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This shows cells from a cerebral organoid

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·January 30, 2020·6 min read

Not ‘brains in a dish’: Cerebral organoids flunk comparison to developing nervous system

Hailed by many as a breakthrough for neuroscience research, a new study reports brain-in-a-dish models may not be as useful as reported previously. The study reports instead of differentiating normally into the brain's distinctive cell types, cerebral organoids often express mixed genes normally found in different kinds of cells.

This shows the BBB created on the organ-chip

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·June 6, 2019·4 min read

Scientists recreate blood-brain barrier defect outside the body

Using induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with neurodegenerative disorders, researcher recreated the blood-brain barrier inside Organ-Chips.

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·October 16, 2018·3 min read

Brain Cells in Dish Shed Light on Genetic Origins of Schizophrenia

Gene expression over the course of neural development is significantly associated with a genetic risk for developing schizophrenia, researchers report.

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·October 14, 2018·6 min read

Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.

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·May 5, 2018·5 min read

Neuroscience is Advancing, So How Far Off Are We From a Successful Head Transplant?

With the first head transplant scheduled for 2018, many neuroscientists are skeptical the procedure will be a success. A new article questions if scientists, and the general population, will be ready for the procedure. What does it mean for the future of mankind?

Image shows clusters of cells in green, pink and blue.

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·August 11, 2017·6 min read

Novel Stem Cell-Derived Model Created of Inflammatory Neurological Disorder

UCSD researchers have successfully created a human stem cell based model of AGS, a rare, inherited autoimmune disorder.

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·April 26, 2017·4 min read

Constructing Human Forebrain Circuits in a Dish

Brain in a dish research helps researchers identify defective cell migration caused by autism related disorders.

Image shows the brain tissue in a petri dish.

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·April 13, 2017·5 min read

Brain Tissue From a Petri Dish

Researchers successfully transform stem cells derived from skin cells into cells that behave similarly to the human midbrain.

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·June 14, 2016·6 min read

Brain in a Dish Provides New Way to Learn About Alzheimer’s

Researchers report they have discovered a new method to replicate one of the earliest changes in Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Human Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders

Using adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.