Life Science & Medical Technology

Established Japanese cosmetics makers like Kao are teaming up with technology companies to exploit their troves of data and offer personalized products to lure younger customers. It is a departure from their past practice of handling all product development steps in-house.

The pain of a ruptured eardrum can be excruciating, but researchers at a hospital here have developed a relatively swift fix that should be music to the ears.

A team of University of Tokyo researchers said Thursday it will begin later this month the nation’s first clinical study on a vaccine for the Ebola virus.

A fossilized bird unearthed from stratum dating back 120 million years is a previously unknown species that appears to belong to the second oldest bird genus, researchers said.

Japan's Astellas Pharma Inc on Monday agreed to buy Audentes Therapeutics Inc for approximately $3 billion in cash as it looks to bolster its pipeline of genetic medicines for rare neuromuscular diseases.

A human iPS cell (Provided by Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application)

A Kyoto University research team aims to conduct a clinical trial to transplant cartilage made from induced pluripotent stem cells into patients with damaged knee joints.

The team announced on Nov. 27 that it has submitted a plan to the government for approval.

Toshiba Corp. has developed technology to detect 13 types of cancer from a single drop of blood with 99 percent accuracy, the company announced Monday.

Tokyo-based cosmetics maker Kao Corp. has developed technology to create spray-on “artificial skin” that could be used to conceal moles and other facial blemishes.

By ROKU GODA/ Staff Writer

Sugar found in a meteorite (Provided by Yoshihiro Furukawa, associate professor of Tohoku University)

Scientists have found sugar in meteorites dating back billions of years, which may turn out to explain the origins of life on Earth.

Researchers identified bodily mechanisms that make even unappetizing meals seem scrumptiously delicious during hunger pangs.