By ScienceDaily –
A WEHI study could help solve a long-standing mystery into why a key immune organ in our bodies shrinks and loses its function as we get older.
The thymus is an organ essential for good health due to its ability to produce special immune cells that are responsible for fighting infections and cancer.
In a world-first, researchers have uncovered new cells that drive this ageing process in the thymus — significant findings that could unlock a way to restore function in the thymus and prevent our immunity from waning as we age.
