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UCF Researchers Create Bioabsorbable Implants for Better Bone Healing

by admin | Apr 18, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The UCF team is developing screws, pins, rods and other medical implants that are made of magnesium and dissolve within the body, eliminating the need to remove them. By Eric Eraso – UCF news When children break a bone, the traditional process of inserting metal...

Effective Patient Advocacy and Call to Action Impact Sessions showcased at upcoming World Stem Cell Summit, Winston-Salem, NC, June 5-9

by admin | Apr 17, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The hallmark of successful patient advocacy is COLLABORATION. Even the most well-organized and well-endowed advocacy organizations must collaborate with multiple stakeholders. But how? Can the current and future stakeholder communities be effective while facing the...

Human stem cells used to create new type of biohybrid neural implant

by admin | Apr 17, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Paul McClure – New Atlas Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new type of neural implant that combines stem cells with electronics and has the potential to help amputees or those who’ve lost the use of their limbs. Developments in...

A Parkinson’s ‘game changer,’ backed by Michael J. Fox, could lead to new diagnostics and, someday, treatments

by admin | Apr 14, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Huge #parkinsonsdisease breakthrough illustrating the power of dedicated patient advocacy- forging coalitions supporting research and trials. It’s a game changer! Ace science journalist Matthew Herper in #STAT covered the breaking announcement, “The trophy...

World Stem Cell Summit to feature Special Symposium on the Intersection of Regenerative Medicine and Healthspan – June 5-9

by admin | Apr 12, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The 20th World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS), in association with the Healthspan Action Coalition, announced that it will showcase a Special Symposium and Focus Sessions on the “Intersection of Regenerative Medicine and Healthspan” – focusing on the...

Bacterial ‘Nanosyringe’ Could Deliver Gene Therapy to Human Cells

by admin | Apr 11, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Ingrid Wickelgren – Scientific American This novel injection system could help advance gene therapy by nimbly inserting gene-editing enzymes into a variety of cell types nside the gut of a caterpillar lives a worm, and inside the worm lurks a bioluminescent...