New stem cell approach could repair stroke-damaged brains

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

by Drug Target Review – A new experimental stem cell therapy shows promise in repairing brain damage after ischemic strokes – potentially allowing for the development of future treatments that extend the recovery window. Strokes are a leading worldwide cause of...

Youngest Cedars-Sinai Stem Cell Donor Helps Doctors Treat Dad’s Leukemia

by admin | Sep 29, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Cedars Sinai – In July, Nick Mondek, MD, drove his healthy 9-year-old son Stephen to Cedars-Sinai on an important mission: To donate stem cells that might cure Mondek’s deadly blood cancer. Stephen’s donation would give Mondek a brand-new immune system—and...

New Targets Emerge for Aggressive Small Cell Lung Cancer

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

By Sabrina Serani, Matthew Oser, MD – Targeted Oncology – While there have been notable breakthroughs for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in recent years, there is still a relative dearth of targeted therapies for this aggressive subtype....

Stem cell transplant for stroke leads to brain cell growth and functional recovery in mice

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

by Wayne Lewis – Keck school of Medicine USC – When someone has a stroke — a leading worldwide cause of death and disability — time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and the...

Parkinson’s is on the rise. Here’s one future treatment giving researchers hope

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

By NPR – Parkinson’s Disease affects around a million people in the United States, and that number is on the rise, in part because our population is getting older. Dr. Claire Henchcliffe is the chair of neurology at the University of California, Irvine....

Researchers Develop “Off-the-Shelf” CAR T-Cell Therapy

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

By Technology Networks – Peking University scientists have developed a groundbreaking cancer therapy that could make life-saving treatment accessible to any patient, anywhere. A team led by Professor Wei Wensheng from Peking University, collaborating with the...