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Typically, bone marrow research relies heavily on animal models and oversimplified cell cultures in the laboratory. Now, researchers from the…

Tom Gatehouse, senior writer1, Emily Banks, professor of epidemiology and public health2, Brigit Toebes, professor of health law in a…

Trudo Lemmens, professor1 2 3, Kanksha Mahadevia Ghimire, research associate1, Katrina Perehudoff, associate professor3 4, Jillian Clare Kohler, professor3 5,…

In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs,…

Brain specimensHemispheres from five individuals (including half of the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem), were used in this study, following informed…

Human neural organoid research is booming, but the field lacks the proper legal and ethical guidelines to regulate it. Neuroscientists…

Human organoids grafted in mice generated cells that secreted insulin (red) when coaxed with appropriate molecular cues. Nuclei are shown…

Gidziela, A. et al. A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditions. Nat. Hum. Behav. 7,…

The human neocortex contains hundreds of types of neurons and glia1 that emerge early in development from what appears to…

Scientists solved the crystal structure of gastroenteritis-causing human astrovirus and its receptor on human cells, paving the way for designing…