'Minibrains' grown from stem cells replicate brain's electrical activity Researchers have grown 3D human brain tissue from stem cells that replicates the patterns of electrical activity found in the brains of patients with Rett syndrome. These "minibrain organoids" can be used to investigate the underlying causes of neurological disease and screen and test potential drug candidates, according to research published on August 23 in Nature Neuroscience.Read More
Athos, Cleveland Clinic to partner on IBD research Athos Therapeutics and the Cleveland Clinic have agreed to collaborate on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research. The agreement will advance the use of systems biology and computational science for precision medicine in inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.Read More
UPMC launches immunotherapy company, Novasenta The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has launched Novasenta, a new company that will focus on the use of machine learning to develop novel and effective cancer treatments.Read More
COVID multiomics dataset, portal go online for public use A new multidimensional dataset for COVID-19 multiomics research has been released to the public, along with a free online research portal for analyzing the data. The COVIDome Explorer and dataset, described recently in Cell Reports, give researchers a way to share data and collaborate in real-time for the clinical management of COVID-19.Read More
Rice University bioengineer nabs grant to develop 'smart' cells Rice University bioengineer Laura Segatori, PhD, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop gene activity sensors and activators that can be applied to nearly any cellular process associated with a transcriptional response.Read More
BD launches new benchtop cell analyzer Medical technology company Becton Dickinson (BD) has launched a new benchtop cell analyzer called FACSymphony A1 that offers new capabilities in flow cytometry instrumentation to scientific research labs of all sizes.Read More