Tag - cells

 
 

CELLS

Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital in Tokyo. A team including researchers from the university said it had created miniaturized organs closely resembling the human placenta.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 9, 2024
Japanese team creates miniaturized human placentas
Researchers expect the organs will help with understanding how viruses infect the placenta.
The National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2023
Hospital seeks approval for embryonic stem cell treatment
The treatment targets babies with a congenital disorder that renders their livers unable to detoxify ammonia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2023
Japan team creates offspring using eggs from male mice cells
The research by the team, led by Osaka University professor Katsuhiko Hayashi, was the first time in the world that eggs were produced from cells taken from male mammals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 17, 2022
Kyoto University eyes providing gene-edited iPS cells from 2023
The CiRA Foundation has already developed iPS cells using blood from donors who have types of immunity that make them less prone to transplant rejections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022
Japan team proves iPS-based cornea transplants are safe in first clinical trial
Three of the patients in the clinical trial experienced improved eyesight, with one improving from 0.15 to 0.7, the Osaka University team said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 1, 2021
Drug that stops ALS progression found using iPS cells from patients
The team reproduced the disease by culturing iPS cells derived from the skin of patients into motor neurons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2020
Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia's extinct rhinos
Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 24, 2020
Unsung T cells take over immune response when coronavirus antibodies wane
The world's vaccine hunters are hailing the emergence of these crucial cells as they race to find a cure for the deadly contagion.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2020
Osaka's Rohto to begin stem cell clinical trial for COVID-19 in August
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday it will begin a clinical trial in August using stem cells for a potential treatment for patients severely ill with COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2020
Japan team uses stem cells to spawn 1,700 trout from single fish
The researchers hope to apply the technique to bluefin tuna within around five years.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2020
Drugmaker eyes stem cell clinical test for coronavirus treatment
Japanese drugmaker Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday it plans to launch a clinical trial using stem cells to develop a treatment for severe cases of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 28, 2019
Kyoto University seeks approval to use iPS cells in treatment for damaged knees
Kyoto University said Wednesday it has asked for government approval to conduct a clinical trial that involves transplanting cartilage made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat damaged knee joints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019
After 40-year losing streak, Canadian fuel cell maker's shares are soaring
Canadian hydrogen fuel cell pioneer Ballard Power Systems Inc. has hung on for four decades without posting a profit, waging a battle far head of its time against the combustion engine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 28, 2019
University of Tokyo plans experiment to grow human organs in pigs within about a year
The University of Tokyo plans to start an experiment to grow human pancreases in pigs for transplantation using induced pluripotent stem cells, better known as iPS cells, a professor leading the project said recently.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2019
Tepco unit to tie up with JXTG on hydrogen production for fuel-cell vehicles
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s thermal power generation unit will team up with a subsidiary of JXTG Holdings Inc. to start producing hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles in 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2019
Scientists protest conference speakers' 'Made in India' claims and trashing of Newton, Einstein and Hawking
Indian scientists have protested about claims made at a local science conference that rubbish the work of some of the world's greatest physicists and suggest modern breakthroughs such as in-vitro fertilization were in fact invented in ancient India.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 30, 2018
Pediatric center requests OK to launch embryonic stem cell trial for liver treatment
A medical institution has applied for permission to carry out a clinical trial that will attempt to use embryonic stem cells to treat babies with a severe liver condition, which would be a first for Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 17, 2018
First serious adverse reaction to iPS-derived retinal cell transplant reported
A patient who underwent transplant surgery using retinal cells derived from so-called iPS cells from another person has suffered a swollen retina, the team that carried out the world's first clinical trial of the procedure said Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2018
Research on lab mice shows how alcohol damages stem cell DNA and ups cancer risk
Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body that can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to research published on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017
Tiny stem cell firms close in on major heart disease goals
The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011.

Longform

A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world