Two new studies from investigators at Mass General Brigham challenge a decades-old assumption that the thymus, an organ best ...

In this study, researchers aimed to determine associations between exposure to microplastics and lung cancer mortality in ever smokers.

The health of this small organ, which was previously thought to be inactive in adulthood can be crucial in cancer treatment.

Analysis of hundreds of environmental exposures and health outcomes quantifies influence of nongenetic factors ...

Imaging studies of more than 27,000 adults link a healthier thymus on CT scans with a longer life and lower risks of ...

A session exploring the latest analytical and computational strategies in metabolomics/lipidomics is scheduled at analytica 2026 on Thursday, March 26, from 15:00–17:00 in ICM Saal 2. Four speakers ...

For decades, scientists have been carefully unraveling the role of genes in disease by examining how small variations in a person's genetic code can shape lifelong risk of developing common conditions ...

KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, has discovered how cancer cells can exploit healthy lung cells to support metastatic tumor growth in the lungs.

Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one ...

Imagine you go to the healthcare provider because you have a bad cough, or maybe you fell and hurt your ribs.