Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
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Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
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Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#2I wonder how many organs are left to find. Was only recently they added the mesentery to the list.
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#3Wow,
It sound not like a new organ was discovered but that it been discovered that the fascia[1] have these tubes and that the fascia really is an organ.
In studying message, a lot of approaches already treat the fascia as an active, responsive organ rather than as a passive collection of fibrous tissue. The science behind this has been considered murky at best. Now there, at least, is an explanation.
The topic is debated here: https://www.painscience.com/articles/does-fascia-matter.php
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#4I wonder how many organs are left to find. Was only recently they added the mesentery to the list.
I don't know that it's so much about "finding" organs anymore, it's more a process of "defining" them.
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#5Wow, It sound not like a new organ was discovered but that it been discovered that the fascia[1] have these tubes and that the fascia really is an organ. In studying message, a lot of approaches already treat the fascia as an active, responsive organ rather than as a passive collection of fibrous tissue. The science behind this has been considered murky at best. Now there, at least, is an explanation. The topic is de…
Some eastern medicine and some massage schools recommend against massage and certain types or exercises when you are sick, claiming they will worsen the infection. If metastatic cells can move then surely viruses and bacteria can fit through these channels.
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#6Noob question (as I’m not a biologist at all, knowing nothing about this field) : is it a possible explaination for the whole « energy flowing in the body » thing ?
If there in fact is a network of fluid inside the body that we didn’t know about before, can’t it explain ?
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#7I wonder how many organs are left to find. Was only recently they added the mesentery to the list.
I don't know that it's so much about "finding" organs anymore, it's more a process of "defining" them.
This article doesn't seem to outline a redefinition, but an actual discovery as a result of better imaging technology. It makes you wonder what other things we can only see in a living body.
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#8Noob question (as I’m not a biologist at all, knowing nothing about this field) : is it a possible explaination for the whole « energy flowing in the body » thing ? If there in fact is a network of fluid inside the body that we didn’t know about before, can’t it explain ?
No, bodily "energy flows" are all in the head. It's very easy to think yourself into all sorts of physical sensations.
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#9Wow, It sound not like a new organ was discovered but that it been discovered that the fascia[1] have these tubes and that the fascia really is an organ. In studying message, a lot of approaches already treat the fascia as an active, responsive organ rather than as a passive collection of fibrous tissue. The science behind this has been considered murky at best. Now there, at least, is an explanation. The topic is de…
This seems more like an extension of the lymphatic system; also you're confusing musculoskeletal fascia with ground substance.
Re: Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads
#10Noob question (as I’m not a biologist at all, knowing nothing about this field) : is it a possible explaination for the whole « energy flowing in the body » thing ? If there in fact is a network of fluid inside the body that we didn’t know about before, can’t it explain ?
No, bodily "energy flows" are all in the head. It's very easy to think yourself into all sorts of physical sensations.
where in the head? Is there a region in the brain this occurs?