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A Japanese research group has said that it became the world's first to succeed in producing regulatory T cells, which suppress excessive immune responses, from human iPS cells. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/07/japan/science-health/ips-cells-immune-control/ #japan #sciencehealth #ips #kyotouniversity #medicine #transplants #drugs

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A recent study has found that the lower the income, the more likely people in Japan are to have high blood pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/science-health/japan-blood-pressure-study/

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After multiple delays, NASA astronauts finally launched aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on Wednesday, marking a milestone in private spaceflight collaboration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/world/science-health/boeing-starliner-milestone-flight/

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A white-tailed eagle in Hokkaido that was infected with bird flu has been successfully treated with a human antiviral drug and released back into the wild, marking a world-first recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/science-health/japan-bird-flu-treatment/ #japan #sciencehealth #birdblu #birds #endangered #hokkaido #medicine #health #environmentministry

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Scientists are making a link between the kind of extreme rainfall that is being made more frequent and intense by climate change and increases in mortality from respiratory diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/japan/science-health/extreme-rain-respiratory-mortality-health/ #japan #sciencehealth #rainyseason #climatechange #environment #health

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A diabetes drug has been found to eliminate senescent cells — which accumulate with age and contribute to hardening of the arteries and other diseases — in mice, paving the way for research on aging-related diseases, researchers at a Tokyo university say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/science-health/diabetes-drug-aging/ #japan #sciencehealth #dementia #aging #juntendouniversity #alzheimer039s #pharmaceuticals

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Many Japanese COVID-19 researchers who spoke to the media during the pandemic have been harassed or threatened by the public, a new study has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/science-health/japan-covid-experts-harassment/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #harassment #sciencecommunication

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Japan has trialed over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill without a doctor's prescription, and 80% of buyers have said they would want to buy the medication that way again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/science-health/morning-after-pills-survey/

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More than 100,000 packets of sliced white bread have been recalled in Japan after parts of a rat's body were discovered inside two of them, a rare case in a country with famously high standards of sanitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/science-health/japan-bread-recall-for-rats/

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Some 5.84 million people in Japan who are age 65 or over will have dementia by 2040, according to a projection by a health ministry team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/science-health/2040-japan-dementia-estimate/ #japan #sciencehealth #aging #dementia #alzheimer039sdisease

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Many medical institutions in Japan are still providing a significant number of consultations for patients with prolonged aftereffects of COVID-19, a year after the country downgraded the disease to a lower-risk category. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/science-health/many-still-suffering-from-covid-aftereffects/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #health

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Scientists have observed an orangutan applying medicinal herbs to a face wound in an apparently successful attempt to heal an injury, the first time such behavior has been recorded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/world/science-health/orangutan-medicinal-plant-scientists/

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Japan's lunar lander has defied the odds to survive a third lunar night, surprising even its designers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/japan/science-health/japan-moon-lander-survives-third-lunar-night/ #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #moon #space #slim

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Rescuers on boats in China's flood-hit Guangdong province raced to evacuate trapped residents, carrying some elderly people by piggyback from their homes and deploying helicopters to save villagers caught in landslides. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/asia-pacific/science-health/china-guangdong-flooding/ #asiapacific #sciencehealth #china #floods #disasters

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Japan’s cannabis market expanded sixfold over four years to ¥24 billion ($154 million) in 2023, a trend that is expected to accelerate with the amendment in December of cannabis laws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/21/japan/science-health/cannabis-market/ #japan #sciencehealth #marijuana #drugs #medicine

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Secondhand smoke induces the cancerous mutation of genes that are different to those affected among active smokers, increasing the risk of lung cancer among nonsmokers, according to recent study by the National Cancer Center Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/japan/science-health/passive-smoking-cancer/

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Eighteen products with the “functional food” label in Japan had received over 110 reports from medical professionals as having caused some level of health damage among their users, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/japan/science-health/funcitonal-food-product-survey/

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Feeling angry? Here's some advice from a recent Japanese study — write down those thoughts and throw the paper away. You'll probably feel better. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/science-health/japan-anger-control-study/ #japan #sciencehealth #mentalhealth #surveys #students #nobuyukikawai #nagoyauniversity

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A small number of startups are stepping up to address infertility issues in Japan, where shortages of treatment options plague patients in a country grappling with one of the world’s lowest birthrates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/30/japan/science-health/japan-fertility-treatment-startups/ #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #hospitals #parenthood #invitro #women039sissues #startups

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Kobayashi Pharma's red yeast dietary supplements had already been implicated in two other deaths from kidney-related conditions and over 100 hospitalizations, according to the health ministry, which conducted a hearing with the Osaka-based company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/japan/science-health/two-more-deaths-linked-kobayashi-pharma-supplements/

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Whether dogs truly understand the words we say — as opposed to things like tone and context clues — is a question that has long perplexed owners. Now, science may have an answer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/world/science-health/dogs-understand-humans-study/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #pets #biology #dogs

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Researchers in Denmark are harnessing artificial intelligence and data from millions of people to help anticipate the stages of an individual's life all the way to the end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/22/world/science-health/danish-ai-algorithm-predict-life-death/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #ai #health #aging

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Japan has confirmed its first instance of human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a tick-borne viral infection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/science-health/first-person-to-person-sfts-infection-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #medicine #niid

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Residents near a nuclear power plant on a peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture are concerned about evacuating in the event of a disaster, especially after the Noto Peninsula quake highlighted evacuation bottlenecks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/miyagi-onagawa-nuclear-plant-concerns/

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The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/

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