"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 ...

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 ...

An international team of researchers, led by University of Houston Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering Mario Romero-Ortega, has progressed electroceutical research for treatment of ...

The spleen is a fragile organ that plays an important role in maintaining internal energy, good digestion and stable body weight. The spleen is a fragile organ that plays an important role in ...

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 ...

You’re reaching for tissues again, canceling plans for the third time this winter, and wondering why you seem to catch every cold that makes its rounds through your office. You eat your veggies, try ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways The spleen helps protect your body from bacteria by filtering blood ...

Asplenia, or the absence of a spleen, may be the result of functional or anatomical deficiency in spleen function. Following splenectomy, the patient loses the immune capability of the spleen with ...