Scientists preserve a live slice of a human brain for 12 hours

Scientists kept a live slice of a human brain for 12 hours, as part of a miraculous study that may contribute to finding treatments for many deadly diseases, according to the Russian “Sputnik” agency.

The researchers contented themselves with keeping a one-centimeter slice, which they cut from the brain of one of the patients.

After obtaining the slice from the brain, the scientists quickly implemented a new process to ensure its survival, which is that they first cool the tissue so that the cells remain alive, then put the piece in a mixture of ions and minerals, which are the same components found in the cerebrospinal fluid of the brain.

Study leader Emma Louise Louth, from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, said that she and her team were able to keep brain tissue alive for 12 hours, which allowed them to conduct studies and experiments that were only possible with animals, specifically mice.

She noted that mice and humans have the same basic functions, but there is a much greater complexity in the human brain.

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