The president of a company in Hokkaido has developed a children's toy resembling an automated external defibrillator, or AED, to reduce the fear associated with using the lifesaving device. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/companies/hokkaido-company-aed-toy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hokkaido #toys #children #aed #health #heartdisease

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