Health

The health ministry will start full-genome analysis of the gene information of patients with cancer and other intractable diseases to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatments, under an action plan announced Dec. 20.

Researchers here have developed a method for treating heart failure that involves spraying cultured stem cells directly on the heart of a patient.

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.

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.

Why do zebras have stripes? I'll do you one better. Why do cows have stripes? Well, these ones at least. A research team has found that applying zebra-like pattern to the bodies of cattle helps stave off flies and their irritating bites, potentially curbing the spread of disease.

Marubeni will partner with Kyushu University Hospital in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka to create a business that will offer comprehensive health screenings in Russia's Far East.