In addition to being a collaboration between the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and USF College of Public Health, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health-funded project includes a ...

The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and ducts that pass through almost all bodily tissues. It allows the circulation of a fluid called lymph through the body in a similar way to blood ...

Organ-on-a-chip models have garnered increasing attention in recent years, driven by advances in techniques and technologies including cell culture, microfluidics, tissue engineering and bioprinting.

The 2015 discovery of lymphatic vessels in the brain’s meninges threw open a door to seeing how this still-mysterious organ clears waste. Subsequent work showed that these vessels, which reside in the ...

The popliteal lymph nodes lie in the tissues behind a person’s knee. Infections and autoimmune conditions can cause them to swell. It is rare for cancer to affect the popliteal lymph nodes. According ...

The vasculature is a network of blood vessels connecting the heart with all other organs and tissues in the body. Arteries and arterioles bring oxygen-rich blood and nutrients from the heart to the ...