“They said probable thymoma,” Lauren Barchanowicz says. Cancer of the thymus gland remains “very rare,” Dr. Ranjita Pallavi, ...

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

Credit: NIAID In the early 1960s, Professor Jaques Miller discovered the essential role of the thymus in our immune systems while working as a PhD student at The Institute of Cancer Research in London ...

Cell therapy biotech Tolerance Bio has unveiled with $17.2 million and a mission of targeting immune diseases by stretching ...

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 ...

As Dr. Jarrod Dudakov puts it, “The thymus is a really special organ. On one hand, it’s incredibly sensitive to acute insults like infection, stress, or the radiation and chemotherapies we use to ...

Migratory DCs carry peripheral self antigens into the thymus and thereby may extend the scope of intrathymically presented self antigens. Other biological implications of the heterogeneity of ...

There are several ways to treat salivary gland cancer, depending on the location, the stage, and the type of cancer, including: surgery to remove the cancer radiation therapy, using high-energy rays ...

The thymus gland helps the development of T-cells, which fight foreign substances in the body. It teaches these immune cells what is "self" and what isn't, and therefore what can be attacked.

At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished treatment for salivary gland cancer, you may still need our help. We’re committed to supporting you in every way we can — ...

In most cases, the first step in altering the course of myasthenia gravis is surgical removal of the thymus gland (thymectomy). The thymus gland is located behind the sternum (breastbone) and is ...

Thoracoscopic thymectomy may offer quicker recovery and reduced disease severity compared to transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients. Left VATS was associated with less severe ...