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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 ...
Are some of us born to have a beer belly?
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ever feel like it's 7 a.m., even though the clock says 9 a.m.? A team of researchers at Northwestern University said Monday they have designed a blood test that can measure a person's inner body clock within 1.5 hours, an advance that may help personalize ...
Forty percent of Japanese adults face higher risk of disease from lack of exercise: WHO
About 40 percent of Japanese adults were physically inactive in 2016, above the global average of 28 percent, exposing them to risks of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, WHO said.
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 ...
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes, study says
Air pollution caused 1 in 7 new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a U.S. study, which found that even low levels of pollution raise the chances of developing the chronic disease. Diabetes has primarily been associated with lifestyle factors like diet and a ...
Type 1 diabetic travelers to Japan, be prepared
Traveling to Japan with Type 1 diabetes can be tough, but only if you allow it to be.
Japan doctors tap health-monitoring app to help diabetics keep dialysis at bay
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
