A Kyoto University research group has said it became the first in the world to create 3D jawbone-like organoids from human induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/science-health/ips-jawbone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ips #kyotouniversity #health
Following a successful clinical trial, drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma said it's seeking approval for a Parkinson's disease treatment that transplants stem cells into a patient's brain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/science-health/parkinsons-ips-approval-application/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #sumitomopharma #parkinson039s #health #ips #medicine
A Japanese startup says it has conducted a clinical trial to transplant a sheet of cardiac muscle cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into a patient with a heart muscle disease. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/science-health/ips-trial-heart-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ips #startups #heartdisease
A team led by a professor at Osaka University's Bioinformatics Center has replicated the mouse embryo implantation process in laboratory equipment with a high success rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/science-health/mouse-embryo-implantation-reproduced/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #osakauniversity #invitro #pregnancy #medicine #ips