Did you know there's a small gland in your chest, often called the "thymus" or the "happiness gland," that plays a crucial ...

The thymus gland, which sits behind your sternum, is often considered to be useless once you reach adulthood. However, it may serve more of a purpose than experts originally thought. Researchers ...

Cancer of the thymus gland is rare. Most cancers that start in the thymus gland are called thymomas. There’s also a much rarer form of thymus gland cancer called thymic carcinoma. The thymus gland is ...

Thymic carcinoma, a rare cancer, is often associated with poor prognosis in advanced or recurrent stages. However, its rarity has delayed the development of novel pharmacotherapy. Now, researchers ...

We discovered the function of the thymus and made key findings on the function of the two main subsets of lymphocytes, T cells and B cells. This was the fundamental basis for modern immunology.

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Surprisingly, the thymus has been identified as a secondary ... a hormone that suppresses the transcription of the PTH gene in the parathyroid gland, also led to a downregulation of PTH serum ...