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The thymus gland, which sits behind your sternum, is often considered to be useless once you reach adulthood. However, it may serve more of a purpose than experts originally thought. Researchers ...

Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAID In the early 1960s, Professor Jaques Miller discovered the ...

The thymus gland is part of our lymphatic system. It’s involved in the development of a type of white blood cell called a T lymphocyte. These white blood cells are part of your immune system. They ...

Here are some of them, focusing on how each can influence this gland: Exercising the thymus through yoga is a gentle and powerful way to strengthen your immune system, boost your energy levels ...

Deletion of the ‘glial cells missing-2’ gene in mice disrupts development of the parathyroid glands but does not ... Surprisingly, the thymus has been identified as a secondary source of ...

is a rare cancer of the thymus gland, an important component of the immune system, which produces T-cells and is associated with autoimmune disorders.

Dr. Jarrod Dudakov studies how the immune system naturally recovers after damage, such as from common cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation. He uses mouse models to study the thymus, the ...