A mouse model study has identified new cellular processes controlling development of the small valves inside lymphatic vessels, which prevent lymph fluid from flowing the wrong way back into tissues.

Tampa, FL (Aug. 9, 2021) --A University of South Florida (USF Health) preclinical study unexpectedly identified the gene Foxo1 as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema. The research, ...

Rice University's SynthX Center, directed by Han Xiao, has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced ...

The University of California, Irvine has received its first award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, ...

Laurencia Villalba is a vascular surgeon in private and public practice. Alison Tomlin and Theresa Larkin do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

Imagine the body’s internal system suddenly acting sluggish; the body sends signs and signals that may appear as subtle imbalances at first, and later develop into major symptoms such as fatigue, a ...

It’s easy to write off puffy ankles, swollen fingers, cellulite-dimpled thighs or belly bloat as little inconveniences we see when we look in the mirror. But they are actually signs that a ...

A preclinical study unexpectedly identified the gene Foxo1 as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema. Valve loss or dysfunction that disrupts the flow of lymph fluid is strongly ...