Tag: japanese
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Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle parts of themselves in an internal garbage disposal process.
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Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle parts of themselves in an internal garbage disposal process.
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Berlusconi has heart check-up in U.S., misses trial hearing: lawyers
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has flown to the United States for tests on his heart condition, meaning he could not attend the start of a new trial on Monday tied to his “bunga bunga” parties, his lawyers said. The lawyers said Berlusconi had checked into the Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center in New…
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Japanese city offering public funds to freeze women’s eggs
URAYASU, Japan (AP) — A Tokyo suburb will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggs in a pilot program aimed at countering Japan's declining birth rate.
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Canada’s Trudeau defends assisted suicide bill as deadline nears
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A bill legalizing medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, predicting confusion if it is not approved. The draft legislation, introduced by Trudeau's Liberal government in April, would allow people with incurable…
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Canada’s Trudeau defends assisted suicide bill as deadline nears
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A bill legalizing medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, predicting confusion if it is not approved. The draft legislation, introduced by Trudeau's Liberal government in April, would allow people with incurable…
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Alonso should have been allowed to race: Dennis
By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) – Aggrieved McLaren boss Ron Dennis says Formula One teams must decide whether a driver is fit to race, rather than the governing body's doctors, after Fernando Alonso was barred from the Bahrain Grand Prix. Spaniard Alonso failed a medical at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday after breaking ribs in…
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Alonso should have been allowed to race: Dennis
By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) – Aggrieved McLaren boss Ron Dennis says Formula One teams must decide whether a driver is fit to race, rather than the governing body's doctors, after Fernando Alonso was barred from the Bahrain Grand Prix. Spaniard Alonso failed a medical at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday after breaking ribs in…
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Motor racing-Alonso should have been allowed to race – Dennis
By Alan Baldwin MANAMA, April 2 (Reuters) – Aggrieved McLaren boss Ron Dennis says Formula One teams must decide whether a driver is fit to race, rather than the governing body’s doctors, after Fernando Alonso was barred from the Bahrain Grand Prix. Spaniard Alonso failed a medical at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday after breaking…
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Fixing vitamin D, depression aids the heart: studies
Taking steps to recover from depression and boost vitamin D levels may improve heart health, according to new research out Saturday. The findings were contained in two studies presented at the American College of Cardiology conference in Chicago. The first focused on depression, a known risk factor for heart attack, stroke and even death.