Traumatic brain injuries dramatically alter the lives of victims and their families all throughout the country. Scientists are working to study how traumatic brain injuries work to better treatment options. India West takes a look at this in a recent article titled “Scientist Develops Nearly Complete Human Brain Model.”
According to the author of the article, “Scientists at Ohio State University led by Indian American Dr. Rene Anand have developed a nearly complete human brain in a dish that equals the brain maturity of a 5-week-old fetus. The brain organoid, engineered from adult human skin cells, is the most complete human brain model yet developed, Anand, a professor of biological chemistry and pharmacology at Ohio State, stated in a press release. The lab-grown brain, about the size of a pencil eraser, has an identifiable structure and contains 99 percent of the genes present in the human fetal brain. Such a system will enable ethical and more rapid and accurate testing of experimental drugs before the clinical trial stage and advance studies of genetic and environmental causes of central nervous system disorders… He and his colleague Susan McKay have already used the platform to launch their own projects, creating brain organoid models of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and autism in a dish. They hope that with further development and the addition of a pumping blood supply, the model could be used for stroke therapy studies. For military purposes, the system offers a new platform for the study of Gulf War illness, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.”
This is especially important news for those who received these injuries as a result of the negligence of others. Without the proper treatment and legal protection, these people can suffer both physically and financially, possibly for generations.
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