Whether for drug screening or toxicity testing, stem cell-based 3D tissue models are key to biomedical research. However, ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

Animal models have long shaped how biomedical research is conducted. They have influenced how diseases are studied, how ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Phenotypic 3D cell models incorporate tissue architectures and extracellular matrices to recapitulate the complexity of the ...

Single-cell sequencing reveals cellular heterogeneity within models, while advanced imaging captures dynamic processes in living organoids. These tools, combined with rigorous validity assessment, ...

Shift Bioscience (Shift), a biotechnology company uncovering the biology of cell rejuvenation to develop new therapies for age driven diseases, today announced the results of a new study detailing an ...

In a recent work published in BME Frontiers, a collaborative study by researchers from Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, and Nanjing Stomatological ...

For decades, scientists have known that a misbehaving protein sits at the heart of Parkinson’s disease, yet the precise chain ...

Starting in his early teens, Deshawn "DJ" Chow wasn't sure he'd ever be able to live a normal life. Crushing pain episodes brought on by his sickle cell disease were getting progressively worse. "It's ...