Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) affect more than 50 million people worldwide, posing a significant global health challenge as well as a high socioeconomic burden. With aging …
Three-dimensional brain organoids have emerged as a valuable model system for studies of human brain development and pathology. Here we establish a midbrain organoid culture …
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide and is caused by the degeneration and loss of dopamine (DA) neurons in the …
Human midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons are a heterogeneous group of cells that share a common neurotransmitter phenotype and are in close anatomical proximity but display …
S Spitz, S Bolognin, K Brandauer, J Füßl, P Schuller… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Due to its ability to recapitulate key pathological processes in vitro, midbrain organoid technology has significantly advanced the modeling of Parkinson's disease over the last few …
M Dardano, T Lebek, I HC Tsang - Biology Open, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Each year, the European Summer School on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (SCSS) attracts early-career researchers and actively practicing …
Organoid technology describes a scientific field that concentrates on the in vitro generation of miniaturized tissue analogs capable of emulating intricate organotypic characteristics on …