NIH scientists create tissue chip for 2 rare diseases - The Science Board
Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have bioengineered a "tissue chip" to show how a drug could potentially treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy. That data has been used by a Florida c…
Orlando-based Hesperos led the tissue chip research, which consisted of two cell types: motoneurons and Schwann cells. Motoneurons transmit messages from the brain to muscles whereas Schwann cells he… [+1051 chars]
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