The seemingly unassuming organ has become an emerging target for healthspan, longevity, and precision oncology.

Imaging studies of more than 27,000 adults link a healthier thymus on CT scans with a longer life and lower risks of ...

The thymus is a small organ located in the upper chest that plays a central role in the immune system: it produces T cells - ...

Researchers from UC Riverside School of Medicine collaborated with researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and uncovered a new type of cell in the thymus which is responsible for ...

Researchers analyzing chest CT scans from more than 27,000 adults have found that the condition of the thymus gland, a small ...

People with a healthy thymus gland live longer and are less likely to fall ill. In addition, immunotherapies are more often successful in patients with a healthy thymus. This is shown by two ...

The Greeks believed your thymus was home to your soul. In fact, thymus means “soul” in Greek. While no studies have proved that to be the case, your thymus does play an important role in your immune ...

It’s long been thought that an organ known as the thymus is crucial to development of the immune system. Early in life, it ...

Two new studies from investigators at Mass General Brigham challenge a decades-old assumption that the thymus, an organ best ...