FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 17, 2019·3 min readStem cells reprogrammed into neurons could reveal drugs harmful to pregnancyA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 8, 2017·4 min readA Recipe to Make a Human Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have defined a process that can help to create more realistic human blood-brain barriers in a dish.Read More
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