Why different organs age at different rates in your body, revealing how lifestyle, environment, and genetics shape your ...

On the left, the thymus from a two-month-old mouse has few age-associated clusters (in blue). On the right, the thymus from a 24-month-old mouse shows many clusters.

Scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that may help preserve thymic function as we age. The findings focus on ...

The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body's "white knights," where they learn to battle the various ...

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that may help preserve thymic function as we age.

Researchers have long known that our immune systems weaken over time. Some reasons are clear. As we age, for example, the thymus—a small organ in the chest where pathogen-fighting T cells ...

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 ...

His goal is to apply his findings to develop new therapies to promote immunity in cancer patients who receive thymus-­damaging treatments and/or to boost the effectiveness of vaccines in people whose ...