Sendai, Japan News

Bus tours around the sights of Tokyo are fairly common, but one recent excursion this month went slightly off the beaten track--to three primary and middle schools.

Activity and safety of combination chemotherapy with methotrexate, ifosfamide, L-asparaginase and dexamethasone for refractory lymphoid malignancies: A pilot study Export European Journal of Haematology , Vol.

Late life depression, characterized by persistent down moods, can elevate the risk of multiple illnesses, worsen the outcome of existing medical conditions, and increase mortality in senior citizens .

E-mail: nakayak2@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp Received 10 April 2009; Revised 14 November 2009; Accepted 19 November 2009; Published online 21 December 2009.

Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan.

Snapshot Report ), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, recently leased about 450,000 square feet of its development portfolio in Japan.

The Standard Model predictions for the lepton flavor-violating processes like → e are well far from any realistic experimental resolution, thus, the appearance of → e at the running MEG experiment would unambiguously point towards a New Physics signal.

SUMMARY: Simvastatin , a medication used to lower blood cholesterol, had a synergistic effect against hepatitis B virus when combined with antiviral drugs in a laboratory study, researchers reported last month at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in Boston.

Journal of Biochemistry Advance Access originally published online on August 25, 2009 Journal of Biochemistry 2009 146 :867-874; doi:10.1093/jb/mvp134 1Department of Molecular Science and Material Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada; 2Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate ...

Abstract: The discoloration of polyolefins has been extensively studied. The key mechanism of discoloration includes oxidation of polyethylene and/or oxidation of hindered phenolics used as antioxidants by oxygen or nitroxide pollutants from hydrocarbon combustion, e.g., internal combustion engines, or methane- or propane-fired heating systems.

A microscopic worm, one of a group of thousands being sent into space as part of a mission to discover more about muscle loss in astronauts.

TBS's drama special, "Chichi yo, Anata wa erakatta - 1969-nen no oyaji to boku" , makes a clever play for two generations of TV viewers by featuring Shigeaki Kato of the idol group News in a time travel story that sends him to 1969, where he meets his father as a young man.

Correspondence: Dr H Ozawa, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryomachi Aobaku, Sendai, 980-8574 Japan.

Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has appointed Colliers International's Advanced Technology Real Estate Group to act as advisor in the sale of two of Freescale's operational 150-mm semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

News Freescale Semiconductor plans to sell two older chip factories, one each in Toulouse, France, and Sendai, Japan, becoming the latest chip maker to seek ways to reduce costs amid the global recession.

Journal of Biochemistry Advance Access originally published online on July 15, 2009 Journal of Biochemistry 2009 146 :651-657; doi:10.1093/jb/mvp110 1Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582; 2Aino University, 4-5-4 Higashi-ohta, Ibaragi, Osaka 567-0012; and 3Department of Biochemistry and Engineering, ...

Correspondence to Kazunori Toyoda, MD, Cerebrovascular Division, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.

The association between lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual disorders in men with localized prostate cancer appears to be higher in Japanese men than in American men, although cultural differences may play an important role in the reporting of sexual activity and lower urinary tract symptoms.

Global economic ups and downs aside, new accommodations options, ranging from traditional-style ryokan inns to chic, five-star outposts of global chains, are set to open in Japan -- the world's second-largest economy and thus one of Asia's leading travel hubs, for both business and pleasure -- now through the end of 2010.

E-mail: skojima@postman.riken.go.jp Received 3 February 2009; Revised 20 July 2009; Accepted 31 July 2009; Published online 19 October 2009.