by admin | Dec 7, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions
Brain cells derived from the stem cells of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients are on their way up to the International Space Station! Dr. Valentina Fossati, Dr. Scott Noggle, and Jason Stein prepare cells for launch This afternoon, SpaceX flight...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing the public, especially patients, health care practitioners, and clinics, of multiple recent reports of serious adverse events experienced by patients in Nebraska who were treated with unapproved products marketed as...
by admin | Dec 5, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions
Summary, September 2019 Capitol Hill Briefing – It is not enough to just offer opinions about fixing the vexing bottlenecks that constrain regenerative medicine. We also need to advance strong public policy, funding and laws to advance the field and fully...
by admin | Dec 2, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions
Cover photo via the Mayo Clinic News Network November 30, 2019 – Rochester, NY – After suffering a traumatic spinal cord injury in a surfing accident, Chris Barr thought he would never walk again. “The prognosis was — was bad,” Barr said in a recent...
by admin | Nov 21, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions
Researchers at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the National Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine describe how multiple doses of a type of stem cell called mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) might offer a new way to treat people...
by admin | Nov 18, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions
Image Caption: Robert Klein is finalizing a ballot initiative that asks California voters to re-fund the state’s stem cell agency. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images By Kelly Servick – Nov. 15, 2019 , 5:25 PM As California’s stem cell research...