thymus

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The thymus also releases cytokines and growth factors that help T cells survive.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

His colleagues had discovered that removing the thymus in mice shortly after birth resulted in their immune systems going haywire and the development of autoimmune diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

In December 2020, UK researchers UCL and the Francis Crick Institute rebuilt a human thymus - an essential organ in the immune system - using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Plus a tweak: The donor pig’s thymus gland, which trains the immune system, was attached to the donated kidney in hopes that it would help Pisano’s body tolerate the new organ.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Suggestion did the rest, for thymus has proved to be quite ineffective, and the treatment was entirely expectant but acted on a favorable state of mind.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)