Putting pressure on mini-brains helps to model compression injuries
October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 -- Brown University issued the following news:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] For nearly a decade, Brown University researcher Diane Hoffman-Kim and her laboratory team have made cortical spheroids, which are basically functional miniature brains.The three-dimensional cell cultures are versatile models that allow for the study of everything from brain injuries to stroke to glioblastoma. Most recently, Hoffman-Kim's team found a way to use the m . . .
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] For nearly a decade, Brown University researcher Diane Hoffman-Kim and her laboratory team have made cortical spheroids, which are basically functional miniature brains.The three-dimensional cell cultures are versatile models that allow for the study of everything from brain injuries to stroke to glioblastoma. Most recently, Hoffman-Kim's team found a way to use the m . . .