New research from Japan shows that people may one day be able to vaccinate themselves against maladies — from the coronavirus to the flu — simply by applying a patch to their skin…
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March 3, 2021
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March 1, 2021
Inspired by an Osamu Tezuka-created anime TV series from his childhood, Noriyuki Miura is developing a “powder” computer so tiny that people can swallow it to check on their…
Life Science & Medical Technology
February 12, 2021
More and more start-ups are using digital technologies to develop "digital medicines" to help treat diseases.
Life Science & Medical Technology
January 16, 2021
A Japanese research team has discovered a medical agent capable of only removing senescent cells, which can cause aging-related diseases such as arteriosclerosis and diabetes.
Life Science & Medical Technology
January 7, 2021
A Japanese team said Thursday it had confirmed cases of pediatric lung cancer resulting from a mother-to-baby transmission of cervical cancer during birth for the first time in…
Life Science & Medical Technology
November 28, 2020
Tohoku University and precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. have jointly developed a system that checks exhaled breath to detect novel coronavirus infections.
Life Science & Medical Technology
November 28, 2020
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is reportedly preparing to offer “stem cell therapy” in Japan as early as fiscal 2021.
Life Science & Medical Technology
October 3, 2020
Japan is advancing research to apply induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) to treat heart diseases. After the world’s first-of-its-kind iPSC-based heart cell transplant in…
Life Science & Medical Technology
September 1, 2020
The growth of rice stems is controlled by two genes that work like gas and brake pedals, researchers here have discovered, a finding that could lead to the birth of a new flood-…
Life Science & Medical Technology
September 1, 2020
A health ministry panel on Thursday approved a Keio University clinical research project to transplant heart muscle cells made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into heart…