A team of stem cell and regenerative biologists at Harvard University, working with a trio of colleagues from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has created what they call chimeroids—function organoids with multiple ...
Conducting biohybrid experiments between living and artificial cells is necessary to develop the next generation of neuromorphic-based neuroprostheses. Toward this goal, teams from France, Japan, and Italy have developed ...
Jun 21, 2024
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A study led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) describes a new approach to producing mini-kidneys in the laboratory that mimic a complex vasculature, similar in some characteristics to those of the human ...
Jun 21, 2024
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A new study, led by Professors Mashaghi and Clevers from Leiden University and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands, has introduced a novel approach using intestinal organoids to uncover the mechanism of gastrointestinal ...
Jun 14, 2024
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A first-of-its kind brain organoid grown at The University of Queensland has helped researchers identify therapies that reduce the impact of COVID-19 on people with Down syndrome.
Jun 6, 2024
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In a pioneering achievement, a research team led by experts at Cincinnati Children's has developed the world's first human mini-brain that incorporates a fully functional blood-brain barrier (BBB).
May 20, 2024
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A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids—deer, elk and moose—to people. ...
May 17, 2024
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A team of medical researchers at the National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, in China, has developed a technique to freeze and thaw brain tissue without causing damage.
In a world in which it can sometimes feel that bad news lurks around every corner, it can be tough just to get out of bed. But some people seem uniquely able to weather even particularly traumatic or challenging experiences—abuse, ...
May 13, 2024
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How did your heart form? What triggered your first heartbeat? To this day, the mechanisms of human heart development remain elusive.
May 13, 2024
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