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This shows the neurons induced from the stem cells

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·June 17, 2019·3 min read

Stem cells reprogrammed into neurons could reveal drugs harmful to pregnancy

A new experimental system which uses embryonic stem cells reprogrammed into neurons has the potential to assess the pathogenic effects of a drug on brain development.

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·November 8, 2017·4 min read

A Recipe to Make a Human Blood-Brain Barrier

Researchers have defined a process that can help to create more realistic human blood-brain barriers in a dish.

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·June 16, 2016·5 min read

Lab Grown Nerve Cells Make Heart Cells Throb

Researchers report that a type of lab-grown human nerve cells can partner with heart muscle cells to stimulate contractions.

Image shows hPSC-derived pituitary cells after 30 days of differentiation.

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·June 14, 2016·5 min read

Pituitary Tissue Grown From Human Stem Cells Releases Hormones in Rats

According to a new study, rats with hypopituitarism received pituitary cell transplants, which promoted normal hormone release.

Diagram shows human retinal ganglion cells are shown at day 50.

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·December 1, 2015·4 min read

Growing Retinal Nerve Cells in a Lab

Researchers have developed a new method that efficiently turns human stem cells into retinal ganglion cells.

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·September 21, 2015·6 min read

Neurotoxicity Predicted by Organoids Derived from Stem Cells

Researchers have developed a new approach to predicting developmental neurotoxicity that uses stem cells to model features of the developing human brain.