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California agency invests million in stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

California agency invests $4 million in stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

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

By Esteban Cortez – The Stem Cellar The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is investing $4 million in a late-stage preclinical project by Ryne Bio aiming to improve treatment for Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is characterized by a...

Options for laryngeal regeneration

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

By Susan Buckles – Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic is using 3D printing as a new option to heal the larynx after cancer or traumatic injury. David Lott, M.D., a Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon, is an expert who can speak about a pioneering...

CRISPR gene-editing may boost cancer immunotherapy, new study finds

by admin | Feb 3, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Rob Stein – NPR News Katie Pope Kopp went through round after round of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant to treat her non-Hodgkin lymphoma. But nothing could beat it. “I went back to get a PET scan in May of 2020, and that’s when they found...

Stem Cell–Based, Cryopreservable Bioimplants for Arthritis

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

By Anjali A. Sarkar, PhD – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology news Researchers are developing off-the-shelf treatments to save joints before they wear out Osteoarthritis is a progressive disease where the protective layer of articular cartilage that...

What patients do and don’t know about stem cell therapy

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

by Lynda Charters – Ophthalmology Times A recent survey of retinal clinic patients reveals a lack of awareness of the risks and safety issues associated with stem cell therapies. Intravitreal injections of unapproved stem cell therapies have resulted in...

The future of replacement organs is (quite possibly) here: Robust human intestinal organoids created in a lab

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

by Tokyo Medical and Dental University – Phys.Org Growing miniature organ-like tissues in the lab is already within our reach. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a new approach that enables intestinal mini-organs to be grown more easily and efficiently...