Clinical Trial: Safety evaluation of excessive intake of dark chocolate (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058734) titled 'Safety evaluation of excessive intake of dark chocolate' on Aug. 8. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Double blind -all involved are blinded Control - Placebo Primary Sponsor: Institute - EP Mediate Co., Ltd. Condition: Condition - Healthy adult Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic informatio...


Clinical Trial: Impact of CKD-MBD on anemia (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058732) titled 'Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorder(CKD-MBD) on anemia' on Aug. 8. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - Patient Driven Academic League Condition: Condition - Japanese Dialysis Patients with CKD-MBD Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to eval...


Clinical Trial: "Incidence and Characteristics of Hypocalcemia after initiation or switching of calcimimetics" (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058721) titled '"Incidence and Characteristics of Hypocalcemia after initiation or switching of calcimimetics"' on Aug. 8. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - Patient Driven Academic League Condition: Condition - Japanese Dialysis Patients with CKD-MBD Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims t...


Clinical Trial: Effects of Unilateral Vibration Stimulation on Muscle Tone in Contralateral Homologous Muscles in Patients with Post-Stroke Spasticity (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058736) titled 'Effects of Unilateral Vibration Stimulation on Muscle Tone in Contralateral Homologous Muscles in Patients with Post-Stroke Spasticity' on Aug. 8. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled Primary Sponsor: Institute - Graduate School of Kansai University of ...


POLICY ROUNDTABLE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND RULING PARTIES

TOKYO, Aug. 7 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 7, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister's Office. At the meeting, the participants engaged in discussions on the guidelines for FY2026 budget requests. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


JAPAN-ROK DEFENSE MINISTERIAL VIDEO CONFERENCE

TOKYO, Aug. 7 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: On Thursday, August 7th, 2025, Minister of Defense Nakatani held a video conference with Ahn Gyu-Back, Minister of National Defense of the ROK. Minister Nakatani extended his heartfelt congratulations to Minister Ahn on his appointment as Minister of National Defense of the ROK. Minister Nakatani also stated that he would like to work closely with Minister Ahn to strengthen Japan-ROK and Japan-ROK-U.S. def...


Check Eligibility Criteria for Personal Loans on Bajaj Markets

Pune, August 6 -- Applying for a personal loan via Bajaj Markets requires meeting straightforward eligibility criteria designed to accommodate a wide range of borrowers. To qualify, applicants must be Indian citizens aged 18 years or above. Salaried individuals are eligible, provided they have a minimum monthly income of at least ₹9,000 and 6-months of work experience. Bajaj Markets partners with over 20 trusted lenders, each with their specific criteria, but generally, a good credit score is e...


Clinical Trial: A cross-sectional study of gut microbiota (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 8 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058720) titled 'A cross-sectional study of gut microbiota' on Aug. 7. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Condition: Condition - Healthy Volunteer Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To explore the relationship between gut microbiota and muscle parameters in healthy volunte...


Clinical Trial: Verification of the effectiveness of a remote monitoring training system devised to combat frailty in community-dwelling elderly people (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 8 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058723) titled 'Intervention study to prevent frailty in community-dwelling elderly people' on Aug. 7. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Placebo Primary Sponsor: Institute - University of Tsukuba Condition: Condition - Community-dwelling elderly Classification by malignancy - Others ...


Clinical Trial: Scoping Review on the Impact of Daily Life in Patients with Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA) (Japan)

Tokyo, Aug. 8 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058724) titled 'Scoping Review on the Impact of Daily Life in Patients with INOCA' on Aug. 7. Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc Primary Sponsor: Institute - St. Luke's International University Condition: Condition - (INOCA) Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This scoping r...