Wake Forest scientists create world’s most sophisticated lab model of the human body

by admin | Mar 2, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – March 2, 2020 – Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed the world’s most sophisticated laboratory model of the human body, creating a system of miniaturized organs that can be used...

3D Bioprinted Skeletal Muscles Integrated With Neural Cells to Accelerate Functional Regeneration

by admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center February 24, 2020 Link to article Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have improved upon the 3D bioprinting technique they developed to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy for replacing...

‘The disruption is enormous.’ Coronavirus epidemic snarls science worldwide

by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Robert F. Service – Feb. 17, 2020 , 4:35 PM (ScienceMag.org Link to Article) Normal daily life has come to a virtual standstill in large parts of China as a result of the epidemic of COVID-19—and so has science. Universities across the country remain closed;...

Growth factor-modified stem cells help repair spinal cord injuries in rats

by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine is the first to illustrate the presence of oxygen-deprived clusters throughout the damaged site of a compressed spinal cord. It is also the first to show how transplanting basic growth factor...

We need better regulation of stem cell therapies, especially rogue clinics

by admin | Feb 7, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By David A. Pearce February 6, 2020 – StatNews.com Link to Full Article Rogue stem cell clinics continue to victimize hopeful patients seeking cures for cancer, Parkinson’s disease, autism, chronic pain, and more. Most of these treatments are unproven and...

Rohan Kulkarni named winner of STEM CELLS Young Investigator Award

by admin | Feb 4, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – Rohan Kulkarni, Ph.D., is named STEM CELLS’s Young Investigator of 2019 for his work on the aging process of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). This award fosters advancements in the fields of stem cells and regenerative medicine by honoring a...