Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG

Stem cell therapies advance in Parkinson’s disease and beyond

by admin | Jun 16, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Natalie Healey – Nature Medicine – Landmark trials using stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease in the USA and Japan mark a turning point for cell therapy in neurodegeneration. Similar approaches to Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...

No More Transplants? New Gene Therapy Targets Blood Stem Cells Directly

by admin | Jun 13, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Fondazione Telethon – SciTechDaily – Researchers have identified an early postnatal window that allows gene transfer to circulating blood stem cells, advancing the development of potential treatments for genetic disorders. A team of scientists from the...

How our bones are repaired by skeletal stem cells: Scientist discover four major subtypes

by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Sarah Williams, Stanford University – MedicalXpress – Whether you are a competitive athlete or an older adult, strong bones are essential—not only for movement, but also for overall health. Now, a new study has shed new light on how our bones are...

After groundbreaking CRISPR therapy, a homecoming

by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Meghana Keshavan – Stat News – From my colleague Jason Mast: KJ Muldoon, the first infant treated with a personalized gene-editing drug, has been discharged from the hospital for the first time in his life, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia...

Natural molecule reverses age- and dementia-related cognitive decline

by admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Paul McClure – News Atlas – In a new study, researchers identified a molecule produced by a particular type of brain cell that reversed the cognitive decline seen in both healthy aging and dementia. It provides a deeper understanding of the aging...

CAR T-Cell Therapy: New Advances Move On Past Setbacks

by admin | Jun 9, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Tiffany Yesavag – Genetic Bioengineering & Biotechnology News – Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is an innovative cancer treatment that engineers a patient’s own T cells to target and destroy cancer cells. While the field has sparked...