A review of human heart models—cardiac organoids and organ chips—showed that each method has unique advantages in different research contexts, including cardiac disease modeling and drug development.

This Valentine’s Day, as we exchange stylised hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the ...

Molecular communications in the bloodstream is a promising area of research, since the bloodstream has the ability to ...

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Discover how a revolutionary 3D Blood-Brain Barrier model advances the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and drug ...

A beating pig heart on Jan. 21, 2025, at the University of Minnesota's Visible Heart Lab in Minneapolis. At the U's heart lab, millions of dollars of tubing and wires and technology work to keep a ...

This valuable study presents a mouse gastruloid model that can be used to generate hematopoietic progenitors as well as leukemic cells. However, in its current form, the manuscript is inadequate ...

To create 3D-printed blood vessels. This new technique could help create tissue ... such as those found in organs like the heart, liver, or kidneys. The ability to construct tissues with multiscale ...

It started as a respiratory illness — or so everyone thought. But it quickly became apparent that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was so much more.

When connected to another device, it can even model how the bone ... many types of cells in human blood; endothelial cells, which make up the walls of blood vessels; and mesenchymal cells, which ...

What is a blood transfusion? A blood transfusion involves receiving donated blood or blood parts into your body through one of your blood vessels. A needle is put ... It’s more common in people with ...