• A 3D Model of the Human Blood Brain Barrier

    Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a 3D tissue culture of the human brain endothelium that mimics in vivo properties of brain microvasculature and the blood brain barrier and can be used to study diseases and develop therapeutics.

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  • Pancreas-on-a-Chip Offers New Possibilities for Cystic Fibrosis Research

    Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have developed a human pancreas-on-a-chip to identify possible causes of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD), a common and deadly comorbidity in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), and to further our understanding of pancreatic function.

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