In the pharmaceutical industry, the name Thalidomide sends shivers down the spine. The German-manufactured drug – a sleeping pill, presumably safe for pregnant women – was taken off the market in 1961 ...

UTRECHT, Netherlands — Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with thick, sticky mucus. Despite taking more than a dozen pills and ...

Lab-made mini-organs are revolutionizing the future of life science research with their remarkable potential. These tiny, three-dimensional structures, grown from stem cells, closely resemble real ...

Cardiovascular-related disorders are a significant global health problem. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in developed countries, accounting for a third of the mortality ...

Scientists have developed a gel for growing miniaturized body organs that can be used in clinical diagnostics and drug development. Organoids are miniature organs that can be grown in the lab from a ...