Weekly reads: the thymus and aging, Aspen upbeat 1 year data, paired organoids
Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.
Connections between the thymus and aging are growing. Let’s start with that interesting area of research.
The thymus and aging
In Histology class at the med school here we teach that the thymus just naturally involutes. It mostly turns to adipose tissue with age, which is a depressing thought.
A new paper suggests that there are degrees of thymic regression and loss of function. It reports that retaining thymic function correlates with less aging. This is likely tied to a healthier immune...