In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...

Researchers have established a method to create a network of perfusable blood vessels in organs-on-chips, enabling better ...

Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...

Femtosecond source produces precise, stable channels for blood supply in tissue models. The breakthrough, described in ...

As President Trump pounds the nail of MAGA resentment and envy into elite research universities, Americans best hope that ...

New technology being used right here in South Florida is increasing the amount of successful organ transplants.

Engineers from Texas A University (TAMU) have developed a groundbreaking tiny chip that mimics real human blood vessels, ...

The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release ...

are taken up by the liver, and prepare the organ to support the outgrowth of new, metastatic tumors. In the new study, the researchers uncovered a different set of liver changes caused by distant ...

Over the last decades, several innovations have advanced the understanding of human biology and diseases. From the development of induced pluripotent stem ...

A lab-on-a-chip is a class of device that integrates and automates multiple laboratory techniques into a system that fits on a chip up to a maximum of a few square centimetres in size. By ...