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MEDICINE

ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2016
Chinese plan first human test with CRISPR gene-editing tool
Chinese scientists apparently are embarking on the first human trials with the CRISPR gene-editing tool, the latest effort by the country's researchers to master a technology that might someday be a potent tool in developing therapies worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2016
Scientists hunt 'anti-evolution' drugs in new cancer fight
Scientists are opening a new front in the war on cancer with plans to develop "anti-evolution" drugs to stop tumor cells from developing resistance to treatment.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 13, 2016
Views from Kyoto: What does the future hold for hemp in Japan?
Attendees at the International Hemp Forum, which was held at the Kyoto International Convention Center earlier this month, speak about their hopes for hemp in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016
Tokyo professor's medicine-making molecules bring new tool to pharma
When he realized he was not going to make it as a guitarist, Hiroaki Suga set out to find the origin of life, and ended up creating a new way to develop medicines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 17, 2016
Neurosurgery theater in Japan embraces cutting-edge 'smart' tech, robotics
Even in the highly technical world of brain surgery, the success of an operation still depends largely on the experience and ability of surgeons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 6, 2016
Aichi hospital partners with IT firm in first for air ambulance training
Aichi Medical University Hospital has partnered with an IT firm to develop software designed to better train air ambulance crews.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2016
The deadly polio virus is now a cancer-killer
A modified polio virus can kill malignant tumors without harming normal cells, since its ability to grow depends on biochemical abnormalities only present in cancer cells.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2016
Fujifilm's new chief aims to make drug operations profitable
Fujifilm Holdings Corp.'s new president, Kenji Sukeno, aims to make its pharmaceutical operations profitable and said the company will consider acquisitions to bolster growth in sectors where it has an existing presence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 29, 2016
WHO rejects medical experts' call for delaying or moving Rio Olympics due to Zika
The World Health Organization on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the threat posed by a large outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 29, 2016
New incentives are needed to develop antibiotics against superbugs, drugmakers say
Drugmakers are renewing efforts to develop medicines to fight emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but creating new classes of drugs on the scale needed is unlikely to happen without new financial incentives to make the effort worth the investment, companies and industry experts said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016
Japan plays leading role in global public health issues
Satoshi Omura has long been regarded as preeminent in identifying antibiotics and other useful compounds originating from nature's microorganisms. His innovative and pioneering research has resulted in the discovery of many new microbes and over 500 novel chemicals, several of which have been developed...
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2016
Zika virus test gets U.S. approval
Quest Diagnostics has received emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell the first commercially developed diagnostic test for Zika in the United States, a step that may help expand testing capacity and speed diagnosis of the virus.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2016
Supreme Court's probe falls short
The top court's probe into 'special trials' held for leprosy patients accused of criminal offenses failed to address whether the defendants recieved justice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016
Massive whole-genome study finds six types of liver cancer
In the largest genomic study ever targeting single-organ cancers, Japanese researchers have completed a whole-genome analysis of 300 liver cancer patients, discovering that liver cancer among Japanese can be broken down into six types.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016
Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby
Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalized and more like the mind of a baby.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2016
China detains 37 people linked to illegal vaccines
Chinese police have detained 37 people linked to a vaccine scandal and are investigating three pharmaceutical companies, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2016
It's weird science against cancer
Tackling cancer requires unconventional ideals because cancer is an unconventional enemy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2016
Drugmaker wins big in Japan as its gamble leads to landmark cancer drug
Ten years ago, representatives from Japan's Ono Pharmaceutical Co. went from hospital to hospital, attempting to convince doctors to test a new product under development: drugs that helped the body's immune system fight cancer. But nobody would listen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 29, 2016
Competing interests converge on health care price-setting panel
On Feb. 10, as hundreds of people in business attire watched from the gallery, a panel of experts under the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry adopted a long list of proposals to revise the fees that can be charged by the nation's hospitals and pharmacies for medical procedures and prescriptions under...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 24, 2016
Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs possibly within reach, scientists say
Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and computers may be available within a decade, say Australian scientists who are planning to conduct human trials next year on a high-tech implant that can pick up and transmit signals from the brain.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, U.S. appeals court rules
Workers hang a large poster of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.

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