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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.
Read ArticleNIH 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
NIH to Prioritize Human-Based Research Technologies
April 29, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News
- Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
NIH’s Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research a ‘Big Win for Animals,’ Says Doctors Group
April 29, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News
- Tissue Chip for Drug Screening