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An Organ-on-a-Chip Model of ALS Will Help Uncover Early Disease Characteristics and Find Potential Therapies

August 6, 2025 - NCATS News

  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Researchers created a spinal cord chip model of ALS, allowing for more accurate research of this neurodegenerative disease. This model could inform future studies on disease origin and drug screening.

NIH to Prioritize Human-Based Research Technologies

July 4, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News

  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Space Station’s Lab-on-Chip Model Uncovers How Microgravity Drives Muscle Degeneration

June 26, 2025 - Media Coverage

  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Organ-Chips May Help Unlock the Mystery of ALS

June 24, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News

  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Lymph Node on a Chip: New Immune System Model Developed to Enhance Precision Medicine Research

June 18, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News

  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Lymph Node on a Chip: New Immune System Model May Enhance Precision Medicine Research

June 12, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News

  • Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

Last updated on July 9, 2026