THE thymus has been called the organ of mystery. ... The remaining 17 were for tumors of the anterior mediastinum, 4 of which were associated with myasthenia gravis .

Examples of primary teratoid tumors of the anterior mediastinum, with associated choriocarcinoma, have been described in the literature. Kantrowitz 2 reported the autopsy findings in a twenty-two ...

The thymus (orange in this illustration) is an immune system organ that sits between the lungs, right in front of and above the heart. This gland might be more important for adult health than ...

The thymus starts to deteriorate from an early age, and by the time you are 50 it has almost entirely converted to fat. Fortunately for those of us older than 50, T cells survive a decade or two ...

The thymus accounted for the apparent widened mediastinum seen on the chest radiograph. Intracranial bleeding, identified on a computed tomography scan of her head, accounted for the blood loss. The ...

Cervical ectopic thymus, thus, will have a close relationship to the carotid sheath, extending anterolaterally to it. Thymopharyngeal cysts also maintain close relationship with the carotid sheath.

To investigate the effects of fermented formula (FF) with Bifidobacterium breve C50 and Streptococcus thermophilus 065 on thymus size and stool pH of healthy term infants, ultrasound examinations ...

Rapid aging of the thymus linked to decline in free radical defenses Date: August 6, 2015 Source: Cell Press Summary: A critical immune organ called the thymus shrinks rapidly with age, putting ...

Study reveals unexpected importance of the thymus in adults Date: August 2, 2023 Source: Massachusetts General Hospital Summary: New research has uncovered evidence that the thymus is in fact ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified stem cells in the human thymus for the first time. These cells represent a potential new target to understand immune diseases and cancer ...

Potential Positives. Simon Gebremeskel's presentation at the ThymUS 2025 Meeting highlights FibroBiologics' innovative research and engagement with the scientific community, potentially enhancing ...

The researchers were able to show that in the thymus gland of humans and mice not only the epithelial cells but also B cells express and present AQP4 to the T cell precursors.