{
  "id": 4710970,
  "title": "Lab-grown nerves match human sensory signal speeds, enabling tests of myelin repair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lab-grown-nerves-match-human-sensory-signal-speeds-enabling-tests-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-lab-grown-nerves-human-sensory.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rice University and collaborators in Switzerland have developed a platform to grow human-derived nerve cells and Schwann cells, supporting cells that form a protective coating called myelin around nerve fibers. This platform enables the formation of functional myelin in a three-dimensional, lab-grown environment. Researchers confirmed that it worked by measuring an increase in the speed of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}