NIH Ends Funding for Research Using Human Fetal Tissue

by admin | Jan 30, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By HealthDay – US NEWS – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it will stop funding all research that uses human fetal tissue, ending support for studies both inside and outside the agency. In a statement, the NIH said it will no longer fund...

Mum hails cord blood donation after life-saving transplant

by admin | Jan 29, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Mariam Issimdar – BBC – A mother who donated umbilical cord blood after giving birth has described how her own daughter’s life was saved by a similar donation just a few years later. Natasha Kirkpatrick donated her daughter Ellaria’s cord...

Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs

by admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By University of British Columbia – For the first time, researchers at UBC have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important type of human immune cell — known as helper T cells — from stem cells in a controlled laboratory setting. The findings, published...

How genetically modified stem cells could repair the brain after a stroke

by admin | Jan 27, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Mental Health – Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling towards the brain becomes obstructed, causing neurons to die off. Strokes are among the leading causes of disability in...

How TikTok can be used to recruit young stem cell donors

by admin | Jan 26, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Gaby Clark – MedicalXpress – A new study by Canadian and U.S. researchers is shedding light on how the social media platform TikTok can be used to recruit young stem cell donors. For the study, researchers shared an array of TikTok videos, all of which...

ChatGPT Health and what AI can do for a broken system

by admin | Jan 23, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Fidji Simo – Healthcare isn’t working for patients or doctors, but AI tools can help. At this time last year, I was hospitalized for a kidney stone and developed an infection. The resident in charge took a quick look at my chart and prescribed the usual...