The study, published 20 November in Nature, is part of the international Human Cell Atlas (HCA) initiative to map every cell type in the human body. Insights gained from studying how thymus ...

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 ...

The thymus gland is in your chest, in between your lungs. A gland is an organ in your body that makes and releases substances such as hormones. The thymus gland is part of our lymphatic system. It’s ...

Removing the thymus in adult mice had no detrimental immunological effect ... It also helps us to understand how the body protects itself from cancer, offering the possibility to exploit these ...

Surprisingly, the thymus has been identified as a secondary source of PTH production. You have full access to this article via your institution. Is thymic PTH secretion, like PTH produced by the ...