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·February 4, 2021·4 min read

The Link Between ‘Alzheimer’s Gene’ and COVID-19

ApoE4, a gene associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, also appears to increase susceptibility and the severity of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for coronavirus, increased susceptibility to COVID-19 in ApoE4 neurons and astrocytes in brain organoid models.

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·December 8, 2020·6 min read

‘SCOUT’ Helps Researchers Find, Quantify Significant Differences Among Organoids

SCOUT is a newly developed pipeline for clearing, labeling, 3D imaging, and analyzing cerebral organoids.

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·August 25, 2020·3 min read

Scientists Prove SARS-CoV-2 Potential to Infect Human Brain Organoids

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can infect human neural progenitor cells and brain organoids. The findings back previous research, finding coronavirus can infect the human brain.

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·July 27, 2017·3 min read

Lab-Created Mini-Brains Reveal How Growing Organ Maintains Neuronal Balance

Researchers used hPSCs to grow an organoid that produces inhibitory neurons and plays a critical role in the early development of the cortex.

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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.

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·April 4, 2017·4 min read

Mini Brains From the Petri Dish

Researchers converted skin cells from patients with a rare congenital brain defect into pluripotent stem cells to generate brain organoids.

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·December 5, 2016·3 min read

A Traditional Japanese Art Inspires a Futuristic Innovation: Brain ‘Organoids’

Researchers gain inspiration for creating tiny artificial brains, that can be used for cancer research, from an ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.