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Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists

by admin | Dec 6, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have created tiny living robots from human cells that can move around in a lab dish and may one day be able to help heal wounds or damaged tissue, according to a new study. A team at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss...

FDA outlines process for recognizing standards for regenerative medicines

by admin | Dec 5, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Joanne S. Eglovitch – Regulatory Focus The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance describing its process for recognizing voluntary consensus standards (VCS) to spur the development of regenerative medicine therapies (RMTs) evaluated...

Engineering stem cells to treat liver disease

by admin | Dec 4, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Susan Buckles – Mayo Clinic During clinical rotations in medical school, Kianna Nguyen encountered many patients with liver failure and was struck by a grim reality: Their only hope was a transplant. The shortage of donor organs and therapeutic options was at...

Machine could make CAR T-cell therapy more accessible

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

By Drug Target Review Immunotherapy, the promising therapy which harnesses the power of the body’s immune response to target cancer cells, may be advanced by a new minifridge bioreactor developed by researchers at Washington State University. This bioreactor can...

Mimics human tissue, fights bacteria: new biomaterial hits the sweet spot

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

By UNSW Newsroom The ‘Trpzip’ material will reform after being squished, fractured, or after being expelled from a syringe. Photo: UNSW Sydney Scientists at UNSW Sydney have created a new material that could change the way human tissue can be grown in the...

Stem Cells From Discarded Heart Tissue Could Treat Crohn’s Disease

by admin | Nov 29, 2023 | News and Opinions

By SciTechDaily A study from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago discovered that directly injecting neonatal mesenchymal stem cells, sourced from heart tissue usually discarded during surgery, reduces intestinal inflammation and promotes...