Life Science & Medical Technology

Ajinomoto Co. is considering new services to help to reduce the risk of developing dementia, President and Chief Executive Officer Takaaki Nishii said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.

In the latest hope for people troubled by hair loss and thinning hair, researchers have successfully generated hair by transplanting patients' own hair cells into their scalps.

People who consume the most dietary fiber are 20 percent less likely to die than those who eat the least, according to a research team at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

Japanese researchers have developed a test kit for the novel coronavirus that provides results within 10 minutes -- far faster than standard testing methods.

Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical is aiming to roll out an antibody treatment for COVID-19 as early as this year, as it joins global big pharma's pledge to rise to the occasion amid a global pandemic.

The 10-year survival rate for patients who were diagnosed with cancer between 2003 and 2006 stood at 57.2 percent, up 0.8 percentage point from the previous survey, the National Cancer Center Japan said Tuesday.

Textile and chemical product-maker Kurabo Industries Ltd. said Thursday that from next week it will begin selling test kits developed by a Chinese firm that can detect the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in 15 minutes, far quicker than the current method.

Japan’s first whole genome-sequencing service for public use will be launched as early as June.

Scalpels, scissors and other surgical instruments used in hospitals can be hard to keep track of, especially in those very rare cases when an item winds up in the stomach of a patient following an operation. That got the University of Fukui Hospital here thinking about developing a way to ensure that all instruments are not only accounted for, but sterilized after use

Japanese precision instrument maker Shimadzu is working on a one-hour test kit for the new coronavirus, which could be delivered to health institutions as early as this month, the company said Wednesday.