The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body's "white knights," where they learn to battle the various diseases they may encounter. Thymic function shrinks to nearly nothing as we age ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a single genetic mutation in the BCL11B gene causes both immune dysfunction and brain development issues.

As a result, the muscles become weak when a person performs repeated physical movements. The disease is neither contagious nor inherited but it is often misunderstood as a psychological issue or ...

The following is a summary of "A Randomized clinical trial evaluating the impact on survival and quality of life of 177Lutetium[Lu]-edotreotide versus everolimus in patients with neuroendocrine tumors ...

Primary Immunodeficiency (PID) in India poses a significant health concern, with under-recognition hindering diagnosis and treatment accessibility.

With age, the normally tight orchestration of interdependent immune functions begins to decay, with progressive perturbation of immune function that ... cells (produced by thymus involution ...

Data now show that thymus-derived self-peptide-specific T ... Glycosylated asparagine residues that mediate the function of the B7H3 protein are unclear. Here the authors identify the important ...

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