"This work has widespread implications for regulating the function of the spleen, particularly the efficient regulation of the immune response for electroceutical treatment of range of diseases," said ...

Researchers, led by Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh and MIT Principal Research Scientist Ming Dao, have created a new computer model that shows how tiny slits in the spleen prevent ...

The spleen is a fragile organ that plays an important role in maintaining internal energy, good digestion and stable body weight. Called the “digestive fire” in traditional Chinese medicine, with the ...

Comparatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating the development of the spleen and thymus. Considerably more attention has been focused on elucidating the mechanisms regulating ...

Researchers have designed a microfluidic device, or 'spleen-on-a-chip,' that can model how the spleen's filters become clogged by sickled red blood cells, leading to a life-threatening condition known ...

If you want to fight fat the TCM way, you should eat foods to promote a healthy spleen — like Chinese pearl barley, known as Job's tears — and drink lots of Pu'er tea. Both are also diuretics. A sun ...

The spleen, shown in the 19th-century French anatomy atlas, Traite Complet de L'Anatomie de L'Homme. On a crisp New England fall day, college freshman Jordan Taylor was playing Ultimate Frisbee when ...

Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body. The idea of using the body’s own organs as mini bioreactors to grow replacement ...

Sure, you know the difference between your hammies and your glutes, but you're probably not as knowledgable about the many organs packed inside your bod. Case in point: the spleen. It’s a spongy ...