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 ...

Lymph nodes normally serve as the headquarters of our immune system. When we get an infection or are vaccinated, the lymph nodes are the sites where the immune cells congregate, are activated and ...

Without these hubs, the body's anti-cancer immune response, especially during immunotherapy treatment, may be weaker than ...

In the fight against cancer, the immune system is the first line of defense. The lymphatic system specifically is essential to protecting the body against foreign invaders. Activation of immune cells ...

A new study from researchers at Uppsala University presents novel findings on why human lymph nodes lose their function with age and the consequences for the effectiveness of our immune system. The ...

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 ...

New research has shown why preserving lymph nodes, often removed near tumours to prevent cancer spread, could improve patient outcomes and make immunotherapies more effective. A team of researchers, ...

Patients in the no LND arm had shorter surgery duration, less blood loss, and reduced postoperative hospital stay compared to ...

Hepatocytes -- the chief functional cells of the liver - are natural regenerators, and the lymph nodes serve as a nurturing place where they can multiply. Researchers demonstrated that large animals ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumour types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this ...