As many as 10 million people in the United States live with lymphedema, a chronic condition causing severe, painful swelling of the limbs. Secondary lymphedema occurs when a person’s lymph nodes are damaged, blocked, or impaired. Globally, the most prevalent trigger of secondary lymphedema is mosquito-borne lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease caused by […] The post Notre Dame engineer receives inaugural ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators award to power lymphatic disease research appeared first on Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering .