Some thymes are native to the British Isles, including Breckland thyme (Thymus serpyllum), which grows on heathland in Norfolk and Suffolk, and wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus), which grows widely in ...

Detecting danger is key to the survival and success of all species. Animal nervous and immune systems cooperate to optimize danger detection. Preceding studies have highlighted the benefits of ...

CD4+CD25+ T cells, on the other hand, inhibit this autoimmune response and only appear in the peripheral immune system 3 days after birth, stimulated by prostate tissue-specific antigens and promoted ...

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 ...

The thymus is home to a significant number of resident B cells which possess several unique characteristics regarding their origin, phenotype and function. Evidence shows that they originate both from ...

There are over a hundred different types of cancer that can affect humans; but, in general, all cancers are caused by mutations that cause cells to grow and divide abnormally. ‘Tumor suppressor genes’ ...