Home Science Scientists grow miniature brains that mimic the major pathological features of Parkinson’s...

Scientists grow miniature brains that mimic the major pathological features of Parkinson’s disease

134

Recreating major pathological features of Parkinson’s disease in a lab-grown, human mini-brain will help researchers to explore new treatments. This is the first time that Lewy bodies, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease in patients’ brains, have been produced in the laboratory, offering new insights into the disease.

Source: ScienceDaily.com