All Organoids articles – Page 2
-
NewsFunctional retinal organoids improve drug testing for eye disease
Researchers have developed vascularised human retinal organoids featuring the first fully functional light-signal pathways in lab-grown human retina models, opening new possibilities for studying eye disease and testing therapies.
-
NewsMagnetic stimulation advances heart organoids for future therapies
Researchers have shown that applying magnetic forces to lab-grown human heart organoids enhances their maturation and vascular development, offering a more realistic model of early heart formation and the possibility of future cardiac therapies.
-
NewsNew research aims to make FDA-approved drugs safer for the brain
Life-saving HIV and cancer drugs can carry serious neurological risks, and new funding will help UMBC researchers discover how these medicines damage the brain – which could help to inform safer treatments.
-
NewsHydrogel tech enables global shipping of organoid models
A partnership between Atelerix and Cherry Biotech is enabling the shipping of complex biological models worldwide, using hydrogel preservation technology to eliminate cold-chain logistics.
-
NewsInhibiting DDR1 pathway helps breach pancreatic cancer’s drug barrier
Scientists in Japan have identified a way to weaken the dense fibrotic barrier that prevents drugs from penetrating pancreatic tumours – a promising new strategy that could improve treatment for pancreatic cancer.
-
NewsAutomated lung organoids to speed up new drug development
Scientists have developed an automated method to grow lung organoids, with the hope of speeding up drug testing, reducing reliance on animal models and helping to develop new personalised treatments.
-
ArticleThe partnership changing the pace of radiopharmaceutical development
A new collaboration between Crown Bioscience and Medicines Discovery Catapult is bringing advanced tumour models together with world-class imaging and radiochemistry to accelerate the development of next-generation radiopharmaceuticals.
-
NewsKidney fibrosis linked to overactive Hippo signalling pathway
Scientists have used human stem cell–derived kidney organoids to uncover how abnormal Hippo signalling drives scarring in nephronophthisis, a rare genetic kidney disease.
-
NewsDexamethasone may halt metastases in resistant breast cancer
Researchers have discovered that dexamethasone, a widely used anti-inflammatory drug, could help combat metastases in hormone-resistant ER+ breast cancer.
-
ArticleAdvancing disease biomarker research with EV multiplex profiling
Vanitha Margan, Global Product Manager for Bio-Plex Multiplex Immunoassays at Bio-Rad Laboratories, reveals how multiplexing is being used to realise the full potential of extracellular vesicles in disease monitoring.
-
NewsFGD3 protein enhances breast cancer therapies
Scientists have identified a little-known protein, FGD3, that can boost the power of key breast cancer treatments by helping drugs rupture tumour cells and activate the immune system.
-
ArticleInside ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025: automation, AI and human-relevant models
At ELRIG’s Drug Discovery 2025, Drug Target Review spoke with the teams turning big ideas into usable tools – automation, AI and biology – that help scientists work smarter.
-
NewsLab-grown liver offers new platform to test fibrosis drugs
Japanese scientists have developed a lab-grown liver organoid that mimics human liver regeneration, offering a new platform to study fibrosis and test therapies.
-
ArticleBuilding reliable organoid models for human-relevant drug discovery
Organoids are changing the landscape of biomedical research, with automation and AI driving new levels of consistency, scalability and human relevance. Aaron Risinger of Molecular Devices discusses how these technologies are advancing precision medicine – and the challenges that remain.
-
NewsStem cell liver model reproduces rare immune drug reactions
A new human liver organoid platform could help predict which drugs trigger dangerous immune reactions in susceptible patients.
-
Newsc-Kit helps sweet cells survive and regenerate taste
A new study has demonstrated that sweet-sensing taste cells, protected by the protein c-Kit, survive nerve injury and drive the regeneration of taste buds.
-
NewsKidney organoids show APOL1 gene’s role in chronic kidney disease
New research using stem cell-derived kidney organoids reveals how APOL1 gene mutations disrupt mitochondrial function in kidney cells – potentially leading to new targeted treatments.
-
NewsHibernator liver organoids reveal strategy to improve transplant survival
Researchers have created liver organoids from hibernating Syrian hamsters, revealing how these cells survive cold storage - a discovery that could improve liver transplant success.
-
NewsTiny models, powerful insights: how organoids are driving precision oncology
A new review has highlighted how three-dimensional organoid models are transforming cancer research by replicating the complexity of human tumours – bringing precision oncology closer to the clinic.
-
NewsLab-grown kidneys show real function in new stem cell study
USC Stem Cell scientists have created the most advanced lab-grown kidney structures to date, combining key components into ‘assembloids’ that mature and function like real kidneys, which could open up new possibilities for modelling complex kidney diseases.