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Antidepressant Paroxetine Exerts Developmental Neurotoxicity in an iPSC-Derived 3D Human Brain Model

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2020
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently used to treat depression during pregnancy. Various concerns have been raised about the possible effects of these drugs on fetal development.
Xiali Zhong   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deconvoluting gene and environment interactions to develop an “epigenetic score meter” of disease

open access: yesEMBO Molecular Medicine, 2023
Human health is determined both by genetics (G) and environment (E). This is clearly illustrated in groups of individuals who are exposed to the same environmental factor showing differential responses.
Alessio Butera   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence as the new frontier in chemical risk assessment

open access: yesFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 2023
The rapid progress of AI impacts various areas of life, including toxicology, and promises a major role for AI in future risk assessments. Toxicology has shifted from a purely empirical science focused on observing chemical exposure outcomes to a data ...
Thomas Hartung, Thomas Hartung
doaj   +1 more source

Organotypic Models to Study Human Glioblastoma: Studying the Beast in Its Ecosystem

open access: yesiScience, 2020
Summary: Glioblastoma is a very aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, with very low survival rates and no curative treatments. The high failure rate of drug development for this cancer is linked to the high-cost, time-consuming, and inefficient ...
David Pamies   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microglia Increase Inflammatory Responses in iPSC-Derived Human BrainSpheres

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), together with 21st century cell culture methods, have the potential to better model human physiology with applications in toxicology, disease modeling, and the study of host-pathogen interactions.
Celina Monteiro Abreu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicting toxicity of chemicals: software beats animal testing

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2019
We created earlier a large machine‐readable database of 10,000 chemicals and 800,000 associated studies by natural language processing of the public parts of Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) registrations until
Thomas Hartung
doaj   +1 more source

Human neural organoid microphysiological systems show the building blocks necessary for basic learning and memory

open access: yesCommunications Biology
Brain Microphysiological Systems, including neural organoids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells, offer a unique lens to study the intricate workings of the human brain.
Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brain organoids and organoid intelligence from ethical, legal, and social points of view

open access: yesFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence
Human brain organoids, aka cerebral organoids or earlier “mini-brains”, are 3D cellular models that recapitulate aspects of the developing human brain.
Thomas Hartung   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

RE-Place: A Unique Project Collecting Expertise on New Approach Methodologies

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
By applying “New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)” based on innovative technologies such as computer modeling, high throughput testing, omics, and sophisticated cell cultures, the use of experimental animals in the life sciences can be reduced or sometimes ...
Mieke Van Mulders   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rational Use of Herbal Products in Pediatric Patients Treated With Anticancer Drugs in the European Union

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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