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Biased research has fueled countless harmful diet fads
Too many scientists set out to prove their popular preconceptions blaming the food industry and consumers. But obesity is about more than calories consumed and burned.
Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo hopes Japan invests more in science
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Tasuku Honjo voiced hope on Tuesday that Japan would invest more in science, a day after he was chosen for this year's award in physiology or medicine along with American James Allison for their studies on cancer therapy. "I was able to ...
Battle for lungs and minds as tobacco control treaty meeting opens
A meeting on a global tobacco control treaty opened in Geneva Monday, with organizers scrambling to keep cigarette companies at bay, even as the industry demanded a seat at the table. Two dramatically different views on the best way forward in reining in smoking were ...
Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo was awarded on Monday this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, for his discovery of a protein that contributed to the development of an immunotherapeutic drug against cancer. Honjo, a 76-year-old professor at Kyoto University, won the prize with U.S. ...
Can Japan become a 'fitness nation'? Aya thinks so
Don't be fooled by her child-like grin and bubbly down-to-earth personality. Aya Osanai is serious about her mission to rewrite the rules of fitness and front a campaign to get Japan into shape. Although she appears very much the girl next door in her cropped ...
Fujifilm plans iPS-based trials to treat complications from bone marrow transplants
Fujifilm Corp. aims to start clinical trials with artificially derived stem cells next year to prevent serious complications from bone marrow transplants used to treat leukemia, company officials say. The camera and medical equipment maker, which has been expanding its pharmaceuticals business, will apply for ...
Number of Japan patients with rubella quintuples from 2017 level
The number of rubella patients this year has jumped more than fivefold to 496 from 93 in 2017, with many cases reported in and around Tokyo.
The carcass of another wild boar found in the city of Gifu has tested positive for swine fever, the Gifu Prefectural Government said Sunday. The animal's body was found Saturday about 3.5 km (about 2 miles) from a pig farm where the first case was ...
40% of Japan's health insurance societies seen posting losses in 2017; some may disband
Over 40 percent of the 1,394 health insurance societies set up for employees of large companies and their families are expected to report losses for fiscal 2017 ended March, sources said. In the previous year, the ratio was lower at 38.7 percent. As a whole, the ...
The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization says genetic testing shows it is a new type of hog cholera that probably originated overseas.
Cancer cases projected to dip amid decline in smoking, stomach infections
An estimated 1,013,600 people in Japan will be diagnosed with cancer this year, down 400 from last year, the National Cancer Center said Saturday. The center said the estimated number of patients topped 1 million in 2016 amid the aging of the population and has ...
Apple unveils bigger, pricier iPhones and heart-recording watch as smartphone sales cool
Apple Inc. on Wednesday introduced its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones. The relatively small changes to its lineup, following last ...
