Tears seem simple, but the tiny glands that produce them are among the least understood organs in the human body. By growing ...

Human wounds take longer to heal than the wounds of other mammals, researchers find. That could be because we have fewer hair follicles, and stem cells in hair follicles help regrow skin after an ...

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

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats. Share ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers used lectin histochemistry to evaluate the in situ expression of influenza A virus (IAV) receptors in the bovine respiratory ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...