From Lab to Life

We want to start the year with good health. Here are five of the recent breakthroughs in the health scene that you should know about

- Kristina Isabel Oviedo

On top of a happier new year, do have a healthier one. You've got enough reasons to be positive with several promising developments in health and wellness. Here are some that might push our lifestyle a notch higher.

STEM CELLS

Cord blood banking and cord stem cell banking services, which have been practised in other countries for more than two decades now, involve storing and collecting a newborn's umbilical cord from birth for its stem cells can treat more than 80 life-threatening diseases. Recently, StemCord brought this technology to the Philippines while it launched the #itslifechanging campaign: to educate parents and the next generation about the benefits of this life-saving technology. Many families, for instance, will be delighted to know that stem cells can be helpful in the treatment of autism and osteoarthritic knee. Likewise, the results of the first phase of the Stem Cells Translational Medicine showed improvements in speech, socialisation and eye contact.

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