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Thymic health consequences in adults.
Nature·April 1, 2026·PMID 41851466
Why it mattersThe paper challenges the view that the adult thymus is clinically irrelevant and suggests thymic status may be a useful biomarker of immune aging and long-term risk. For specialists focused on longevity and prevention, it links a measurable imaging feature to mortality and cardiometabolic risk.
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