(janulla/Getty Images) There's a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be 'useless' in ...

It’s long been thought that an organ known as the thymus is crucial to development of the immune system. Early in life, it ensures diversity among immune cells called T cells that fight pathogens and ...

AI analysis of chest scans found that adults with healthier thymuses were half as likely to die, linking thymus health to healthier aging.

Thymus is the key organ for development and maturation of T lymphocytes. The dysfunction of thymus leads to decreased immunity or autoimmune diseases. T cells can be divided intoαβ T cells and γδ T ...

A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after damage in preclinical studies. The team's study results, published today in ...

A long-overlooked organ may hold surprising clues to healthy aging and cancer survival. Researchers at Mass General Brigham used AI to analyze CT scans from tens of thousands of adults and found that ...

A team of researchers led by Professor Yoko Hamazaki and Assistant Professor Yann Pretemer (Department of Life Science Frontiers) has developed an in vitro model that faithfully recapitulates human ...

T cells are incredible. They detect foreign or abnormal proteins with remarkable specificity. Some directly kill cells containing these proteins while others call to additional components of the ...

Reminiscent of a Halloween pumpkin, this collection of dots shows cells forming part of the thymus. A WEHI study could help solve a long-standing mystery into why a key immune organ in our bodies ...