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8 Trends to Watch in the Cell and Gene Therapy Market

by admin | Jan 17, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Karen Blum – Specialty Pharmacy Continuum – An increase in rare/ultra-orphan treatments, along with a boom in cell and gene therapies and ambulatory infusion centers, are among developments to prepare for in the increasingly competitive specialty...

UNL researchers delving into which foods help slow aging of brain

by admin | Jan 16, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Aaron Sanderford – Eastern Progress – LINCOLN — Beef may not only be “what’s for dinner,” but may help slow the aging of our brains. That’s what researchers at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seek in...

Australia’s Fast New 3D Bioprinter Can Mimic Human Tissues

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

By Karoline Kan – Bloomberg – Have you ever imagined seeing human tissues and organs created by lab machines, within seconds? That may soon become reality — and not just a scene from science fiction. Read on… Click here to read the full...

Unlocking the secrets of collagen: How sea creature superpowers are inspiring smart biomaterials for human health

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

by University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Phys.org – Major findings on the inner workings of a brittle star’s ability to reversibly control the pliability of its tissues will help researchers solve the puzzle of mutable collagenous tissue (MCT)...

Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy

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

by Penn Medicine News – Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients’ brains, according to Penn researchers PHILADELPHIA— For the first time, researchers used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma...

New Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Large Animal Model

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

By University of Utah Health – A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves survival, in what a paper...