Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with researchers at Medtronic, have shown that noninvasive daily ultrasound stimulation of the spleen in mice with inflammatory ...

Citations. S. Zanos et al.Focused ultrasound neuromodulation of the spleen activates an anti-inflammatory response in humans.Brain Stimulation.Vol. 16, May–June ...

They zeroed in on a gene variant called PDE10A as influencing the spleen's size. What's unknown: When the change began. (A new human organ was recently discovered .) ...

Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression.

Objectives: To determine normal spleen dimensions in a healthy collegiate athletic population. Methods: 631 Division I collegiate athletes from one university participated in the study. During ...

Now, the next frontier is personal: using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to grow customized organs. “The spleen acts like a living bioreactor embedded in our bodies,” said ...

It can be difficult to determine that there is a problem with the spleen because of its location in the abdomen and the body’s ability to adapt and deal with problems. Sometimes the spleen tumor can ...

The spleen plays a role in the immune system and the blood. We will explain what the spleen does, the types of cells involved, and what happens when it goes wrong.

While the spleen might partially explain how the Bajau dive so well, other adaptations may be at play, too, says Richard Moon from the Duke University School of Medicine.

Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression.