Live
- Chanchalguda Jail Officials Say They Haven't Received Bail Papers Yet, Allu Arjun May Stay in Jail Tonight
- BJP leaders present evidence of illegal voters in Delhi, urge EC for swift action
- Exams will not be cancelled: BPSC chairman
- Nagesh Trophy: Karnataka, T.N win in Group A; Bihar, Rajasthan triumph in Group B
- YS Jagan condemns the arrest of Allu Arjun
- Economic and digital corridors to maritime connectivity, India and Italy building vision for future, says Italian Ambassador
- SMAT 2024: Patidar's heroics guide Madhya Pradesh to final after 13 years
- CCPA issues notices to 17 entities for violating direct selling rules
- Mamata expresses satisfaction over speedy conviction in minor girl rape-murder case
- Transparent Survey Process for Indiramma Housing Scheme Directed by District Collector
Scientists create talking neurons
Scientists have perfected mini-cultured 3D structures that grow and function much like the outer tissue (cortex) of the brain of the person from whom they were harvested. Strikingly, these \"organoids\" buzz with neuronal network activity where cells talk with each other in circuits much as they do in our brains.
Washington: Scientists have perfected mini-cultured 3D structures that grow and function much like the outer tissue (cortex) of the brain of the person from whom they were harvested. Strikingly, these "organoids" buzz with neuronal network activity where cells talk with each other in circuits much as they do in our brains.
This evolving "disease-in-a-dish" technology is bringing closer the day when patients can ask for personalised medicines, said the study, funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). "The cortex spheroids grow to a state in which they express functional connectivity, allowing for modeling and understanding of mental illnesses," said Thomas R Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
Like the developing brain, the neurons form layers and talk with each other via neural networks. "While the technology is still maturing, there is great potential for using these assays to more accurately develop, test safety and effectiveness of new treatments before they are used in individuals with a mental illness," said David Panchision, programme director for stem cell research
