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Scientists finally get past the blood-brain barrier to treat cancer
Posted in Science on 5th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
The brain's defenses have long thwarted doctors from treating cancer.
Rapidly building artificial arteries for testing drugs
Posted in Medicine on 28th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Promising drugs could be better tested before entering human trials.
Researchers Have Discovered a Fast Way to Make Artificial Arteries for Testing Drugs
Posted in Medicine on 21st Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Testing drugs on human tissues, without a whole human involved, can save money, time, and lives.
New drug could prevent impaired memory in schizophrenia sufferers
Posted in Medicine on 19th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
A mutation thwarts the development of neurons that connect two parts of the brain together, the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus, while the brain is forming.
Mini-brains to help us understand how chemicals affect the brain
Posted in Medicine on 17th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
In recent years, scientists have turned to "mini-brains", tiny lab-grown balls of brain cells, to test pharmaceuticals or better understand the causes of some diseases.