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Thymus gland works to prevent miscarriage, diabetes in pregnant women – News-Medical.Net
An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the…
An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent miscarriage and diabetes in pregnant women.
The organ in question is the thymus, identified in a study published today in the journal Nature as playing a significant role in both metabolic control and immunity in pregnancy.
How the immune system adapts to support mother and fetus has puzzled researchers for…
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