English
Hugo Aerts
Report

Hugo Aerts

@HugoAerts

Professor @Harvard | Director, AI in Medicine (AIM) @MassGenBrigham I Professor @MaastrichtU.

256 Following890 Followers124 Posts
  1. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Excited to share our new @TheLancet Perspective with @EricTopol . For decades, the thymus was considered largely irrelevant after childhood. Emerging evidence now suggests this “forgotten organ” may play an important role throughout life.
    Download
    37438.9K
  2. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @EricTopol: There's a lot in a face photograph about health that AI can detect, as seen in this foundation model of >40 million face images, including outcomes from cancer, biological age, influence of lifestyle factors, and survival @LancetDigitalH
    09701
  3. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @EricTopol: More validation for how critical health of the thymus is in adults, as assessed by AI of a chest CT. Thymus radiation exposure is linked to worse outcomes for cancer (non-small cell lung cancer) for distant metastasis and reduced survival @Annals_Oncology open-access @HugoAerts @MGBResearchNews
    02001
  5. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    If the adult thymus matters, should we be protecting it during cancer treatment? Our new study suggests that radiation exposure to the thymus is associated with worse outcomes. Perhaps we should not only target the tumor, but also protect the immune system that helps fight it.
    Download
    211301.7K
  6. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Posts @HugoAerts
    Our new study in Annals of Oncology, led by Vasco Prudente and Simon Bernatz:
    002156
  7. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @sciencenewsdk: The #thymus was long thought to become useless after childhood. But researchers using artificial intelligence (#AI) and tens of thousands of computed tomography (#CT) scans have found that adults with healthier thymuses appear to be less likely to develop #cancer, heart disease and other illnesses linked to #ageing. #sciencenewsdk @HugoAerts @nbirkbak Read more:
    0102
  9. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Thank you, @EricTopol! It has been a true pleasure collaborating on this perspective. Amazing to see how rapidly our understanding of this long-overlooked organ is evolving, and how AI and imaging may help make immune system health measurable at scale.
    Eric Topol @EricTopol
    Challenging medical dogma, our understanding of the thymus and its impact on our health throughout lifespan has been completely revamped w/ @HugoAerts @TheLancet
    083716.6K
  10. Eric Topol✓@EricTopol
    Challenging medical dogma, our understanding of the thymus and its impact on our health throughout lifespan has been completely revamped w/ @HugoAerts @TheLancet
    Download
    55817944.7K
  12. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @EricTopol: I wrote about this 6 weeks ago at Ground Truths when the 2 @Nature papers by @HugoAerts and colleagues came out. Today it's a "Health Alert"!
    Eric Topol @EricTopol
    The medical dogma has been that the adult thymus is involuted, fatty tissue, and not functional. Was that ever wrong!
    040050K
  13. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @ASCOPost: 📊 New key findings on the thymus: ☑️ Better thymic health ➡️ lower cancer & cardiovascular mortality ☑️ Linked to improved immunotherapy outcomes ☑️ Influenced by lifestyle factors like smoking & obesity 👨‍⚕️ @HugoAerts of @MassGenBrigham | @Nature 🔗
    040609
  14. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @EricTopol: The medical dogma has been that the adult thymus is involuted, fatty tissue, and not functional. Was that ever wrong!
    0740100K
  15. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Hugo Aerts
    RT @EricTopol: Don't take the time to read about the new landmark studies that put our thymus gland at center stage for healthy aging
    038021.1K
  16. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Loved this deep dive into our recent @Nature papers on thymic health. Insightful take and great breakdown of the key ideas. @EricTopol, thank you for taking the time to explore it in detail!
    Eric Topol @EricTopol
    Your Thymus and Your Healthspan High vs Low Thymic Health Scores and Outcomes
    284824.3K
  17. Eric Topol✓@EricTopol
    Your Thymus and Your Healthspan High vs Low Thymic Health Scores and Outcomes
    Download
    4219444.5K
  20. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Big news: the thymus may be critical for adult health What if we missed something fundamental about the immune system? In two back-to-back papers in Nature, we show thymic health (AI on 30,000+ CT scans) links to longevity, disease risk & immunotherapy outcomes.
    Download
    6279532.5K
  21. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Posts @HugoAerts
    The second paper can be found here:
    118832
  22. Hugo Aerts@HugoAerts
    Posts @HugoAerts
    👉 More to come - we’ll share deeper dives in the coming days
    217594
  23. Show more posts