Scientists at Johns Hopkins have grown a first-of-its-kind organoid mimicking an entire human brain, complete with rudimentary blood vessels and neural activity. This new "multi-region brain organoid" ...

This week, I’m focusing on the widespread use of the Grok chatbot to undress women on X. I also look at the problematic lack ...

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Scientists at University of Galway have discovered improvements in growing "mini brains" in laboratories, which could benefit studies into strokes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The research examined ...

A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence infant brain growth, a trait associated with autism. Researchers have made ...

Newborns have not learned how to concentrate their vision. Newborns have sensitive vision to bright colours and moving images. This is what cartoons rely on: using bright colours, blinking images, and ...

From brain scans revealing medication’s effects to AI-powered detection using lab models, here are 5 new developments in bipolar disorder research. When you live with bipolar disorder, you’re like ...

When you live with bipolar disorder, you’re like anyone else in many ways. You care deeply about certain things. Others frustrate you. But bipolar disorder also leads to some experiences that people ...

Scientists who study mental disorders have long faced an inherent obstacle. When they examine a deceased person’s brain, they can’t tell how the brain cells functioned and interacted. And they can’t ...

It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create computers out of living cells. Welcome to the weird world of biocomputing. Among ...

Since Madeline Lancaster first created brain organoids back in 2013, they have become widely used for brain research around the world. But what exactly are they? Are they effectively miniature brains ...