Japan - Protein used in reproduction of flu found in human cells

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Protein used in reproduction of flu found in human cells

Researchers have discovered a protein in human cells important for the reproduction of the influenza virus, raising hopes of more effective flue drugs.

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Japan's iPS Cell Firm, U.S. Reagent Maker Sign Patent Deal

Kyoto, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--The company managing patents for induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, developed by Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, said Tuesday...

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Human ES cells improve monkeys with Parkinson's

A group of Japanese scientists has succeeded in improving the conditions of monkeys with Parkinson's disease after transplants of nerve cells generated from human Embryonic stem cells, or ES...

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How immune cells enter nerves discovered

A Japanese research group has unraveled for the first time how immune cells in blood enter the brain and spinal cord and cause inflammation.

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Japan iPS Techs Licensed to French Firm

Kyoto, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--A Kyoto intellectual property management firm said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with France's Vectalys SAS to grant a nonexclusive license to basic patents for...

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Kyoto research team to create stem cell bank

KYOTO -- A research team here has announced its plans to create a stem cells bank that will preserve artificially created stem cells to be used in regenerative medicine, it has been revealed....

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Japanese Firm to Sell iPS Liver Cells

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese bioventure ReproCELL Inc. and the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation said Thursday they will start selling liver cells made of induced pluripotent...

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Stem cells used to treat knee injuries

A Tokyo researcher says he has developed a treatment using stem cells that regenerate the meniscus of the knee, a process that could help millions of knee-injury sufferers.

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Blood platelets to be produced using iPS cells

A group of Japanese researchers has for the first time developed a technology to produce a large number of blood platelets using reprogrammed stem cells known as iPS cells.

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Spinal cord injuries treated with dental cells

A group of Japanese researchers has succeeded in treating mice disabled by spinal cord injuries using special cells found inside human teeth.

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iPS cells created from 110-year-old people

Aiming to discover the key to longevity, a team of Keio University researchers has succeeded in creating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) from the blood of people aged 110 or older, it has...

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Center plans to use stem cells for infant liver problems

In what would be a first in Japan, a research team plans to use embryonic stem cells to treat newborns with severe liver problems.

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Reagent makes cancer cells glow

A team of Japanese researchers has developed a reagent that can make cancer cells glow within minutes.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 07:51 +0900 (JST)
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Kyoto Univ. Hospital to open iPS cells department

A Japanese hospital says it will open a new department to start clinical tests using reprogrammed stem cells known as iPS cells.

Friday, November 18, 2011 21:53 +0900 (JST)...

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Shimadzu, Hokkaido Univ. Develop Cancer Cell-Tracking System

Kyoto, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. <7701> and Hokkaido University said Wednesday that they have jointly developed a general-use...