The thymus gland is located in the chest behind the breastbone. Its functions include producing white blood cells known as T cells, which aid in immunity. It also contributes to the production of ...

New research challenges the belief that the thymus gland is nonfunctional in adults. Thymectomy during surgery increases the risk of death and cancer. Reduced thymus activity leads to lower T cell ...

The thymus is the master gland of your immune system. It is located in your upper chest, in front of your heart and behind your sternum, or breastbone. Using stem cells from your bone marrow ...

Two infants with congenital aplasia of the thymus were found to have normal polymorphonuclear-leukocyte function, immunoglobulins and antibody formation. Delayed hypersensitivity, allograft ...

It happens when white blood cells called lymphocytes become cancerous. These types of blood cells come from the thymus gland, which sits behind your breastbone and in front of your heart.

In a study of almost 2,300 adults who underwent chest surgery, removing the thymus gland was associated with higher rates of death and of cancer within the next few years, researchers report in ...

The thymus gland - which produces immune T cells before birth and during childhood - is often regarded as nonfunctional in adults, and it's sometimes removed during cardiac surgery for easier ...

A thymectomy is surgery to remove your thymus. The thymus is a small gland that sits in front of your heart and produces immune cells. The thymus helps develop the immune system in babies and young ...

The thymus gland is a soft organ that is large in babies but begins to shrink after puberty. Once you reach adulthood, your thymus gland becomes relatively small. Your thymus is a fully develope ...

Cancer of the thymus gland is rare. Most cancers that start in the thymus gland are called thymomas. There’s also a much rarer form of thymus gland cancer called thymic carcinoma. The thymus gland is ...