Artificial devices mimicked the female reproductive system. A modular microfluidic device replicated the menstrual cycle and an artificial ovary restored fertility in mice.
Artificial devices mimicked the female reproductive system. A modular microfluidic device replicated the menstrual cycle and an artificial ovary restored fertility in mice
The high rate of failure during drug development is well-known, however recent advances in tissue engineering and microfabrication have contributed to the development of microphysiological systems (MPS), or ‘organs-on-chips’ that recapitulate the function of human organs.
Doctors prescribe medicines and treatments around the world without a concrete understanding of the potentially adverse side effects on women and their menstrual cycles. But a team of scientists in Chicago may have created a solution to understanding how certain drugs can impact the female period.
Researchers have completed the first laboratory model of the human female reproductive cycle
The female menstrual cycle is a rite of passage into womanhood that for centuries has been shrouded in mystery and taboo. Pliny The Elder, for one, believed that menstrual blood could turn crop fields barren. Just last century, one scientist floated a theory that menstrual blood contained a poison that caused women to turn wine into…
Mimicking biological processes in the lab is becoming more common as the development of “organ-on-a-chip” technology intensifies. Now for the first time ever, researchers have managed to replicate the 28-day menstrual cycle of the human female reproductive tract in a dish.
Northwestern Medicine has developed a miniature female reproductive tract that fits in the palm of your hand and could eventually change the future of research and treatment of diseases in women's reproductive organs.
There is a new way to test drugs for a specific person without ever trying them on that person. It’s high tech science creating mini reproductive systems for men and women in a lab. Organs that communicate with each other can also tell doctors how to better treat their patients.
Researchers in the United States have created a model of the female reproductive system that is so close to the real thing that it can simulate a menstrual cycle and pregnancy hormones. How could it be applied to target women health issues. The lead researcher at Northwestern University, Teresa Woodruff, tells the BBC's Nomia Iqbal how…
Researchers in the United States have created a model of a female reproductive system that is so close to the real thing it even simulates a menstrual cycle and pregnancy hormones.
Imagine (if you’re a female) holding your entire reproductive system in your hand to figure out how it works and how to improve it.
Although half of the population has female reproductive organs, there are still so many woman-specific health issues that the medical community doesn’t know much about — from endometriosis to infertility, miscarriages, and gynecological cancers. But now, scientists have developed a new miniature device that replicates a woman’s reproductive system, and will hopefully allow researchers to better…
A microfluidic system supports murine ovarian follicles to produce the human 28-day menstrual cycle hormone profile, which controls human female reproductive tract and peripheral tissue dynamics in single, dual and multiple unit microfluidic platforms (Solo-MFP, Duet-MFP and Quintet-MPF, respectively).
It’s ovulation in the lab. A simulated female reproductive system behaves almost like the real thing over 28 days.
The EVATAR system. Each cube represents a different organ, and the blue fluid stands in for blood. (Credit: Northwestern University) A collection of human cell-lined boxes successfully reproduced the female menstrual cycle, marking another step forward for so-called "organs-on-a-chip."
After decades of drug testing on mostly men, a new device may help taylor treatment for different genders.
These days, scientists are all about building miniature versions of human organs. They’ve built tiny beating hearts on spinach leaves and put livers on computer chips, and now, a team from Northwestern University report they’ve built a vagina in a palm-sized tablet.
The 28-day menstrual cycle has been replicated in the lab for the first time, with the aid of “organ-on-a-chip” technology. Northwestern Medicine has developed a miniature female reproductive tract that fits in the palm of your hand and could eventually change the future of treatment for conditions such as endometriosis, cancer and infertility.
Scientists have created a synthetic version of the female reproductive system that could be used to test drugs and help us better understand women’s health. The tiny system, which is shaped like a cube, is made up of a series of small tubes each containing cells from a different part of the female reproductive system: uterus,…
Providing researchers with a platform to study drugs and diseases influenced by these hormones
Bodies are complicated, but they’re no match for persistent bioengineers
US scientists say they have made a mini working replica of the female reproductive tract using human and mouse tissue.
A palm-sized recreation of the female reproductive tract could change the future of research into gynaecological problems affecting millions of women, scientists claim.