Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG - World Stem Cell Summit

Assessment of immune modulation strategies to enhance survival and integration of human neural progenitor cells in rodent models of spinal cord injury

by admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Stem Cells Translational Medicine – Our study demonstrates the advantage of using genetically immunodeficient rodents over traditional pharmacological methods in cell therapy research for spinal cord injury (SCI). This approach preserves the integrity and...

Christopher Reeve’s daughter describes the simple, ‘beautiful’ way Robin Williams showed up for her dad

by admin | Feb 18, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Dan Heching -CNN – While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve’s daughter. In a recent interview with CNN,...

Penn researchers develop temperature-sensitive protein with applications in cancer cell therapy

by admin | Feb 17, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Megan Liu – The Daily Pennsylvanian – A group of Penn scientists has developed a new method to remotely control engineered cells inside the human body using heat. Led by bioengineer Lukasz Bugaj, the innovation introduces a temperature-sensitive protein...

Enhanced bone regeneration using mesenchymal stem cell-loaded 3D-printed alginate-calcium Titanate scaffolds: A Calvarial defect model study

by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Science Direct – This study investigates the efficacy of a 3D-printed alginate composite scaffold enriched with calcium titanate nano powders and loaded with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for bone regeneration in a calvarial defect model. Scaffolds (20 mm ×...

New study shows stem cell therapy ‘jump-start’ brain repair after stroke

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

by Gladstone Institutes – MedicalXpress – Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover. Most others suffer from long-term...

Tailoring cell therapies for diabetic metabolic phenotypes: a comparative study on the efficacy of various umbilical cord-derived cell regimens

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

By Stem Cells Translational Medicine Given the high heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), it is imperative to develop personalized stem cell infusion regimen for targeted metabolic phenotype in order to ensure optimal therapeutic efficacy. In this study,...