Japan startup to seek approval for iPS cell therapy in global first

by admin | Jun 14, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by YUTA MAEDA – Nikkei – TOKYO — A Japanese startup is poised to become the first in the world to seek government approval for a therapy derived from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, Nikkei has learned, with a less invasive alternative for...

Mistaken Identity: Gut Stem Cell Discovery Could Transform Regenerative Medicine

by admin | Jun 13, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By NeuroscienceNews.com – Two studies reveal that scientists have misidentified gut stem cells, impacting research and treatments for 15 years. Researchers identified the true stem cells in a different gut region, which could lead to breakthroughs in...

New Webinar: Novel Interventions for Preempting Neurodegeneration

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

by The Kitalys Institute – FRIDAY JUNE 14, 2024 Co-Moderators Lee Rubin, PhD, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Lawrence Steinman, MD, Zimmermann Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Pediatrics...

Disc comfort: gene therapy for chronic back pain

by admin | Jun 11, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Megan Giboney – RegMedNet – Ohio State University (USA) researchers have developed a novel non-viral gene therapy to treat discogenic back pain, a type of chronic low back pain that results from the degeneration of intervertebral discs. Intervertebral...

STARTING TOMORROW: Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

June 11 -13, 2024: Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

by admin | Jun 10, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) Winston-Salem, North Carolina – WFIRM has announced that the 11th annual Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course will again be held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with both hybrid and in-person...

Why Can’t a Human Be More like a Salamander?

by admin | Jun 8, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Eve Herold – Healthspan Action Coalition – Could a human regenerate an organ or a limb, like starfish or Axolotls, the little smiling salamanders that retain neoteny, or qualities rarely seen in organisms past the larval stage? And, Frankenstein aside,...