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,...

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,...