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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...

Genetic cause of ALS and dementia repaired by RNA-targeting strategy developed at UF Scripps

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

By: Stacey DeLoye – UFHealth News Scientists at UF Scripps Biomedical Research have developed a potential medicine for a leading cause of ALS and dementia that works by eliminating disease-causing segments of RNA. The compound restored the health of neurons in...

Highly Mature Neurons Created

by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Technology Netowrks Northwestern University-led researchers have created the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a feat that opens new opportunities for medical research and potential transplantation therapies for...

JPM23’s Medtech Tidbits: Reporting from San Francisco

by admin | Jan 26, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Andrea Park, Conor Hale – Fierce Biotech SAN FRANCISCO—After years of stops, starts and stops again, the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference has returned to the city by the bay in full form. Below we’ve compiled the biggest medtech news so far,...