Researchers create "mini brains" to advance MS research

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-10-02

MELBOURNE, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from Australia and New Zealand have developed 3D "mini brains" that they hope will speed up the search for treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune condition affecting almost three million people worldwide. The research team used reprogrammed adult stem cells to engineer a human-like central nervous system cell model about the size of a grain of rice, according to a statement released Frid......

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