You may have heard about lymphatic drainage massages or come across videos of the massage technique on social media. While this technique was originally developed to treat lymphedema (swelling caused ...

When you start feeling under the weather, you might reach to the sides of your neck (just like your parents used to) to see if you have inflamed lymph nodes. Even if you know nothing else about the ...

The lymphatic system is a crucial part of your immune system. Through a network of hundreds of lymph nodes, it drains fluid called lymph to be transported back into your bloodstream. It also removes ...

In recent years, demand has only increased for the Brazilian body-shaping lymphatic drainage massages that many A-list celebrities swear by. The popular technique promises to have many benefits, from ...

I placed the cold, jade rolling pin under my cheekbone and gently glided it to the edge of my face. To be honest, I felt a bit like a piece of pastry. But my grandma assured me that I was engaging in ...

With fans including Cher, Jennifer Aniston, and Gwyneth Paltrow, lymphatic drainage isn’t an in-demand treatment for nothing. From de-puffing and reducing cellulite to boosting circulation, immunity, ...

Melanie D. Sweeney is in the Department of Physiology and Neuroscience and at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California ...

To grow new hair, stem cells throughout the skin must work in sync. Researchers have discovered the molecular communication tool, part of the lymphatic system, that the cells use to synchronize their ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...