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Gene therapy for brain tumor shows promising early results in humans

by admin | Sep 13, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Ann Megdell – Michigan Medicine A study from the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery and Rogel Cancer Center shows promising early results that a therapy combining cell-killing and immune-stimulating drugs are safe and effective in extending...

Single Dose of CRISPR Treatment Removes HIV-Like Virus From Monkey Genome

by admin | Sep 12, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Technology Networks News A single injection of a novel CRISPR gene-editing treatment safely and efficiently removes SIV – a virus related to the AIDS-causing agent HIV – from the genomes of non-human primates, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at...

Obituary: Professor Sir Ian Wilmut

by admin | Sep 12, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by University of Edinburgh A world-renowned embryologist and specialist in regenerative medicine, Sir Ian led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep in 1996 – the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. Some 27 years on, the breakthrough continues to fuel many of...

Stem Cell Studies Suggest Mechanism by Which Gene Increases Risk of Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease

by admin | Sep 11, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News A research team headed by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital reported on the results of a study in which they used stem cells from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients to identify a potential mechanism by which a...

UCSD launches gene therapy initiative with help of million gift from Stack foundation

UCSD launches gene therapy initiative with help of $5 million gift from Stack foundation

by admin | Sep 9, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Paul Sisson – The San Diego Tribune A newly announced $5 million donation to UC San Diego that will support a new gene therapy initiative illustrates the value of making good on big promises. The contribution is the latest from philanthropists Nancy and Jeff...

New study shows promising evidence for sickle cell gene therapy

by admin | Sep 8, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Grace Niewijk – University of Chicago Medicine New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that stem cell gene therapy may offer a promising, curative treatment for the painful, inherited blood disorder sickle cell disease (SCD)....