The thymus, a small organ behind the breastbone, is where this crucial T cell training occurs. When the thymus malfunctions, it can result in weakened immunity or autoimmune diseases, where the ...

A WEHI study could help solve a long-standing mystery into why a key immune organ in our bodies shrinks and loses its ...

There is potential for Tregs and amphiregulin to be used in patients receiving cancer therapies to ameliorate immune function.

A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, with its National Medical ...

The team’s study results, published today in the journal Immunity, outline their discovery of a specific type of regulatory T cell that can home back into the thymus and repair the organ when it's ...

He uses mouse models to study the thymus, the organ in which specialized immune cells called T cells mature. His goal is to apply his findings to develop new therapies to promote immunity in cancer ...

Recording of the visceral organ weights includes the heart, lungs, thymus, liver, spleen, adrenals, pancreas and kidneys in all cases and selected additional organs as required. Infants (children ...

The team’s study results, published today in the journal Immunity, outline their discovery of a specific type of regulatory T cell that can home back into the thymus and repair the organ when it ...

Organ weight charts were produced for the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th centiles for the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, thymus gland and adrenal glands. Conclusion. This study ...