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Dr. Brian Druker honored with Japan Prize

January 25, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. Oregon Health & Science University congratulates Brian J. Druker, M.D., who has been awarded the 2012 Japan Prize in Healthcare and Medical Technology for his pioneering role in targeted cancer drugs. The Japan Prize is considered one of the world's most prestigious awards in science and technology. ...

Dr. Brian Druker honored with Japan Prize

January 25, 2012
(Oregon Health & Science University) Oregon Health & Science University congratulates Brian J. Druker, M.D., who has been awarded the 2012 Japan Prize in Healthcare and Medical Technology for his pioneering role in targeted cancer drugs. The Japan Prize is considered one of the world's most prestigious awards in science ...

Rowley to receive Japan Prize for her role in the development of targeted cancer therapy

January 24, 2012
Janet Davison Rowley, MD, the Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago, will share the 2012 Japan Prize for Healthcare and Medical Technology with Brian J. Druker, MD, from the Oregon Health and Science University, and Nicholas B. ...

Japan and New Zealand were hit hardest by earthquakes

January 19, 2012
This press release is available in German . Last year, earthquakes and their consequences, such as tsunamis, landslides, and ground settlements, caused a damage of 365 billion US dollars. Hence, 2011 was the year with the so far highest economic losses due to earthquakes. ...

Eyeing resources, India, China, Brazil, Japan, other countries want a voice on Arctic Council

January 15, 2012
With an eye on rapid changes in the resource-rich Arctic, countries like China, India and Brazil, which have no Arctic territories, are nonetheless knocking on the door of the increasingly influential Arctic Council looking for admission as permanent observers. The issue has divided existing members, with Russia ...

Record $736k paid for single tuna fish in Japan

January 5, 2012
A deep-pocketed restaurateur shelled out nearly three-quarters of a million dollars for a single tuna, the most ever paid for the fish, at Japan's Tsukiji fish market on Thursday.

Japan scientists hope slime holds intelligence key

December 28, 2011
A brainless, primeval organism able to navigate a maze might help Japanese scientists devise the ideal transport network design. Not bad for a mono-cellular being that lives on rotting leaves.

Japan scientists study oyster ‘language’

December 6, 2011
Scientists in Japan have begun studying the "language" of oysters in an effort to find out what they are saying about their environment.

Japan, Russia see chance to clone mammoth

December 4, 2011
Scientists from Japan and Russia believe it may be possible to clone a mammoth after finding well-preserved bone marrow in a thigh bone recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia, a report said Saturday.

Japan approves Visian Toric Implantable Collamer Lens

November 29, 2011
STAAR Surgical Company, the leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive refractive lenses, today announced that its Visian Toric Implantable Collamer Lens has been approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Shire, Shionogi enter agreement to co-develop and co-commercialize ADHD medicines in Japan

November 19, 2011
Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has entered into an agreement with Shionogi & Co. Ltd. of Japan to co-develop and co-commercialize certain of Shire's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medicines in Japan.

Japan bans Fukushima rice for radiation

November 17, 2011
Japan on Thursday announced its first ban on rice produced near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after samples showed radioactive contamination well above legal limits.