The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body's "white knights," where they learn to battle the various diseases they may encounter. Thymic function shrinks to nearly nothing as we age ...

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 ...

Its experts say reintroducing these animals to nature will be beneficial to the environment in many ways, even when it comes to climate change. De-extincting the woolly mammoth, for example ...

"It was a human-driven extinction – European settlers came to Australia and brutally obliterated this animal," says Andrew Pask, a geneticist at the University of Melbourne. Pask is leading a ...

An owner of a Long Island animal sanctuary and at least 100 of his cats were killed in a suspicious fire Monday morning that police are investigating for arson. Authorities said the blaze started ...

How often does he need his anal glands doing? I am asked this question quite often. How often should I get you to sort out his anal glands? And the answer is that it varies a great deal. People don’t ...

Max Genecov is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, a dad, and a stuffed animal owner. “I’ve always had them growing up, I had a big fantasy life with ...

In fact, up to 30% of people with chronic hives (also known as chronic urticaria) have an underlying autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland in the neck. Chronic hives are especially common ...

Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the animal kingdom's most curious youngsters. Sumatran tigersPanthera tigris ...

"It baffles my mind how they're treating people this way," she said, adding that it's "so cruel" that they were "literally moving them around like animals." MORE: Tufts PhD student on visa ...

To become a "grand champion," a dog needs to win five. A "champion" wins three. "Animal abuse is cruel, depraved, and deserves severe punishment," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.