BEIJING, Cellonis Biotechnologies, a Beijing and HK-based medical research and application company, has recorded some remarkable results in the treatment of a twelve-year-old boy with diabetes using their stem cell therapy in a Beijing partner hospital.

A breakthrough stem cell therapy is being launched in New Zealand - offering a new lease on life for dogs suffering from degenerative joint disease.

Medical specialists say companies that store umbilical cord blood mislead parents by raising their hopes of future treatments to fatal illnesses. But one father who stored the blood said it allowed "life changing" treatment for his daughter.