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MEDY: The Future of Brain Tissue Preservation and Its Implications for Neuroscience
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Steve Burgess
June 01, 2024
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Brrrain Freeze
Brain freezing can help it last longer. Scientists developed a chemical mixture, MEDY, to maintain brain tissue function after 18 months on ice.
MEDY = methyl cellulose, ethylene glycol, DMSO, and Y27632
Traditional freezing damages cells with ice crystals
Treated brain organoids matched control groups after thawing
MEDY also preserved actual human brain tissue donated from an epilepsy patient. Extending tissue shelf life could lead to breakthroughs in neural research and other tissue preservation. Finally a use-case for drinking slushies quickly.
Source: New Atlas
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With MEDY, we can now freeze brains and they still function after thawing. It’s like putting your computer on ‘sleep mode,’ but for a year and a half.
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