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 ...

Did you know there's a small gland in your chest, often called the "thymus" or the "happiness gland," that plays a crucial role in your vital energy and immune system?

Children who were stripped of their Thymus glands during complex heart surgery may be more susceptible to all forms of disease and illness, our investigation has revealed. Scandal-hit Alder Hey ...

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, said thymus glands removed from youngsters during complex heart operations were sent to the company for research purposes between 1991 and 1993.

Surprisingly, the thymus has been identified as a secondary ... Is thymic PTH secretion, like PTH produced by the parathyroid glands, regulated by extracellular Ca or by hormones involved in ...

Shortly after it was discovered, Ms Stone underwent surgery to successfully remove the tumour on her thymus gland. She was initially given a good prognosis but, about a year later during a second ...

Now it appears that the thymus founds a line of cells that is responsible for the production of antibody Its function has been poorly understood, largely because the gland atrophies after childhood.