Japan’s health ministry has endorsed the first stem-cell therapy derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for Parkinson’s disease, a decision that could reshape how the world treats one of ...

In Japanese, the word “shinobi” evokes the ninja — blending into the background, unseen. Today, that same idea is inspiring a breakthrough in regenerative medicine.

Unsurprisingly, it was also in Japan that neocognitron, the architectural ancestor of the neural networks that power systems like ChatGPT, was developed by computer scientist Kunihiko Fukushima. Yet, ...