MIT Scientists Have Discovered a Way To Rejuvenate the Immune System

by admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – ScitTechDaily – As the immune system weakens with age, researchers have found a way to temporarily boost its function by reprogramming liver cells to support T-cell development. As people get older,...

Lab-Grown Brain Tissue Finally Wires Itself Thanks to Crystal-Loaded Microgels

by admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by ScienceBlog – Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have engineered a solution using tiny microgels packed with antioxidant crystals. Published in Advanced Functional Materials, their work demonstrates how a single dose of these...

Interviews of 2025: The Big Issues

by admin | Dec 31, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Danny Sullivan – Longevity.Technology – Healthspan as a universal right, the need for new regulation, the age of mitochondrial therapies and 7 shifts to accelerate longevity. As we reflect on some of the interviews we’ve conducted over the past 12...

Novel surgical approach for retinal gene therapy shows promise

by admin | Dec 30, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Mayo Clinic – A Mayo Clinic study published in the September 2025 issue of Science Advances explores a novel approach to retinal gene therapy using fibrin hydrogels encapsulating adeno-associated virus 2-green fluorescent protein (AAV2-GFP). The findings...

UC Irvine receives million to test novel stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease

UC Irvine receives $12 million to test novel stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease

by admin | Dec 29, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By UCI Health News – CIRM award will support first-of-its-kind clinical trial in humans This award will support a first-in-human safety and tolerability study of an embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cell product for Huntington’s disease, a milestone for...

To Bring Cell Culture into the Future, Consider Microenvironments

by admin | Dec 26, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by James Lim, PhD – The Scientist – Let’s face it: Nobody pursues a career in science for the joy of culturing cells. But this thankless and time-intensive task is the backbone of biological research. When it’s done extremely well, the results generated...