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medicalxpress.com Nov 01
Space-grown glioblastoma organoids could help advance brain cancer treatments: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults and ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-space-grown-glioblastoma-organoids-advance.html
What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes
phys.org/news/2026-10-human-brain-humans-great-apes.html
Lab-grown human mini-brains can 'read Braille': Bristol scientists have made mini-brains called organoids respond to Braille, the writing system used by blind or ...
metro.co.uk/2026/10/20/lab-grown-human-mini-brains-can-read-braille-29720844/
New Atlas Oct 20
Lab-grown brains can now read Braille and guide robot dogs: Millimeter-wide human forebrain organoids processed tactile information from Braille characters with ...
newatlas.com/technology/lab-brains-read-braille-direct-dog-biohybrid-computing/
Organoid pioneer named chair professor at Taipei Medical University | Taiwan News | Oct. 20, 2026 11:22
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6461286
bristol.ac.uk Oct 16
October: Mini brain organoids ‘reading’ Braille marks step towards biohybrid computin | News and features | University of Bristol
bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/october/mini-brain-organoids-reading-braille-marks-step-towards-biohybrid-computin.html
STAT Oct 15
Harvard researcher Paola Arlotta speaks at the #STATSummit about the progress made on organoids and the probability that there will be a major breakthrough on brain ... Show more
Human lung organoids with a built-in immune system could transform respiratory disease research
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-human-lung-organoids-built-immune.html
Organ models at TUM: New COS research center aims to revolutionize medicine: At TUM's new Center for Organoid Systems, researchers are growing mini-organs ...
abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/organoide-an-der-tum-neues-forschungszentrum-cos-soll-medizin-revolutionieren-art-1163883
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October 2026: Silicon-based AI grabs the headlines, but flirtations with manufactured cognition are multiplying. Is anyone watching?
undark.org/issue/october-2026/
Scientists have created mice with partly human brains: NY Times: The breakthrough poses some profound – and ethically challenging – questions.
nzherald.co.nz/world/scientists-have-created-mice-with-partly-human-brains/premium/GFHIAXRUKBGFDNOGYKXUL6ZVNI/
Paid articlePaywallYear-old brain organoids reveal astrocytes may fuel early-onset epilepsy: Tiny, year-old human brain organoids that mimic the brain of a newborn are providing ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-year-brain-organoids-reveal-astrocytes.html
Gold nanoplasmonic chip tracks L-DOPA response in Parkinson's 'mini-brains': Researchers have developed an organoid-on-a-chip technology that verifies the ...
phys.org/news/2026-09-gold-nanoplasmonic-chip-tracks-dopa.html
Researchers have replaced much of a mouse cortex with neurons grown from human stem cells.
These chimeric brains were created by genetically engineering ... Show more
ekathimerini.com Sep 18
These mice have partly human brains: In order to learn more about brain disorders, scientists reported on Wednesday that they had created extraordinary mice ...
ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1315564/these-mice-have-partly-human-brains/
Human brain tissue transplanted into mice: Transplanted organoids connect with the nervous system of mice and show their own activity ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000340098/menschliches-gehirngewebe-in-maeuse-verpflanzt
Researchers have created a mouse with a partly human brain: It will help the development of drugs for neurological illnesses
economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/16/researchers-have-created-a-mouse-with-a-partly-human-brain
Paid articlePaywall Researchers have replaced much of a mouse cortex with neurons grown from human stem cells.
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Longreads Aug 28
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week: In this edition: Bad medicine, imperfect sound forever, know when to fold 'em, brainiacs, and a call of the wild.
longreads.com/2026/08/28/top-5-623/
World's oldest lab-grown human brains grow for seven years recording 'passage of time'
nypost.com/2026/08/25/science/worlds-oldest-lab-grown-human-brains-grow-for-seven-years-recording-passage-of-time/
Scientists Grew Mini Brains That Kept Aging for Years, and Somehow Remembered It: Scientists have managed to keep tiny lab-grown brains alive for nearly six ...
vice.com/en/article/scientists-grew-mini-brains-that-kept-aging-for-years-and-somehow-remembered-it/
Neural organoids are three-dimensional clusters of brain cells grown in labs. Though still a relatively new technology, they could also one day be used to ... Show more
Could more brain-like chips provide a path to consciousness?
Could more brain-like chips provide a path to consciousness?
Oldest human brain cells grown in lab 'recorded passage of time': Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-oldest-human-brain-cells-grown.html
Lab-grown brain models gain a sense of place: The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of its power comes ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-lab-grown-brain-gain.html
Nature Aug 21
Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies: Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 21 August 2026
nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02626-x
STAT Aug 20
Contrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming care: Heidi Overton's rise under Trump, inside a 5-year-old brain organoid, and other health news from Morning ...
statnews.com/2026/08/20/health-news-contrasting-legal-decisions-on-gender-affirming-care/
From orbit to clinic: HIV drug enters Rett syndrome trial after space-based brain study
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-orbit-clinic-hiv-drug-rett.html
New Scientist Aug 19
5-year-old brain organoids can sense the passing of time: Brain organoids have been grown and studied for five years, the longest time to date ...
newscientist.com/article/2585540-5-year-old-brain-organoids-can-sense-the-passing-of-time/
Brain organoids survive nearly six years, mirroring later human development: A scientific team has shown that, under the right circumstances, 3D cell culture ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-brain-organoids-survive-years-mirroring.html
‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing
theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/12/organoids-human-organs-cambridge-shift-drug-testing-medicines-animals
WIRED Aug 14
5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain: From the multibrained octopus to the bitty brain organoid, we’re all just inference engines making flawed bets on the future ...
wired.com/galaxy-brain/
Medical Xpress - Medical and Health News : Mouse cortical organoids produce cell populations and molecular programs similar to the mouse brain, but they lose the brain’s sequential developmental ... Show more
WIRED Aug 11
AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive: Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.
wired.com/story/organoids-lab-grown-brains-neural-networks/
Patient-derived organoids reveal which breast tumors may resist standard therapies
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-patient-derived-organoids-reveal-breast.html
International project delivers hundreds of next-generation models for cancer research
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-international-hundreds-generation-cancer.html
Medical Xpress - Medical and Health News : A library of 220 patient-derived tumor organoids stayed closely matched to the original cancers over time, and 58% of models considered ineligible for ... Show more
Study unveils new genetic screen for understanding human development: A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes ...
phys.org/news/2026-07-unveils-genetic-screen-human.html
What really causes autism? We're about to find out: New biotech is helping scientists pull back the curtain on the developing brain and reveal the causes of ...
sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/autism-causes-brain
Fish-inspired sensor tracks how human heart tissue responds to disease and treatment
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-fish-sensor-tracks-human-heart.html
NIH moves to reduce animal testing in research: Non-animal alternatives include "organoids" grown from patient cells and computer models and AI.
axios.com/2026/06/16/nih-reduce-animal-testing-research
Brain-like organoids reveal how Ebola persists and spreads for 120 days: Following infection, the Ebola virus can survive unnoticed in the human body for months ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-organoids-reveal-ebola-persists.html
Nature May 15
Endometrial organoids could allow us to study the remarkable properties of the endometrium in a lab setting.
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This organoid can menstruate—and shows how tissue can repair itself: Mini models of the uterus lining give insight into mystery of how it is shed without ...
scientificamerican.com/article/this-organoid-can-menstruate-and-shows-how-tissue-can-repair-itself/
Nature May 01
This organoid can menstruate — and shows how tissue can repair itself: Mini models of the uterus lining give insight into mystery of how it is shed without ...
nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01428-5
Medical Xpress - Medical and Health News : Lab-grown airway organoids from diverse wildlife and livestock species now enable precise study of viral infections without live animal testing ... Show more
In a new #ScienceReview , researchers discuss a variety of methods to reimagine human-centric drug development.
Learn more: Just a moment...
In a new #ScienceReview , researchers discuss a variety of methods to reimagine human-centric drug development.
Learn more: Just a moment...
Mini brain-like structures grown in lab may help scientists treat, diagnose and stage Alzheimer's disease
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-mini-brain-grown-lab-scientists.html
Nature Apr 08
Mini models of the human brain are revealing how this complex organ takes shape: Lab-grown organoids are turbo-charging the study of human brain development and ...
nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01025-6
Lab-grown pineal gland organoids produce melatonin, offering a new sleep model: Organoids are miniature, simplified versions of an organ. Over the past two ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-lab-grown-pineal-gland-organoids.html
World’s first T-rex leather handbag to be auctioned for over Rs 5 crore – Here’s how it was made
financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-worlds-first-t-rex-leather-handbag-to-be-auctioned-for-over-rs-5-crore-heres-how-it-was-made-4196250/
scitechdaily.com Apr 01
Scientists Discover How to Stop Vision Loss Before It Starts: Scientists have identified molecules that can protect the eye’s cone cells from degeneration ...
scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-how-to-stop-vision-loss-before-it-starts/
Scalable sensors lower the cost of studying genetic disorders: Researchers have demonstrated a new class of low-cost, scalable sensors that can be used to ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-scalable-sensors-genetic-disorders.html
psypost.org Mar 22
Lab-grown brain models reveal unique electrical patterns in different types of autism
psypost.org/lab-grown-brain-models-reveal-unique-electrical-patterns-in-different-types-of-autism/
Shape-Memory Grippers Enhance Lab on a Chip Systems: Shape-memory alloys offer researchers a new way to manipulate biological samples in lab-on-a-chip systems.
spectrum.ieee.org/lab-on-a-chip-grippers
Lab-Grown Brains Growing More Powerful: Scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz have just taken a huge step in the long history of lab-cultured ...
futurism.com/health-medicine/lab-grown-brain-organoid
In a world first, a Japanese team of researchers has developed miniaturized testicular tissues known as testicular organoids from mouse embryonic stem cells in ... Show more
Japanese researchers create mouse testicular organoids in vitro
Japanese researchers create mouse testicular organoids in vitro
Researchers in Science have created “cyborg” pancreatic organoids that combine stretchy miniature electronics with stem cell-derived pancreatic islets ... Show more
Nature Feb 23
Gel helps mini spinal cords to heal from injury: Complex 3D structures of cells called organoids could be used to test treatments for spinal-cord damage that can ...
nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00512-0
interestingengineering.com Feb 16
Lab-grown retinas uncover secret behind high-definition human eyesight development
interestingengineering.com/science/cellular-process-behind-sharp-human-vision
Researchers in Science have created “cyborg” pancreatic organoids that combine stretchy miniature electronics with stem cell-derived pancreatic islets ... Show more
Lab-grown brain tissue successfully solves a classic AI training problem: In a small lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, clusters of mouse brain ...
techspot.com/news/111426-lab-grown-brain-tissue-successfully-solves-classic-ai.html
news.ucsc.edu Feb 22
Brain organoids can be trained to solve a goal-directed task: UC Santa Cruz researchers are exploring how brains learn, adapt, and improve ...
news.ucsc.edu/2026/02/brain-organoids-goal-directed-learning/
sciencealert.com Feb 21
Scientists Grew Mini Brains, Then Trained Them to Solve an Engineering Problem: A few blobs of lab-grown brain tissue have demonstrated a striking proof of ...
sciencealert.com/scientists-grew-mini-brains-then-trained-them-to-solve-an-engineering-problem
news.northwestern.edu Feb 19
Living ‘mini brains’ meet next-generation bioelectronics: Made from human stem cells, neural organoids are sophisticated models of brain development and disease ...
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/02/living-mini-brains-meet-next-generation-bioelectronics
scitechdaily.com Feb 11
Reversing Paralysis? Human Mini Spinal Cord Shows Stunning Recovery After Injury: A lab-grown “mini spinal cord” just showed that futuristic “dancing molecules” ...
scitechdaily.com/reversing-paralysis-human-mini-spinal-cord-shows-stunning-recovery-after-injury/
link.springer.com Feb 17
Translational biomarkers of hypoxic brain injury uncovered in CSF secreting human choroid plexus organoids
link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12987-025-00731-z
sciencealert.com Feb 13
Scientists Grew Mini Human Spinal Cords, Then Made Them Repair After Injury: Scientists have taken a major step toward treating spinal cord injuries that cause ...
sciencealert.com/scientists-grew-mini-human-spinal-cords-then-made-them-repair-after-injury
