Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

US, Japan hit back at China’s muscle flexing

Thursday, October 28th, 2010
The United States and Japan responded Wednesday to China's muscle flexing by reaffirming the strength of their security alliance and vowing to diversify sources of rare earths imports.

Heart Muscle Cells Formed From New Source Of Stem Cells, Heart Damage Repaired

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
A new and non-controversial source of stem cells can form heart muscle cells and help repair heart damage, according to results of preliminary lab tests reported in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association. Investigators in Japan used the amniotic membrane - the inner lining of the sac in which an embryo develops - to obtain stem cells called human amniotic membrane ...

New Source Of Stem Cells Form Heart Muscle Cells, Repair Damage

Friday, May 28th, 2010
Study highlights: * Investigators in Japan converted stem cells from human amniotic sacs into working heart muscle cells. * When injected into rats after a heart attack, the cells formed heart muscle cells and repaired damage to restore function. * Because the amniotic sac is discarded as medical waste after delivery, amniotic sac cells might potentially become a plentiful and non-controversial ...

Nyrstar offers to improve bid for Australia’s CBH

Sunday, April 11th, 2010
SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) - The world's biggest zinc producer, Belgium's Nyrstar NV , has proposed an improved offer for Australian zinc miner CBH Resources , in an effort to bmuscle/b out rival bidder Japan's Toho Zinc lt;5707.Tgt;.

“Muscle March” (WiiWare) Marches Westward

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Here is some news that I never thought I would be able to post. NintendoLife is reporting that Muscle March (a formally Japan only WiiWare game from Namco Bandai) has been given a USK rating and will be released outside of Japan. For those not familiar with Muscle March, the gameplay involves playing as a muscle-bound [...]