Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG

Bernie Siegel: Observations on my 70th birthday

by admin | Sep 10, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG

Today (9/11), I am entering my 8th decade! I’m remembering snippets from the lyrics from the old Simon and Garfunkel song “Old Friends”: “Old Friends. Old Friends. Sat on the park bench like bookends… Preserve your memories. They’re all that’s left you…How terribly...

At last! Google policy bars ads for unproven stem cell and gene therapies – acknowledges “good actors”

by admin | Sep 9, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

September 6, 2019 – Digital advertising helps fuel an open internet for people all over the world — allowing billions of people to ask questions, find answers, and discover new ideas. We know the digital ads ecosystem can only flourish if it’s a place that...

Study shows stem cells may be better choice than tissue transplantation for treating LSCD

by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – Results of a phase II clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) indicate that a limbal stem cell (LSC) transplantation is superior to a tissue graft in treating limbal stem cell deficiency syndrome (LSCD). This could result...

FDA sends warning to company for selling unapproved umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord products that may put patients at risk; continues to warn patients of the risk of unapproved stem cell therapy

by admin | Sep 4, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Stemell sold stem cell products without required FDA approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Stemell, Inc. (Stemell), of San Juan Capistrano, California, and its president and Chief Executive Officer, Peyman Taeidi, Ph.D., for manufacturing and...

Woman is first to receive cornea made from ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells

by admin | Sep 2, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The transparent cornea protects the eye from damage. Image credit: Ralph C. Eagle Jnr/Science Photo Library The Japanese woman’s vision has improved since the transplant, say her doctors. By: David Cyranoski – Nature.com A Japanese woman in her forties has...

The ‘unwarranted hype’ of stem cell therapies

by admin | Sep 1, 2019 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Clinics claim that expensive stem cell therapies can help patients with dementia, autism, multiple sclerosis and even cerebral palsy – and crowdfunding campaigns to pay for the treatments are increasingly common. But are the patients and the donors being misled...