USC Stem Cell mouse study identifies shared genes involved in hearing and vision regeneration

by admin | Apr 10, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Cristy Lytal – Keck School of Medicine of USC – The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Ksenia Gnedeva, published in the Proceedings of the National...

Cell and Gene Therapy Sector Sees 30% Investment Surge Despite Market Challenges

by admin | Apr 9, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by BioSpace Insights – Industry updates and investment insights—including investor behavior and fundraising advice—were among the topics experts explored at Charles River Laboratories’ 2025 Cell & Gene Therapy Summit. With the cell and gene therapies (CGTs)...

The Expert Who Kept Eye Drops From Blinding You Was Fired Yesterday

by admin | Apr 8, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Katherine Eban – Vanity Fair – If you’ve ever used eye drops that didn’t blind you, thank Dr. Timothy J. Pohlhaus. As of yesterday, he’s gone. And if you’ve ever been injected with a sterile drug that helped heal you instead of killing you, you have...

HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled

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

By Joseph Shapiro – NPR Health News – The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services slashed the staffs of major federal aging, disability and anti-poverty programs, leaving the future of those programs uncertain. At least 40% of staff got...

A new kind of stem cell is revolutionizing regenerative medicine

by admin | Apr 4, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Marissa Locke Rottinghaus – ASBMB Today – Regenerative medicine is rewriting the future of health care, with stem cells leading the charge as researchers report that their experimental induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPSC, therapeutics could restore...

Treating spinal cord injuries with stem cells

by admin | Apr 3, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

PODCAST by Brian Culley – Beyond Biotech – Spinal cord injuries impact millions of people worldwide and, unlike many chronic injuries, they usually arrive with no forewarning, impacting the young and old alike. Brian Culley is CEO of Lineage Cell...