SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 5, 2025Daily.dev

MIT researchers invent new human brain model to enable disease research, drug discovery

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MIT researchers developed miBrains, the first 3D brain tissue model with all six major cell types that replicates human brain functions. Testing showed how APOE4 genetic variants cause Alzheimer's through astrocyte and immune cell interactions.

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