The discovery of a protein’s contribution to the development of T-cells in the spleen and thymus could lead to new treatment strategies for immunodeficiency diseases. Despite its name ...

In this new study, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators tracked thymus and T cell development in samples ranging from eleven weeks post-conception to three years old ...

The thymus sits in front of the heart and is where T cells mature; its age-related decline is associated with cancer, ...

By creating the first spatial atlas of the developing human thymus, a vital organ that trains immune cells to protect against infections and cancer, scientists have discovered that the foundation for ...

The thymus and T cells T cells are white blood cells ... Since the thymus is so important for immune system development during childhood, a thymectomy during childhood (before puberty) can ...

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Ghent University, Belgium, the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and ...

suggesting the organ was essential specifically for the development of the immune system. This was the first demonstration that the thymus had an immunological function, and led to further work by ...

The thymus gland helps the development of T-cells, which fight foreign substances in the body. It teaches these immune cells what is "self" and what isn't, and therefore what can be attacked.