Amsbio has expanded its iMatrix series of recombinant laminin E8 fragments with isoforms LN-111 and LN-332. The newly added range provides greater flexibility and control when tailoring one’s substrate to the requirements of specific cultured cells.

Researchers at University of Michigan developed a method to produce artificially grown miniature brains — called human brain organoids — free of animal cells that could greatly improve the way neurodegenerative conditions are studied and, eventually, treated.

Researchers have revealed that common viruses play an important role in some cases of Alzheimer’s disease. They elaborated that herpes simplex virus type 1 when found in the human brain along with a specific genetic factor led to a higher risk of developing the disease.

Studying stem cell samples from hundreds of individuals in the same culture dish, using a method developed at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, could have transformative potential for personalised treatments and the study of complex human traits.

Scientists have developed a therapy by using an allogeneic ‘off the shelf’ engineered ‘twin stem cell approach’ to maximize an attack on cancer cells that have spread to a part of the brain known as leptomeninges.

Scientists applied a technology used in cancer research to model a roadmap of chemicals important for agriculture, food production and climate resilience. This chemical roadmap provides a resource that scientists can use to find new ways of regulating plant growth.

Scientists at the National University of Singapore have developed an edible plant-based cell culture scaffold which will help to produce cheaper and more sustainable lab-grown meat. These scaffolds can also be 3D printed.

The human brain has a sweet tooth, burning through nearly one quarter of the body’s sugar energy, or glucose, each day. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have shed new light on exactly how neurons — the cells that send electrical signals through the brain — consume and metabolize glucose, as well as how these cells adapt to glucose shortages

By culturing human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons on coatings with ‘dancing molecules,’ researchers created mature neurons. These neurons could be transplanted into patients with spinal cord injuries or neurodegenerative diseases to replace lost or damaged neurons.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have revisited the forgotten drug PIK-75 and have revealed that the drug could block two crucial cancer-causing pathways of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-All).