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...

FDA Greenlights Twice-A-Year HIV Prevention Drug

by admin | Jun 24, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Antonio Pequeño IV – Forbes – Yeztugo, a twice-a-year antiviral shot to prevent HIV, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, marking a major advance in battling AIDS. Key Facts The drug (which has the generic name lenacapavir)...

Stem cell platform aims to recreate brain’s immune system using lab-grown human microglia cells

by admin | Jun 23, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Harvard University – Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord. They function by eliminating infectious microbes, dead cells, and aggregated proteins, as well as soluble antigens...