A discovery published in Nature Immunology has shed light on why the immune system is less aggressive toward self-antigens, offering new opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy.

This result suggested a higher activity for most of the “private” genes in the thymus when compared to the peripheral compartments. Altogether, we provide a unique resource to inform future studies, ...

Did you know there's a small gland in your chest, often called the "thymus" or the "happiness gland," that plays a crucial role in your vital energy and immune system?

It's time for researchers to reconsider the current paradigm of cancer as a genetic disease, argued Sui Huang from the Institute for Systems Biology, USA, and colleagues in a new essay published ...

The thymus selects and educates immature T-cells ... ProTcells and harness thymic education to restore the immune system with a new, competent, and long-lasting T-cell force.

"In the future, NicheCompass could help uncover new ways to harness the immune system in certain cancers, creating personalized treatments that empower a patient's immune system to target the ...