Fixing Sugar Metabolism Shows Promise Against Dementia

by admin | Jul 15, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Arkadi Mazin – Lifespan Research Institute – This may have effects on a significant component of Alzheimer’s. Scientists have shown that aberrant metabolism of glycogen in neurons is linked to the accumulation of harmful tau protein. Caloric...

Stem Cell Bank Targets Alzheimer’s Genetic Risk

by admin | Jul 14, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Technology Networks Genomics Research – New stem cell platform models Alzheimer’s risk using cells from people with high and low genetic predisposition. Researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University have developed a new stem...

“Leukemia-on-a-Chip” Offers a New Tool for Screening CAR T-Cell Therapy

by admin | Jul 13, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Technology Networks – Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy represents a breakthrough in cancer treatment. By harnessing the body’s immune system, CAR T therapy provides a powerful, personalized treatment option that can be particularly effective for...

Partial Match Parity: Increasing the Donor Pool for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

by admin | Jul 11, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D. – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine – Blood cancer patients who may have previously struggled to find a donor for transplantation now have more options. A new study shows that patients achieve good outcomes with an...

Releasing a molecular ‘brake’ may help immune cells better fight cancer

by admin | Jul 10, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Van Andel Institute – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have discovered a potential treatment target that may re-energize dysfunctional or “exhausted” immune cells in their fight against cancer. The target is an immune...

Mice Regenerate Ear Tissue When Vitamin A Genetic Switch is Flipped

by admin | Jul 9, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – By flipping an evolutionarily disabled genetic switch involved in vitamin A metabolism, researchers headed by a team at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, have enabled ear tissue regeneration...