The thymus gland is an organ in your chest, underneath your breastbone. It is a part of the lymphatic system in your body’s immune system. The thymus gland produces white blood cells called ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified stem cells in the human thymus for the first time. These cells represent a potential new target to understand immune diseases and cancer ...

The thymus, credited as being the “seat of the soul” by Galen of Pergamon almost 2000 years ago, was later considered to be a “graveyard” for dying cells and was deemed to be “an ...

Our findings suggest that this structure is a candidate for a thymus in lampreys ... gill regions and prepared for transmission electron microscopic analysis as described previously 19.

By studying people who had their thymus removed, we discovered that the thymus is absolutely required for health. If it isn't there, people's risk of dying and risk of cancer is at least double.

The organ in question is the thymus, identified in a study published today in the journal Nature as playing a significant role in both metabolic control and immunity in pregnancy. How the immune ...

Founded in 2001, ThymUS brings together international researchers working on thymus and T-cell biology. The abstract entitled “A rapid and scalable thymus organoid development method for ...

Researchers have identified stem cells in the human thymus for the first time. These cells represent a potential new target to understand immune diseases and cancer and how to boost the immune system.