$3M grant allows milestone in regenerative medicine using blood vessels

by admin | Jul 15, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Izzy Wood – Drug Target Review US researchers combine revascularisation techniques to allow new blood vessels to rapidly form in an architecturally organised manner. The ability to regenerate and pattern blood vessels remains an elusive milestone in...

Stem Cell Model Points to Alzheimer’s Disease Embryonic Origins

by admin | Jul 14, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Genetic and Engineering News Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. However, the exact cause of AD remains unknown. Existing approved treatments for AD are designed to target the already existing AD neuropathology,...

A Fast, Effective Way to Detect Cancer Stem Cells

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

By McMaster University McMaster researchers have uncovered a fast and effective way to detect cancer stem cells before the disease recurs in adults who previously underwent treatment. Mick Bhatia, a professor in the department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences,...

Cancer breakthrough uses CRISPR to target extra chromosomes

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

By Michael Irving – New Atlas Yale scientists have discovered a new potential treatment avenue to fight cancer. Using CRISPR gene-editing, the team eliminated extra chromosomes from cancer cells and found that they could no longer grow out of control. Healthy...

17-Year-Old Who Beat Life-Threatening Disease Now Hopes to Become Doctor

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

By Anna Lazarus Caplan – People It was just after his eighth birthday when Hanif Mouehla found himself fighting for his life after being diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Inspired by the care he received, the 17-year-old is now eyeing the pre-med track at...

FDA approves world’s first cellular therapy for type-1 diabetes

by admin | Jul 10, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Mrigakshi Dixit – Interesting Engineering Named Lantidra, it’s a cellular therapy developed using deceased donor pancreatic cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in adults. Therapy suitable for patients with hypoglycemia Type 1 diabetes makes the...