Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Costs Limiting Access

by admin | Mar 16, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Gareth John Macdonald – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News High production costs are limiting patient access to cell and gene therapies, according to researchers who say optimizing manufacturing methods and increasing capacity industry-wide would...

How to generate new neurons in the brain

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

by University of Geneva Some areas of the adult brain contain quiescent, or dormant, neural stem cells that can potentially be reactivated to form new neurons. However, the transition from quiescence to proliferation is still poorly understood. A team led by...

First Parkinson’s patient administered a stem cell-based transplant in clinical trial

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

By reNEW – Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine A patient suffering from moderate Parkinson’s disease (PD) was first out on Feb 13, 2023, to receive a transplant with the human stem cell-derived nerve cell product STEM-PD at Skåne University...

Splicing Deregulation Detected and Targeted in Type of Childhood Leukemia

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

By Scott LaFee – UC San Diego Today In some children, pediatric acute myeloid leukemia can become resistant to treatment; UC San Diego researchers think they now know why. Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia or pAML is a childhood blood cancer, one that has proved...

Comprehensive plan for phasing out the use of animals in experimentation

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

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. – News Medical Life Sciences PETA scientists have just released a new edition of the groundbreaking Research Modernization Deal (RMD), the world’s first comprehensive plan for phasing out the use of animals in...

This Injectable Biomaterial Heals Tissues From the Inside Out

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

By Ioana Patringenaru – UC San Diego Today A new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and promotes cell and tissue repair. The biomaterial was tested and proven effective in treating tissue damage caused by heart...