Scientific AmericanWith the right mix of nutrients and a little bit of coaxing, human stem cells derived from skin can assemble spontaneously into brain-like chunks of tissue. Researchers provide the first description and application of these ‘mini-brains’ today in Nature. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cells used to create mini-brains in the labArs TechnicaBut now researchers have figured out a way to get human stem cells to form a structure that looks a lot like the cerebral cortex, complete with much of the normal developmental programming. By making stem cells from a patient with microcephaly, they … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Daily MailA ‘brain in a bottle’ has been grown by stem cell scientists who hope it will lead to treatments for neurological and mental diseases. The ‘organoids’, three to four millimetres across, have a structure similar to that of an immature human brain. But …Scientists grow human brain tissue from stem cellsThe New Age Online‘Mini … Continue reading
CNN International(CNN) — We’ve seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells. They’re not actually functioning brains — in …Stem Cells Mimic Human BrainScientific AmericanScientists grow replicas of ‘mini human brains’ from stem cellsFox NewsMini … Continue reading
Stem Cell Bill Senate Contribution by Sen. Alexander Storrthebahamasweekly.comMadame President, I have spoken to many Bahamians regarding stem cell therapy, having done so what has become clear to me is the fact that there is a lack of understanding on the issue. This lack of understanding in my estimation stems in part from the … … Continue reading
Team ‘spikes’ stem cells to generate myelinPhys.OrgStem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from a team of UC Davis investigators have brought this dream a step closer by developing a method to generate functioning brain … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Team “spikes” stem cells to generate myelinR & D MagazineStem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from a team of Univ. of California, Davis investigators have brought this dream a step closer by developing a method to generate … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Scientists grow first ‘brain’ from human stem cellsThe Times (subscription)Scientists have grown functioning “miniature brains” from human stem cells for the first time, in an advance that promises to revolutionise the study of conditions such as schizophrenia and autism. The grey pea-sized blobs, known as organoids, closely … …read more &nbs… Continue reading