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Stem Cell Transplant May Halt Nerve Fiber Damage in RRMS: Study

by admin | Nov 20, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Markers of nerve damage fell significantly in most patients after transplant by Marisa Wexler – Multiple Sclerosis News Today Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) reduces markers of nerve fiber and myelin damage in people with...

FDA creates “Super Office” to manage growing cell and gene therapy workload

by admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Greg Slabodkin, ScienceBoard Editor in Chief The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has elevated and reorganized its Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) to a “Super Office” within the Center of Biologics Research and Evaluation (CBER) to meet its...

A Bold Effort to Cure HIV—Using Crispr

by admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

An experiment tests whether the gene-editing technology can stop the virus from replicating, which would ultimately wipe out the infection. By Wired.com In July, an HIV-positive man became the first volunteer in a clinical trial aimed at using Crispr gene editing to...

Ancient disease has potential to regenerate livers, study finds

by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

University of Edinburgh – Eurekalert.org Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability to grow and regenerate a vital organ. Scientists have discovered that parasites...

Sierra Space and UC San Diego to develop first stem cell research institute in space

by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Jim Cornall – Labiotech.eu Sierra Space and University of California San Diego, one of the world’s top 15 research universities and a leader in microgravity research, have formed a new agreement with the goal of defining the future of human health care...

For the First Time Ever, People Are Getting Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood Cells

by admin | Nov 15, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

UK scientists have begun the first clinical trial of lab-grown red blood cells, with the hope that they survive longer in volunteers than donated blood cells. By Ed Cara – Gizmodo An important clinical trial is now underway in the UK. The study is the first to...