Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Mar 26 2026 People with a healthy thymus gland live longer and are less likely to fall ill. In addition, immunotherapies are more often successful in patients with a healthy thymus. This is shown by two international studies involving Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt. The results, now published in the journal Nature, open up new approaches to maintaining health during the aging process. The thymus is a small organ located in the upper chest that plays a central