Anatomy News

Oct 5, 2017 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health has discovered lymphatic vessels in the dura, the leathery outer coating of the brain. Described in the journal eLife, the discovery holds promise for better understanding the normal physiology of lymphatic drainage from the central nervous system and potential aberrations in neurological diseases. Brain scans of healthy volunteers showed that human brains may drain waste through lymphatic...

Dec 23, 2016 by News Staff

The mesentery, which connects the intestine to the abdomen, had for hundreds of years been considered a fragmented structure made up of multiple separate...

Nov 7, 2016 by News Staff

Herbivorous, or plant-eating, mammals have bigger bellies than their usually slim carnivorous counterparts, according to a study led by University of Zurich...

Aug 23, 2016 by News Staff

A team of scientists at the University of Tübingen in Germany has discovered a new type of eye movement that is synchronized with blinking. Normal anatomy...

Jul 25, 2016 by News Staff

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini, trauma surgeons and crash investigation experts have collaborated to produce ‘Graham,’ an educational tool for...

Dec 8, 2015 by News Staff

A team of scientists at Umeå University in Sweden has discovered a special group of muscle fibers in the soft palate of the human mouth. Upper respiratory...