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Few people really know what the thymus is—but it Few people really know what the thymus is—but it might be one of the most important organs for how we age. For decades, scientists thought the thymus (a small organ that helps train your immune system) basically stopped being of any importance after puberty, but as it turns out, they might be completely wrong. New research from Mass General Brigham used AI to analyze thousands of CT scans and found that adults with healthier thymuses lived longer, had a lower risk of heart disease and a lower cancer risk. And it doesn’t stop there. In cancer patients, thymus health was also linked to how well people responded to immunotherapy, one of today’s most promising cancer treatments. Check out what Hugo Aerts, PhD, study author, director of the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program at Mass General Brigham, and Professor at Harvard Medical School, has to say in this video.

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