thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to worldnews

For those charged with protecting Earth from powerful solar storms such as the one that caused the recent auroras, a threat lurks beneath the stunning colors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/18/world/science-health/more-solar-storms/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #astronomy #space

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan

Researchers think unknown carcinogenic factors could be behind a genetic mutation found in more than 70% of certain kidney cancer patients in Japan, a higher percentage than in other countries. The cancer type is also prevalent in central and northern Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/science-health/kidney-cancer-mutation-in-70-of-japanese-patients/ #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #health #kidneycancer

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan

Even a slightly high blood pressure raises the risk of strokes and other diseases, according to a Yokohama City University study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/science-health/japan-blood-pressure-study/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #surveys #yokohamacityuniversity #strokes #heartdisease

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

The Northern Lights were observed in Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan over the weekend following a powerful solar storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/science-health/hokkaido-northern-lights/ #japan #sciencehealth #hokkaido #sun #northernlights

thejapantimes, 7 days ago to worldnews

The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/science-health/solar-storm-auroras/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #us #uk #astronomy

thejapantimes, 7 days ago to worldnews

Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue — but a new research paper suggests it's already happening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/science-health/ai-systems-rogue-threat/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #ai #computers #studies

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to Japan

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/ #japan #sciencehealth #food #recalls #manufacturing #health

thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan

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

thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan

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

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan

It's been a year since Japan downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk infectious disease category but the country still faces various outbreaks of other infectious diseases https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/japan/science-health/japan-covid-downgrade-one-year/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #health #flu

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to worldwithoutus

China on Friday launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious program that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/04/asia-pacific/science-health/china-moon-probe/ #asiapacific #sciencehealth #space #china #moon

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to worldnews

The WHO chief begged countries negotiating a global agreement on handling future pandemics to "get this done," as they prepare for one final week of last-ditch talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/04/world/science-health/who-chief-pandemic-accord/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #who #covid19 #health #diseases

thejapantimes, 15 days ago to worldnews

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/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #orangutans #medicine #animals #indonesia

thejapantimes, 16 days ago to Japan

Amid efforts to mitigate pollen allergies by reducing the number of cedar trees in Japan, the government faces significant obstacles due to a persistent labor shortage and tepid demand for timber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/japan/science-health/japan-ceder-logging-for-pollen-countermeasures/ #japan #sciencehealth #pollenallergy #allergies #forests

thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan

A Japanese government panel is reviewing the "functional food label" system in the wake of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni koji (red yeast rice) scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/science-health/functional-food-label-review/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #food #rice #koji

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to worldnews

When it comes to aging, we tend to assume that cognition gets worse as we get older. But that’s not the case for everyone. Enter the "super-ager." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/world/science-health/super-agers-brains/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #aging #elderly #biology

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to worldnews

Isotopic analysis has uncovered unexpected dietary habits among preagricultural communities in Morocco. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/world/science-health/eat-before-agriculture-new-study/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #agriculture #paleontology #archaeology

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to worldnews

"This is the Oppenheimer Moment of our generation,” says Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Governments were warned on Monday that regulators may have little time left to control a new generation of AI-powered killing machines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/world/science-health/ai-killer-robots/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #ai #robots

thejapantimes, 22 days ago to Japan

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will pay the medical bills of people who became ill after taking its troubled beni kōji fermented red rice supplements, the firm has announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/26/japan/science-health/kobayashi-pharma-medical-bills/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health #koji

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to Japan

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

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to worldnews

New AI technology is generating blueprints for microscopic biological mechanisms that can edit your DNA, pointing to a future when scientists can battle illness and diseases with even greater precision and speed than they can today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/world/science-health/generative-ai-crispr/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #ai #biotechnology #genetics #geneediting #crispr

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to worldnews

Nine months into the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the advance of Alzheimer's, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is facing an unexpected hurdle to widespread use. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/world/science-health/alzheimer-drug-us-adoption-slow/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #alzheimers #brain #eisai #biogen #leqembi #us

thejapantimes, 25 days ago to Japan

Under the new system, which will remain until Oct. 23 for this year, an alert will be issued for prefectures when unprecedented, dangerous heat could cause serious damage to human health. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/science-health/japan-special-heatstroke-alert/ #japan #sciencehealth #heatstroke #heatwaves #environmentministry

thejapantimes, 26 days ago to worldwithoutus

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

thejapantimes, 26 days ago to Japan

Some young people who had developed eating disorders during the pandemic due to stress are still suffering. One woman in Japan is reaching out to them through social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/science-health/japan-eating-disorders/ #japan #sciencehealth #health #mentalhealth #socialmedia #students #schools #covid19 #covid19injapan