New research has found the health of one particular organ not only indicates a longer life, but could also be instrumental in fighting off cancer.

An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent ...

There's a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be 'useless' in adulthood. A retrospective study, however, suggests the thymus gland is not nearly as expendable as ...

People with a healthy thymus gland live longer and are less likely to fall ill. In addition, immunotherapies are more often successful in patients with a healthy thymus. This is shown by two ...

The first-ever randomized study of the removal of the thymus gland in treating myasthenia gravis was conducted in 2016. Led by Gil I. Wolfe, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Irvin and Rosemary ...

People with a healthy thymus gland live longer and are less likely to fall ill. In addition, immunotherapies are more often successful in patients with a healthy thymus. This is shown by two ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare autoimmune disease affecting neuromuscular function, provides significant clinical benefits for as ...

Two infants with congenital aplasia of the thymus were found to have normal polymorphonuclear-leukocyte function, immunoglobulins and antibody formation. Delayed hypersensitivity, allograft rejection ...