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Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

by admin | Nov 2, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan – Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function after stroke-like injury in mice. These findings, published on October 10 in PNAS, suggest that...

Dublin Longevity Declaration Off to a Good Start

by admin | Nov 1, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Arkadi Mazin – Lifespan.io The need for a paradigm shift Last August, hundreds of longevity enthusiasts, from certified geroscience stars to graduate students, gathered in Dublin for the annual Longevity Summit conference. As the attendants were enjoying the...

Three people were gene-edited in an effort to cure their HIV. The result is unknown.

by admin | Oct 31, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Antonio Regalado – MIT Technology Review The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used to change the genes of human babies, to modify animals, and to treat people with sickle-cell disease. Now scientists are attempting a new trick: using CRISPR to...

Douglas Melton Recognized for Pioneering the Process of Converting Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells

by admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By UMass Chan Medical School The UMass Chan Diabetes Center of Excellence (DCOE) congratulates Doug Melton, PhD, who was awarded the Doctor Juan Abarca International Award for Medical Sciences for pioneering the process of converting stem cells into insulin-producing...

Researchers Develop Novel Genome Editing Software That Is Safer Than CRISPR

by admin | Oct 27, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Technology Networks A team of researchers has developed a software tool called DANGER (Deleterious and ANticipatable Guides Evaluated by RNA-sequencing) analysis that provides a way for the safer design of genome editing in all organisms with a transcriptome. For...

New wound healing research by Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine produces full thickness human bioprinted skin

by admin | Oct 26, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist – EurekAlert News WINSTON-SALEM, NC – October 4, 2023 – A research paper published today in Science Translational Medicine presents a significant breakthrough in the area of skin regeneration and wound healing by...