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Neuroscientists discover a mechanism that can reactivate dormant neural stem cells

by admin | Oct 25, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Duke-NUS Medical School – MedicalXpress – An international team of neuroscientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School, have uncovered a mechanism that controls the reactivation of neural stem cells, which are crucial for repairing and regenerating brain...

Human skin map gives ‘recipe’ to build skin and could help prevent scarring

by admin | Oct 24, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute – MedicalXpress – For the first time, researchers have created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand how skin forms, and what goes wrong in disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute,...

Comparative analysis of single versus tandem autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma in Korea: the KMM2102 study

by admin | Oct 23, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By – Nature – Despite treatment advances, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable1. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is considered the standard treatment for eligible patients2,3. Moreover, ASCT is reportedly...

A new era of COVID-19 brings new outlooks for cellular therapy recipients

by admin | Oct 22, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By A Donlan – Fred Hutch Cancer Center – During the COVID-19 pandemic, it quickly became clear that certain populations were particularly at risk for severe disease. Individuals undergoing hematopoietic cell transplants (HCT) or chimeric antigen receptor...

Researchers identify gene crucial to blood stem cell regulation, growth

by admin | Oct 21, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Danielle H. Cho – Daily Bruin – UCLA researchers have found a gene that may have implications for treating blood-related genetic diseases and cancers. All types of blood cells come from blood stem cells, said Júlia Aguadé-Gorgorió, the first author of...

Scientists Use CRISPR Tools to Safely Disable Gene Mutation Linked to Advanced Skin Cancer

by admin | Oct 18, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Christiana Care News – In a potential advance for melanoma patients, researchers at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute have used CRISPR gene editing tools to disable a gene mutation often seen in aggressive forms of this dangerous skin cancer that...