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Thymus
Thymus: is a small, irregular-shaped gland in the top part of the chest, just under the breastbone and between the lungs. It is located in an area of the body called the mediastinum. The thymus is part of both the lymphatic system and the endocrine system.
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Scientists have visualized how the body tests out important defensive cells, and have captured the process on video.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2018Immunology
Brain tumors prevent T cells from escaping the bone marrow by altering levels of the S1P1 protein.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 21, 2018Immunology
Recent study shows that sensory cells native to the gut are found in Hassall's corpuscles in the thymus, these are shown ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 16, 2018Immunology
A recent study has shown that T cell receptors are dispersed across the T cell surface, as opposed to clustered, to allo ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 09, 2018Immunology
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OCT 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body can naturally produce vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight, but this process declines significantly in wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new, targeted strategy to eliminate brain tumors and prevent future recurrences of brain can
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 25, 2022
Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 11, 2022
Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2022
Immunology
For centuries, the thymus was dismissed as a vestigial organ. But in the 60s, researchers suggested that it was actually
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2022
Immunology
Stress, from problems that people experience every day like tension and strain at work to more traumatic events like the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2022
Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic diseases arise from inborn errors in gene sequences, and researchers have long sought ways to correct those erro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
The thymus is an essential organ of the lymphatic system; it is responsible for developing mature T cells. T c
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Resistance to chemotherapeutic use in caner patients is something that is inevitable. Continued resistance to these drug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now we know more about the early stages of the human immune system.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2019
Immunology
How do CD8 T cells make it to the lungs to help in the fight against infection? Why don’t T cells remain longer in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2019
Immunology
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves -
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have visualized how the body tests out important defensive cells, and have captured the process on video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Immunology
Brain tumors prevent T cells from escaping the bone marrow by altering levels of the S1P1 protein.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 21, 2018
Immunology
Recent study shows that sensory cells native to the gut are found in Hassall's corpuscles in the thymus, these are shown
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 16, 2018
Immunology
A recent study has shown that T cell receptors are dispersed across the T cell surface, as opposed to clustered, to allo
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 09, 2018
Immunology
The protein complex mTORC1 has been shown to integrate metabolic and signaling activity to determine the fate of T cell
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUN 28, 2018
Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2018
Immunology
One gene mutation is responsible for disrupting the function of a key immune cell population involved in protecting the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker