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Tiny Test Tubes Sort Stem Cells for Improved Therapy

by admin | Sep 9, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Rebecca Roberts, PhD – The Scientist – With the power of self-renewal and multipotency, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer the possibility of regenerative treatment for a variety of medical conditions, including spinal cord injury and damage following...

Study reveals the benefits and downside of fasting

by admin | Sep 6, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Anne Trafton – MIT News – Fasting helps intestinal stem cells regenerate and heal injuries but also leads to a higher risk of cancer in mice, MIT researchers report. Low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting have been shown to have numerous health...

Targeted Cancer Cell Therapy May Slow Endometrial Cancer

by admin | Sep 5, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By University of Missouri School of Medicine – There may be a way to slow the growth of endometrial cancer through targeted cancer cell therapy, according to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. This year, around 65,000 women are...

Automation and Standardization Will Cut Cell and Gene Therapy Production Costs

by admin | Sep 4, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Gareth John MacDonald – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News – A new generation of automated technologies in cell and gene therapy manufacturing systems will help more people benefit according to research identifying high production cost as the...

Macrophage cell therapy: a new hope for chronic liver disease patients

by admin | Sep 3, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Cliff Brass – Drug Target Review – Resolution Therapeutics is pioneering a novel approach to the treatment of chronic liver disease – by engineering the patient’s own macrophages to include regenerative properties. Cliff Brass, Chief Medical Officer at...

Stem Cell Transplant Patient and Donor Form Forever Bond

by admin | Aug 31, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Abe Rosenberg – City of Hope – When Camila Quino’s acute lymphoblastic leukemia returned for a third time, a stem cell transplant was the 24-year-old’s last option. Finding a new best friend wasn’t a part of the plan Back in 2022, when...