The forgotten organ that could predict how long you live

Science Daily | Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:17:04 EDT

AI scans reveal,
Thymus health links to long life—
Cancer risks decline.

A long-overlooked organ may hold surprising clues to healthy aging and cancer survival. Researchers at Mass General Brigham used AI to analyze CT scans from tens of thousands of adults and found that people with healthier thymuses—a small immune-system organ once thought to become largely…

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