The lymphatic system has long been considered mysterious. But the lymphatic system – and the lymph nodes within it – plays fascinating and important roles in health and disease, from fighting off ...

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

Social media has helped introduce lymphatic drainage techniques and tools to a wider audience, but experts say proper technique still matters. Lymphatic drainage suddenly seems to be everywhere in the ...

You know when you're hit with an annoying sore throat and your neck lymph nodes temporarily swell? That's the lymphatic system at work. According to Dr. Joseph Nevarez, MD, an assistant professor and ...

Lymph node dissections, or lymphadenectomies, are surgical procedures that play an important role in cancer treatments. A healthcare professional will remove the lymph nodes and check a tissue sample ...

Cancer can spread to the lymph nodes via a person’s lymphatic system. From here, it can travel through the lymphatic system to other parts of the body. The spread of cancer to a new part of the body ...