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CRISPR-Cas9 Therapy Shows Promise As Single-Dose Treatment for Hereditary Angioedema

by admin | Nov 6, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Technology Networks – A single treatment with, a CRISPR-Cas9-based gene editing therapy, is enough to replace the daily medication of patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), a condition characterized by severe, painful and sudden onset of swelling,...

UCLA researchers engineer experimental drug for preventing heart failure after heart attacks

by admin | Nov 5, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Ani Vahradyan – UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center – Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a first-of-its-kind experimental therapy that has the potential to enhance heart...

Do stem-cell transplants increase cancer risk? Long-lived recipients offer clues

by admin | Nov 4, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Smriti Mallapaty – Nature – Ever since the first blood-forming stem cells were successfully transplanted into people with blood cancers more than 50 years ago, researchers have wondered whether they developed cancer-causing mutations. A unique study1 on...

Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Pennsylvania State University – MedicalXpress – Immunotherapies that mobilize a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer have become a treatment pillar. These therapies, including CAR T-cell therapy, have performed well in cancers like...

Microenvironment-responsive nanomedicines: a promising direction for tissue regeneration

by admin | Oct 31, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By BMC – Military Medical Research – Severe tissue defects present formidable challenges to human health, persisting as major contributors to mortality rates. The complex pathological microenvironment, particularly the disrupted immune landscape within...

Life Without Sickle Cell Beckons Boy Who Completed Gene Therapy

by admin | Oct 29, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Gina Kolata – New York Times – After 44 days, Kendric Cromer, 12, left the hospital. While his family feels fortunate that he was the first to receive a treatment, their difficult experiences hint at what others will be up against. Kendric Cromer, 12,...