Penn is part of a $135.7M federal effort to demystify a blind spot in medicine: the lymphatic system

The University of Pennsylvania is getting $7.8 million over the next two years to study an overlooked aspect of human health: the lymphatic system. Often described as the body’s sewer system, its main job is to maintain the body’s balance of fluid and filter out waste. Millions of Americans live with dysfunction in the system, often unknowingly. The time to diagnose some lymphatic disorders is ...