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

The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home

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

By Evan Bush – NBS News – Jack Castelli had it all figured out. The University of Washington doctoral student had spent the past three years developing new gene-editing techniques that could spur immunity to the virus that causes AIDS. Early testing in...

New MRI technique lights up ‘zombie cells’ that contribute to arthritis

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

By Rachel Tompa – Stanford Medicine – Research led by Stanford Medicine points to the first non-invasive imaging method to visualize senescent cells, which are alive but dormant and play a key role in many diseases. Anyone who’s had a knee or other joint...

Gene Therapy Restores Immune Function in Children With Rare Disorder

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

by University of California Los Angeles – Technology Networks – An investigational gene therapy has successfully restored immune function in all nine children treated with the rare and life-threatening immune disorder called severe leukocyte adhesion...

May is Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

by admin | May 7, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The month of May is designated “Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month”. The proclamation was made in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush. This is time dedicated to raising awareness about the condition, supporting families impacted by it, and promoting...

Microgravity Could Be the Key to Developing New Therapies for Neurogenerative Diseases

by admin | May 7, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By The ISS National Laboratory – NASA Funds Continuation of ISS National Lab-Sponsored Brain Cell Studies From NSCF Millions of Americans live with Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis (MS), and Alzheimer’s—neurodegenerative diseases with no cure and no significant...

Expert Q&A: ‘Invisible’ Stem Cells

by admin | May 6, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Christina Elston – Cedars Sinai – Cedars-Sinai Scientist Explains How She Created Cells the Immune System Doesn’t See, Forging a Possible Future Solution to Organ Rejection in Transplant Patients Cedars-Sinai is a leading transplant center, with patient...