News tagged with japanese researchers


The mysterious GRIN3A and the cause of schizophrenia

Since the 1960s, psychiatrists have been hunting for substances made by the body that might accumulate in abnormally high levels to produce the symptoms associated with schizophrenia. In particular, there was a search for ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japanese team creates cancer-specific killer T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells

Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded for the first time in creating cancer-specific, immune system cells called killer T lymphocytes, from induced ...

Medical research created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chest band may relieve a chronic cough

A soft, extendible band fitted around the chest may help to relieve cough in patients with persistent dry cough.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genome-wide study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis

Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and their colleagues have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings, ...

Genetics created Oct 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research on mice suggests new fertility treatments

Japanese scientists have turned mouse skin cells into eggs that produced baby mice—a technique that, if successfully applied to humans, could someday allow women to stop worrying about the ticking of their ...

Medical research created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MRI images transplanted islet cells with help of positively charged nanoparticles

In a study to investigate the detection by MRI of six kinds of positively-charged magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles designed to help monitor transplanted islet cells, a team of Japanese researchers found that the charged ...

Medical research created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mouse pancreatic stem cells successfully differentiate into insulin producing cells

In a study to investigate how transplanted islet cells can differentiate and mature into insulin-producing pancreatic cells, a team of Japanese researchers found that using a specific set of transcription factors (proteins ...

Medical research created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan team create liver from stem cells: report

Japanese researchers have created a functioning human liver from stemcells, a report said Friday, raising hopes for the manufacture of artificial organs for those in need of transplants.

Medical research created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

DNA from heart's own cells plays role in heart failure by mistakenly activating immune system

DNA from the heart's own cells plays a role in heart failure by mistakenly activating the body's immune system, according to a study by British and Japanese researchers, co-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Scientists ...

Immunology created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japanese researchers show that acupuncture can improve skeletal muscle atrophy

A team of Japanese researchers will reveal study results Monday at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting that show how acupuncture therapy mitigates skeletal muscle loss and holds promise for those seeking improved mobility ...

Medical research created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dissolvable heart artery stents appear safe in study

(HealthDay) -- New long-term research now suggests that fully biodegradable stents are safe to use in heart arteries.

Cardiology created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adrenaline therapy for cardiac arrest linked to worse outcomes

(HealthDay) -- The decades-old practice of treating cardiac arrest patients with epinephrine -- adrenaline -- might do more harm than good in the long run, suggests a new analysis of hundreds of thousands ...

Cardiology created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study suggests vitamin E may weaken bones

(HealthDay) -- Vitamin E may stimulate cells that result in bone loss, a new study suggests.

Medical research created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New chemical reagent turns mouse brain transparent

Japanese researchers at RIKEN have developed a ground-breaking new aqueous reagent which literally turns biological tissue transparent. Experiments using fluorescence microscopy on samples treated with the ...

Neuroscience created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0