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Mount Sinai sends lab-grown mini hearts and brains to ISS on CRS-35 mission

Researchers from Mount Sinai, NASA and Space Tango launched up to 16 miniature engineered hearts and peppercorn-sized 'miBrain' tissue samples to the International Space Station aboard the CRS-35 resupply mission from Cape Canaveral. The organs, housed in an automated CubeLab device from Space Tango, will be monitored for how microgravity and radiation affect their electrical activity and cellular health, with arrival expected two days after launch.

science.slashdot.org · 2026-10-15

Bill Ackman funds experimental mitochondrial transplant for daughter's vision loss

After his daughter Lucy suffered a brain hemorrhage that left her blind, billionaire Bill Ackman used his connections to secure her advanced care at Mount Sinai and pursue an experimental treatment. In May, the FDA granted her medical team first-time emergency authorization to transplant mitochondria from her leg muscle into her eyes in an attempt to repair her optic nerves. Ackman has since pledged over $400 million to establish an institute focused on longevity and brain health research.

science.slashdot.org · 2026-09-07