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Stem Cells Used to Repair Heart Defects in Children

by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions, Video

Doctors turn to stem cell treatment to heal the youngest hearts Almost one out of 100 babies are born with a heart defect each year in the United States. Many of these babies will need surgery within weeks of birth, followed by more surgeries throughout their lives....

The chemical controlling life and death in hair follicles

by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Image Caption: New research into factors that control the life and death of hair follicle cells could help people with baldness, as well as wound healing. Credit: Helpaeatcontu/Wikimedia by Jules Bernstein, University of California – Riverside A single chemical...

Charles River jumps into cell and gene therapy manufacturing with 5M Cognate buy

Charles River jumps into cell and gene therapy manufacturing with $875M Cognate buy

by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Fraiser Kansteiner – Fierce Pharma Just a few weeks after Cognate BioServices moved to beef up its cell and gene therapy manufacturing, the company has attracted a buyer eager to tap that expertise. Charles River Laboratories agreed to throw down $875 million...

Vertex absorbs ViaCyte and its stem cell-based diabetes treatment for 0M, clearing out competition

Vertex absorbs ViaCyte and its stem cell-based diabetes treatment for $320M, clearing out competition

by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Max Bayer – Fierce Pharma Just a week after Vertex’s stem cell therapy to treat type 1 diabetes was released from an FDA clinical hold, the company is clearing out potential competition by buying ViaCyte for $320 million. The all-cash deal announced Monday...

A major step forward for organ biofabrication

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions, Video

By recreating the helical structure of heart muscles, researchers improve understanding of how the heart beats By Leah Burrows – Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — is so...

A Newly Discovered Type of Stem Cell Could Allow Scientists To Make Organs in a Dish

by admin | Jul 22, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By University of Copenhagen – SciTechDaily.com The University of Copenhagen researchers utilized a mouse model to discover an alternate path that some cells follow to build organs and used that information to exploit a new kind of stem cells as a possible supply...