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...

Xenogeneic-free culture of human intestinal stem cells for scalable, clinical-grade stem cell therapy

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

By Nature Communications – The need for basement membrane extract (BME) with undefined constituents, such as Matrigel, for intestinal stem cell (ISC) culture in traditional systems poses a significant barrier that must be overcome for the development of...

The global divide between longer life and good health

by admin | Jan 8, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Susan Buckles – Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minn. — People around the globe are living longer — but not necessarily healthier — lives, according to Mayo Clinic research. A study of 183 World Health Organization (WHO) member countries found those additional...