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

A recent study has reported that a short-acting mRNA therapy can rejuvenate immune function in older mice by compensating for ...

French researchers have used a protein called receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) to revive the structure and function of the thymus in old mice. The thymus sits in front of the heart and is ...

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

Microscopy images of mouse thymic epithelial cell (TEC) organoids. The left image shows a TEC organoid in expansion medium, which is a mixture of molecules used to keep the organoids in culture. The ...

One of the most baffling glands in the body is the thymus. It lies just below the neck and behind the top of the breastbone, and in all the centuries that man has been studying physiology, its purpose ...

Scientists hoping to discover better ways to boost immune function — which could lengthen our healthspan and protect immunocompromised patients — may have a new target, according to findings published ...

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.

A therapy based on messenger RNA (mRNA), a genetic material actively studied for vaccines and other applications, has turned ...

As we get older, our immune system slowly loses its edge. One of the biggest changes happens in T cells, a type of white ...