MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells

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

By Sara Reardon – Nature – The CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing system excels at altering and disrupting genes. But the changes it makes are permanent, which can be a big problem if the system goes awry. Now, a CRISPR-based system that targets a cell’s short-lived...

US biotech fundraising boom ends 2-year deal drought

by admin | Mar 7, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Nicholas Megaw – Fianacial Times – Biotech companies are rushing to raise money in US equity markets at the fastest rate since the peak of the mid-pandemic market boom. Drug developers raised $6.2bn in equity capital markets in January, according to...

Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

by admin | Mar 6, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Weill Cornell Medicine – A new study identified a set of 140 genes that may help predict enhanced disease-free survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of immunotherapy and low-dose radiation. The results,...

FDA approves first cell therapy for solid tumors

by admin | Mar 5, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Megan Giboney – RegMedNet – The US FDA has granted accelerated approval for AMTAGVI™ (lifileucel), a novel cell therapy for advanced melanoma. This is the first cell therapy to be approved by the FDA for the treatment of a solid tumor. AMTAGVI utilizes...

Boosting health equity with lab-grown tissues

by admin | Mar 4, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By University of California Irvine – Popular Science recently chose Quinton Smith, UC Irvine assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, as one of its Brilliant 10 scientists “on the cusp of changing the world” for his research on growing...

Livelong Summit: Key Longevity Trends for Medical Professionals

by admin | Mar 1, 2024 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By the HSAC TEAM Healthspan Action Coalition (HSAC) is sponsoring The Livelong Summit™ to bring you an exclusive 2-day event featuring some of the greatest minds in medicine and longevity science. Because so many medical professionals have already signed up, we’ve...