World / Science & Health Aug 20, 2020
Already a decade in the making, the technique is still years from being able to treat diabetes in humans.
World / Science & Health Oct 1, 2019
Food fight: New review of red meat's risks carves path of contention
by Kate Kelland
Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts. Most people can continue ...
National Jun 30, 2019
Team of Japanese researchers develop briefcase-size dialysis machine
A team of researchers in Japan has developed a briefcase-sized portable dialysis system for use by those who suffer from renal disease, hoping it may prove a life-saver during disasters when medical care is difficult to access. Measuring 30 centimeters tall, 18 centimeters wide and ...
National Feb 4, 2019
Ministry to collect Japan diabetics' data for development of AI tools that help manage condition
The industry ministry has begun a project to support the development of artificial intelligence tools that help diabetics improve their diet and daily habits, to prevent their condition from worsening, sources have said. The ministry hopes to collect data from some 2,000 diabetics whose condition ...
Lifestyle Jan 13, 2019
Are some of us born to have a beer belly?
by Faye Flam
Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it's hard to find a solid, coherent scientific explanation for why some people get fat and others don't, and why some overweight people get Type 2 diabetes and heart ...
World / Science & Health Jan 11, 2019
Study details how high-fiber diets make for healthier lives and lower risk of diseases
People who eat lots of high-fiber and whole grain foods have lower risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other chronic diseases than people whose diets are low in fiber, a study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) says. For every 8-gram increase in ...
National | Regional voices: Chubu Nov 19, 2018
Members of the Nippon Bartenders Association's branch in Mie Prefecture have created original cocktails that make use of typhoon-damaged Jiro persimmons — a local specialty of the town of Taki that is now in harvest — that cannot be shipped for sale. Until now, persimmons ...
National / Science & Health Sep 2, 2018
Diabetes camp helps Japanese children take control of disease at young age
During a summer camp in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, children screamed with excitement as they ran toward incoming waves at a beach. They were no different from other kids enjoying themselves except that they had diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile diabetes because it ...
How-tos | LIFELINES Apr 11, 2018
Type 1 diabetic travelers to Japan, be prepared
by Mykel Greene
Traveling to Japan with Type 1 diabetes can be tough, but only if you allow it to be.
National / Science & Health | A MATTER OF HEALTH Feb 8, 2018
Japan doctors tap health-monitoring app to help diabetics keep dialysis at bay
by Tomoko Otake
In September 2016, freelance journalist Yutaka Hasegawa touched off a firestorm of criticism after writing in his blog that diabetes patients receiving dialysis should pay for the treatment themselves instead of using public health insurance. He argued that it was their "corrupt" lifestyles that ...
National / Science & Health Sep 21, 2017
Diabetes continues to trend up in Japan with 10 million suspected adult cases
About 10 million adults in Japan are strongly suspected of having diabetes, a 2016 survey by the health ministry showed Thursday. The figure, up 500,000 from the previous survey in 2012, has been on an upward trend since 1997, when suspected diabetics totaled 6.9 million. The ...
National / Science & Health Jan 26, 2017
Todai-led team creates mouse pancreas in rat in treatment breakthrough
A team led by University of Tokyo researchers has successfully created a healthy pancreas from mouse stem cells inside the body of a rat, in a first between different species, a study published in the British science journal Nature showed. The pancreas, later transplanted into ...