Tulane University: NIH Awards $2.4 Million Grant to Study Link Between Obesity and Lymphatic Dysfunction
June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University posted the following news release from June 7, 2023:
Lymphedema is a painful chronic disease where edema, or a buildup of fluid, results from dysfunction of the lymphatic system, causing swelling, heaviness and tightness feeling at the affected limb or tissue, and recurrent infections. The lymphatic system works in parallel with the cardiovascular system to move fluid throughout the body and between lymph nodes. When thi . . .
Lymphedema is a painful chronic disease where edema, or a buildup of fluid, results from dysfunction of the lymphatic system, causing swelling, heaviness and tightness feeling at the affected limb or tissue, and recurrent infections. The lymphatic system works in parallel with the cardiovascular system to move fluid throughout the body and between lymph nodes. When thi . . .