Editorials Sep 7, 2017
The recent arrests over alleged unauthorized stem cell therapies using blood collected from umbilical cords and placentas has shed light on the shady aspects of these expensive treatments.
National / Crime & Legal Aug 27, 2017
Six arrested in connection with unauthorized cord blood treatments
Six people are arrested on suspicion of participating in unauthorized stem cell therapies using blood collected from umbilical cords and placentas after childbirth.
National / Science & Health | NATURAL SELECTIONS Feb 20, 2016
Stem cells used to replace part of the human brain
by Rowan Hooper
Sometimes I imagine famous scientists and doctors from the past magically catching a glimpse of our modern world. Sure it's fun to picture their gawping faces, but the daydream also helps remind me that we take so much for granted these days. And, in ...
National / Crime & Legal Feb 18, 2016
Obokata questioned over alleged theft of Riken stem cell samples
The academic scandal over a debunked stem cell discovery has taken a criminal turn, with police questioning the scientist at the center of the storm. Disgraced researcher Haruko Obokata recently underwent voluntary questioning in connection with the alleged theft of stem cell samples from her ...
National / Science & Health Feb 5, 2016
Age-linked hair loss caused by disappearing collagen, researchers say
A team of researchers, including Japanese scientists, has discovered the mechanism behind hair loss associated with aging, a finding that could pave the way for new ways to treat baldness. In the study led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University's Emi Nishimura, the team determined ...
National Nov 6, 2015
Riken institute spent ¥145 million on discredited STAP stem cells study
The money, spent from fiscal 2011 to 2014, also included a subsequent investigation into research misconduct.
National Nov 2, 2015
Waseda University strips Obokata of Ph.D.
by Shusuke Murai
Tokyo's Waseda University will revoke the doctorate of cell scientist Haruko Obokata, because she failed to correct inaccuracies in her thesis as requested.
National / Science & Health Jul 7, 2015
Former Riken researcher Haruko Obokata has returned about ¥600,000 that went toward publishing her papers — since retracted — on STAP stem cells in the journal Nature, the research institute said Tuesday. The money was returned to Riken on Monday after she indicated her readiness ...
National / Science & Health Feb 20, 2015
A Japanese team of researchers has developed a method of creating three-dimensional retinal tissue from human embryonic stem cells, according to a study published on Thursday in an electronic edition of British science journal Nature Communications. The research team at the Kobe-based Riken Center for ...
National / Science & Health Feb 6, 2015
In a world first, a team at Hiroshima University Hospital on Friday conducted regenerative knee surgery using a technique that employs magnets to concentrate iron-laced stem cells around damaged cartilage, it said. The endoscopic surgery is less arduous for the patient, said the team led ...
National Dec 26, 2014
'STAP cells' claimed by Obokata were likely embryonic stem cells
by Masaaki Kameda
An investigative panel at Riken says the debunked “STAP” cells generated by one of its scientists were likely created instead from embryonic stem cells.
National / Science & Health Dec 18, 2014
Ophthalmologist Masayo Takahashi, who led the world's first transplant of tissue generated from iPS stem cells, makes this year's top 10 list at the science journal Nature.