Using an innovative new method, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher is building tiny pseudo-organs from stem cells to help diagnose and treat Alzheimer's. When Dr. Tyler Wenzel (PhD) first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hand of Laura Stertz, a research scientist, is shown near a sample of mini brain organoids at the UTHealth Houston Brain ...

In an exciting advance in the world of neuroscience, a team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University just unveiled some of the first whole-brain organoids – “mini brains” that incorporate ...

Lewy body dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that shares traits with both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases but can be more difficult to diagnose. Symptoms can include ...

New research from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University shows that the heart has a mini-brain – its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system, which ...

Scientists who study mental disorders have long faced an inherent obstacle. When they examine a deceased person’s brain, they can’t tell how the brain cells functioned and interacted. And they can’t ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...