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Researchers genetically modify stem cells to evade immunological rejection

by admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By University of Arizona Health Services – One of the biggest barriers to regenerative medicine is immunological rejection by the recipient, a problem researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are one step closer to solving after genetically...

Mayo Clinic engages Cerebras to deliver potent computing power, scale AI transformation

by admin | Jan 19, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Samiha Khanna – Mayo Clinic News Network – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic, the world’s No. 1 hospital and a global leader in advancing trusted generative artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare applications, has announced a multi-year strategic...

Closing in on the ultimate quest to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute – Researchers are zeroing in on the ultimate quest to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells and replace the need for regular insulin injections. Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers have demonstrated in a...

Stem Cell Investigations to Improve Cancer Treatment Among Payloads Flying on Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Mission

by admin | Jan 17, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By ISS National Laboratory – KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL) – More than two dozen investigations sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, many of which focus on the life sciences, will fly on Axiom Space’s third private astronaut...

Gut Bacteria Can Protect Stem Cell Transplant Patients from Harmful Immune Reactions

by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News After stem cell transplantation, donated immune cells sometimes lead to graft versus host disease (GvHD). Now researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Universitätsklinikum Regensburg (UKR) report...

“Supercharging” CAR T-Cells Could Advance Cancer Treatment

by admin | Jan 12, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Technology Networks A bioengineered “supercharged” immune cell has been designed that is particularly efficient at targeting cancer cells. At EPFL’s School of Engineering, Professor Li Tang’s Laboratory of Biomaterials for...