JULY 19, 2024 by Olivia Dimmer, Northwestern University Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI176577 Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered molecular mechanisms underlying lymphatic valve development, a discovery which could prove useful in treating lymphedema, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Lymphedema, a chronic condition that causes localized swelling,...
by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and 10 other professional societies have issued new appropriate use criteria (AUC) for lymphoscintigraphy in sentinel node mapping and lymphedema/lipedema. The criteria, summarized in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM), include a list of relevant clinical...
JUNE 23RD, 2021 CONN HASTINGS Koya Medical, a MedTech company based in California, has developed the Dayspring active compression system for the treatment of lymphedema. The company received FDA clearance for the use of Dayspring on the upper extremities in June 2020, and just recently announced 510(k) clearance for use in the lower extremities. Lymphedema involves...
by University of Helsinki A new model of ANGPT2-mediated TIE2 and TIE1 clustering and activation at atomic resolution. Credit: VM Leppanen et al., Sci. Transl. Med. 12, eaax8013 (2020) The Human Molecular Genetics laboratory of the de Duve Institute (UCLouvain), headed by Professor Miikka Vikkula, recently identified mutations in a novel gene, ANGPT2, responsible for primary lymphedema....
by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she calls “putting on my legs.” She relies on the garments to stand and walk without intense leg pain and swelling. That’s because Vander Linden, 44, was born with lymphedema. The condition affects the lymphatic system, a network of lymph...
by Sanjay Mishra, Vanderbilt University Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a noninvasive technology that measures the amount of fluid in a limb. It works by sending low level electrical current through the arm or leg and measuring the resistance to current (impedance). In this way, BIS can detect lymphedema, swelling caused by a lymphatic system blockage...
STANFORD MEDICINE For more than three decades, Lisa Hanson did her best to hide the unsightly fluid retention in her left leg that caused uncomfortable swelling and made her skin taut and thickened. At 17, when she was first diagnosed with lymphedema, she threw out her shorts and dresses and began a lifelong journey of...
