WE have observed that repeated injections of reserpine induce atrophy of the thymus in adult and new-born rats (unpublished results). Since the thymus is known to play an important part in immune ...

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered a method to restore lost strength to aging immune systems by using mRNA technology.

As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA ...

Immune protection fades with time, and much of that decline traces back to the thymus. This small organ, located in front of the heart, trains new T cells and releases signals that help them survive.

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as ...

New data highlight liver-encoded delivery of immune modulators as a strategy to mitigate age-related immune dysfunction.

As the body grows, the immune system starts losing its strength. Inside the weakening immune system, the populations of ...

The deterioration in immune function that occurs as an individual ages is thought to occur because the thymus involutes with age, causing a dramatic decrease in T cell output. New data generated by ...

The thymus is a specialised primary lymphoid organ that underpins the development and education of T cells. Here, immature progenitors undergo a tightly regulated series of events that not only ...

MIT and Broad Institute researchers have developed an mRNA approach that temporarily programs liver cells to produce ...

Learn how axolotls are able to fully regenerate their thymus, a small organ that trains immune cells to fight infections. The thymus is one of those organs that doesn’t have a lot of name recognition, ...