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First serotonin neurons made from human stem cells (2015)

43 pointsby snake117over 8 years ago

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d33over 8 years ago
&gt; Because the neurons can be generated from induced pluripotent stem cells, which can be produced from a patient’s skin cells, “these could be useful for finding treatments for psychiatric disorders like depression, where we often see quite variable responses to drugs,” says Lu. “By identifying individual differences, this could be a step toward personalized medicine.<p>Do we really need that much personalized medicine? My first thought is that it&#x27;s going to drive prices up A LOT.
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ameliusover 8 years ago
How can these neurons be placed at the location where they are needed?
un0over 8 years ago
How do this guys connect produced neurons to the cardiovascular system? =)