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Time’s Arrow – Brief exposure to rapamycin has the same anti-ageing effects as lifelong treatment

by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Just published! Some are hailing this promising discovery the next Fountain of Youth, but let’s not get carried away. Brief exposure to drug #rapamycin has the same anti-aging effects as lifelong treatment. The #MaxPlanckInstitute made headlines in the...

Pioneering stem-cell trials in Japan report promising early results

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

Has public enthusiasm for #IPSCs waned in Japan? The subject article addresses the topic by focusing on three ongoing studies. Transplanting reprogrammed heart muscle stem cells into a patient. Transplanting IPSC derived #cornea cells- with some vision improvement...

Mystery cells that create blood stem cells in mammals identified

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

by University of New South Wales – Phys.org Imagine if one day blood transfusions from strangers were not needed because they could be produced from cells that line your own blood vessels’ cells. While that day is still some years off, medical researchers...

Regenerative medicine is now ready to drive longevity forward

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

Regenerative Medicine Foundation director highlights the need for patient advocacy in longevity and calls for treatments to be made available to all – not just the few. Author: Danny Sullivan – Link to Article Regenerative medicine is one of the most promising...

New web portal gives scientists access to dozens of neurodegenerative disease stem cells

by admin | Aug 24, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Image Caption: Courtesy of the Conklin lab, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA With just a few clicks of a mouse and taps on a keyboard, researchers around the world can now order stem cells that National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Alzheimer’s and...

Defying death: Japan and Singapore lead Asia’s stem cell research race

by admin | Aug 23, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

A continental race within a global race? Here’s the byline- “In the world’s fastest-aging societies, regenerative therapies attract the rich and curious.” There’s way too much info to unpack from from this lengthy article from...