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Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some first-time moms
Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own, a big study found. Their babies fared better, ...
New Zealand scientist launches hunt for DNA from fabled Scottish 'monster'
Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years — and one academic hopes the marvels of modern science can finally unravel the mystery. Neil Gemmell has traveled from the University of Otago ...
17 Japanese research bodies screen for military-linked studies amid science council push: survey
The decisions follow the Science Council of Japan’s renewal last year of a commitment to avoid becoming engaged in research for war purposes.
Protein engineering may be science's future
Some scientists think designing new proteins could become as significant as tweaking DNA.
Kyoto University says no to military-related research despite spike in Defense Ministry funding
In fiscal 2017, the Defense Ministry allotted ¥11 billion for military technology-related research, an 18-fold increase over the previous fiscal year.
International ninja research group founded in Mie Prefecture in Japan
An international academic society designed to promote research on the ninja was established last week in the city known as the home of the traditional covert warrior agents: Iga in Mie Prefecture. Some 200 researchers from countries including Japan, South Korea, China and Britain attended ...
Experts on the forefront of anti-aging medicine say the field is booming, with therapies on the horizon to target illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer's and make for a healthier older population in the years to come. Such remedies are increasingly important because of the higher ...
Google opens AI center in China despite exclusion from nation's internet
Google announced Wednesday that it will open a new artificial intelligence research center in Beijing, tapping China's talent pool in the promising technology despite the U.S. search giant's exclusion from the country's internet. Artificial intelligence, especially machine learning, has been an area of intense focus ...
After losing World War II, Japan decided to pursue pacifism under a war-renouncing Constitution, and its scientists vowed to avoid military research in repentance for cooperating with the military. But this long-held position is being complicated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy of luring universities ...
Medical big data to be pooled for disease research and drug development in Japan
Last month a bill aimed at facilitating medical research through the use of patient records stored at medical institutions cleared the Diet. The law, commonly called Jisedai Iryo-kiban Ho — roughly translated as the next-generation medical infrastructure law — will allow medical big data to ...
Elderly men who dine alone die sooner, study says
Elderly men should eat their meals with family and friends, or they may not live as long as they wish. This seems to be the bottom line of a study by a group of Japanese researchers. The study, conducted by researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental ...
