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Organ-Chips May Help Unlock the Mystery of ALS

by admin | Jul 2, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Christina Elston – Cedars Sinai – Cedars-Sinai’s Lifelike Laboratory Model Is a New Way for Investigators to Study Motor Neurons That Die in Patients With the Neurodegenerative Illness Using stem cells from patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral...

3 progressive MS patients see lower disability with CAR T-cell therapy

by admin | Jul 1, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Marisa Wexler – Multiple Sclerosis News Today – A CAR T-cell therapy from Iaso Biotherapeutics was tolerated well and led to marked improvements in disability for three people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to early data...

Germany calls for medicine to treat aging, not just disease

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

By Eleanor Garth – Longevity.Technology – Leopoldina issues policy paper urging integration of geroscience into national healthcare and research infrastructure. Germany’s National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has published a detailed policy paper calling...

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

by admin | Jun 27, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Gina Kolata – New York Times – Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes. A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may...

Designing blood vessels for 3D printed hearts

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

By Stanford Report – Stanford researchers have developed a faster, more precise way to model and print vascular systems, solving a critical challenge in fabricating transplantable organs from patients’ own cells. There are more than 100,000 people on organ...

New Immunotherapy Reverses Cholesterol Damage in Heart Cells

by admin | Jun 25, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Sant Pau Research Institute – SciTechDaily – A new antibody treatment prevents cholesterol buildup in heart mitochondria and restores energy production, offering hope for future heart disease therapies. An international team of researchers has uncovered...