life. Here’s what you ...

(Sciepro/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) With age comes wisdom – and, apparently, some rusty plumbing in the old noggin.

The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That's because infections often cause swollen lymph nodes (medically known as ...

Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to allergens like pet dander, pollen, mold, certain foods, or medications. Allergy symptoms may include a runny nose, congestion, coughing, wheezing, ...

If we imagine our immune system to be a police force for our bodies, then previous work has suggested that the Lymph nodes would be the best candidate structures within the body to act as police ...