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Breakthrough Paper Outlines Path to Heart Regeneration After Cardiac Injury

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

ALACHUA, Fla. (PRWEB)April 21, 2021 – Cardiovascular disease kills more than 650,000 Americans annually.(1) Those who survive myocardial infarction remain at risk of death because the human heart has a very limited ability to repair itself. No one has yet found...

Advancing the Development of Safe and Effective Regenerative Medicine Products

by admin | Apr 23, 2021 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By: Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Link to article The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plays a vital role in facilitating the development and availability of innovative medical products. Products such as...

Clinical trial assesses stem cells’ ability to prevent major cause of preemie deaths

by admin | Apr 20, 2021 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – A phase 2 clinical trial whose results were released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine might point to a way to overcome bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a major cause of death in preterm infants. The study, conducted by researchers at...

Fat grafts enhanced with ADSCs show promise in treating facial scleroderma

by admin | Apr 19, 2021 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine suggests a new way to correct facial atrophy of localized scleroderma (LoS) in patients. It shows how applying grafts made up of the patient’s own fat enhanced with adipose‐derived stem cells...

Clinical Trial for Novel Investigational Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Open for Enrollment in Miami

by admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Diabetes Research Institute Investigators Will Lead the First Site Activated for the Vertex Study MIAMI, FL – April 6, 2021 – Researchers with the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Vertex Pharmaceuticals...

Stem cell therapy research could help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers

by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the past. The trial involved injecting diabetes patients...