National / Science & Health Apr 7, 2021
Japanese researchers finds some drugs effective against coronavirus
The team has found some existing medical agents effective in inhibiting RNA viruses through an experiment using stem cells.
National / Science & Health Mar 25, 2021
Kyoto University to supply iPS cells from COVID-19 survivors for research
The aim of the CiRA Foundation's iPS cell initiative is to help researchers identify why some people develop severe symptoms of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
National Mar 13, 2021
Kobe hospital transplants iPS-based retinal cell into patient
The surgery was the first transplant in a clinical study that aims to treat 50 patients over the next five years.
National / Science & Health Feb 6, 2021
Osaka University team creates conjunctival cells from iPS cells
An Osaka University research team has succeeded in creating conjunctival cells from induced pluripotent stem cells, also known as iPS cells.
National / Science & Health Oct 16, 2020
Kobe hospital conducts world-first transplant of iPS photoreceptor cells
There are some 30,000 sufferers of pigmentary retinal degeneration in Japan and no known treatment, but Kobe City Eye Hospital is working to change that.
National / Science & Health Sep 29, 2020
Kyoto University project aims to supply iPS cells widely at low cost
The aim of the project is to supply the cells to 1,000 patients per year at ¥1 million per person.
National / Science & Health Aug 28, 2020
Keio University gets OK for iPS-based heart cell transplant plan
A health ministry panel on Thursday approved a Keio University clinical research project to transplant heart muscle cells made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into heart disease patients. The research will be carried out by a team led by Prof. Keiichi Fukuda for three ...
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.
National / Science & Health Jun 3, 2020
Japan researchers create tiny bronchi to develop drug for COVID-19
It is hoped the miniature organ will serve as a better model for evaluating anti-viral drugs' efficacy than a single cell.
National / Science & Health Jan 28, 2020
Osaka University transplants iPS cell-based heart cells in world's first clinical trial
An Osaka University team said it has carried out the world's first transplant of cardiac muscle cells created from iPS cells in a physician-initiated clinical trial. In the clinical project to verify the safety and efficacy of the therapy using induced pluripotent stem cells, Yoshiki ...
National / Science & Health Jan 25, 2020
An expert panel of the health ministry on Friday approved a clinical research program proposed by a Kyoto University team to transplant cartilage made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to damaged knee joints. Professor Noriyuki Tsumaki and other members of the team are planning ...
National / Science & Health Jan 13, 2020
Cancer-related genetic abnormalities have reportedly occurred during the process of transforming induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells supplied by Kyoto University into intended cell types at recipient research institutes. None of the affected iPS cells, which are used for regenerative medicine, have been used for transplantation, ...