The thymus is an essential organ of the lymphatic system; it is responsible for developing mature T cells. T cells are part of the specific-type immunity called adaptive immunity, where they respond ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Key Takeaways The circulatory system carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and removes waste.The lymphatic system helps fight disease by creating and ...

Thymus, a small and relatively unknown organ, may play a bigger role in the immune system of adults than was previously believed. With age, the glandular tissue in the thymus is replaced by fat, but, ...

The thymus is the organ in which T cells*1) differentiate. T cells express various T cell receptors for reacting with various pathogenic microbes and viruses. However, the thymus generates ...

Did you know you have a second circulatory system, in addition to your blood? In fact, your blood relies on it for cleansing, it’s crucial to immune function - and you’re probably neglecting it. But ...

Mark Atkinson receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, JDRF, American Diabetes Association, and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. He is the President of Insulin for ...

IN a recent study 1 it was found that in mice of certain strains inoculated with Graffi virus, removal of thymus had practically no effect in modifying the incidence of leukaemia while it favoured to ...

Rice University's SynthX Center, directed by Han Xiao, has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced ...

The lymph system helps cleanse the body, but it's not the main organ for detoxification. Lymph contains proteins, salts, glucose, fats, water, and white blood cells. Claims about cleansing sluggish ...