Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small adjustments to make sure it doesn't fall over. It ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have built what they call the most advanced human spinal ...

A few blobs of lab-grown brain tissue have demonstrated a striking proof of concept: living neural circuits can be nudged toward solving a classic control problem through carefully structured feedback ...

Researchers have built a realistic human mini spinal cord in the lab and used it to simulate traumatic injury. The model reproduced key damage seen in real spinal cord injuries, including inflammation ...

A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown ...

Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...

Researchers have grown tumor organoids -- three-dimensional miniature tumors in the laboratory -- that mimic the different structures and characteristics of pancreatic cancer. The scientists ...

Liver organoids with proper blood vessel networks have been successfully produced, as reported by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. This ...

Scientists have built a soft, three-dimensional electronic device that can wrap around lab-grown human ...

Indiana University researchers are advancing the fight against Alzheimer’s disease using brain organoids, cutting-edge clusters of cells that mimic the structures of the human brain.

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, ...

HUB internationally recognized pioneer in organoid development Acquisition expands Merck’s 2D and 3D cell culture portfolio Organoids part of fastest growing cell culture segment; hold potential to ...