thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan Efforts are underway in Japan to develop artificial intelligence-based tools that will help detect dementia at an early stage, including one that analyzes how people walk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/japan/science-health/ai-dementia-detection/ #japan #sciencehealth #ai #dementia #elderly #tech
Efforts are underway in Japan to develop artificial intelligence-based tools that will help detect dementia at an early stage, including one that analyzes how people walk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/japan/science-health/ai-dementia-detection/ #japan #sciencehealth #ai #dementia #elderly #tech
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan Poor seaweed harvests in the Ariake Sea have prompted a team of researchers at Kyushu University to experiment with growing the marine algae on land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/science-health/kyushu-university-onshore-seaweed-farming/ #japan #sciencehealth #oceans #agriculture #water #tech #kyushuuniversity #nishinipponshimbun #fukuoka #ehime #food
Poor seaweed harvests in the Ariake Sea have prompted a team of researchers at Kyushu University to experiment with growing the marine algae on land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/science-health/kyushu-university-onshore-seaweed-farming/ #japan #sciencehealth #oceans #agriculture #water #tech #kyushuuniversity #nishinipponshimbun #fukuoka #ehime #food
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to worldwithoutus A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the U.S. in a race to send people back to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/asia-pacific/science-health/china-landing-far-side-moon/ #asiapacific #sciencehealth #china #space #us #nasa #russia #change6
A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the U.S. in a race to send people back to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/asia-pacific/science-health/china-landing-far-side-moon/ #asiapacific #sciencehealth #china #space #us #nasa #russia #change6
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan In Japan, people often live in close proximity to one another. So when the person next-door decides to light up, secondhand smoke isn't just a health concern, it's a neighborly one too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/science-health/japan-passive-smoking/ #japan #sciencehealth #smoking #health #passivesmoking #cancer
In Japan, people often live in close proximity to one another. So when the person next-door decides to light up, secondhand smoke isn't just a health concern, it's a neighborly one too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/science-health/japan-passive-smoking/ #japan #sciencehealth #smoking #health #passivesmoking #cancer
thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan After defying expectations by surviving multiple long, cold nights on the moon, Japan's lunar lander might be close to sharing a similar fate as other landers, having failed to respond to a signal sent to it Monday evening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/moon-lander-slim-unresponsive/ #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #moon #space #slim
After defying expectations by surviving multiple long, cold nights on the moon, Japan's lunar lander might be close to sharing a similar fate as other landers, having failed to respond to a signal sent to it Monday evening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/moon-lander-slim-unresponsive/ #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #moon #space #slim
thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of the world's first wooden artificial satellite, LignoSat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/world-first-wooden-satellite/ #japan #sciencehealth #space #satellites #kyotouniversity #sumitomoforestry
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of the world's first wooden artificial satellite, LignoSat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/science-health/world-first-wooden-satellite/ #japan #sciencehealth #space #satellites #kyotouniversity #sumitomoforestry
thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan The number of patients with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal infection caused by the bacteria behind strep throat, is rising at a record pace in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/science-health/lethal-bacterial-infection/ #japan #sciencehealth #stss #health #medicine #elderly
The number of patients with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal infection caused by the bacteria behind strep throat, is rising at a record pace in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/science-health/lethal-bacterial-infection/ #japan #sciencehealth #stss #health #medicine #elderly
thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan A health ministry panel is urging small drugmakers to merge with their bigger counterparts to ensure a stable supply of generic drugs in Japan amid an ongoing shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-generic-drugs/ #japan #sciencehealth #manufacturing #pharmaceuticals #medicine #mhlw
A health ministry panel is urging small drugmakers to merge with their bigger counterparts to ensure a stable supply of generic drugs in Japan amid an ongoing shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-generic-drugs/ #japan #sciencehealth #manufacturing #pharmaceuticals #medicine #mhlw
thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan Japanese researchers have confirmed a way to predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease with a high degree of probability, by checking blood for the presence of a certain type of abnormal protein that causes the illness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-alzheimers-detection/ #japan #sciencehealth #universityoftokyo #alzheimer039s #dementia
Japanese researchers have confirmed a way to predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease with a high degree of probability, by checking blood for the presence of a certain type of abnormal protein that causes the illness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-alzheimers-detection/ #japan #sciencehealth #universityoftokyo #alzheimer039s #dementia
thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan Japan's AI Strategy Council plans to begin discussing as early as this summer regulations aimed at mainly developers of generative artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-govt-ai-regulations/ #japan #sciencehealth #ai #sanaetakaichi #diet
Japan's AI Strategy Council plans to begin discussing as early as this summer regulations aimed at mainly developers of generative artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-govt-ai-regulations/ #japan #sciencehealth #ai #sanaetakaichi #diet
thejapantimes, 17 days ago to worldnews A Michigan farmworker tested positive with bird flu, the second person to contract the potentially lethal virus that has run rampant in U.S. cattle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/science-health/human-bird-flu-michigan/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #birdflu #michigan
A Michigan farmworker tested positive with bird flu, the second person to contract the potentially lethal virus that has run rampant in U.S. cattle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/science-health/human-bird-flu-michigan/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #birdflu #michigan
thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan Japan was once a strong player in the field of new drug development, but has fallen behind in recent years. A new proposal hopes to change that by accelerating local efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/science-health/generic-drugs-supply/ #japan #sciencehealth #drugs #manufacturing #pharmaceuticals #medicine
Japan was once a strong player in the field of new drug development, but has fallen behind in recent years. A new proposal hopes to change that by accelerating local efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/science-health/generic-drugs-supply/ #japan #sciencehealth #drugs #manufacturing #pharmaceuticals #medicine
thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan Kyoto University researchers say they have found a way to create “near-indefinite” volumes of early-stage sperm and egg cells from iPS cells, in a step that could potentially lead to new infertility treatments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/science-health/kyoto-university-ips-germ-cell/ #japan #sciencehealth #kyotouniversity #ips #biotechnology #stemcells
Kyoto University researchers say they have found a way to create “near-indefinite” volumes of early-stage sperm and egg cells from iPS cells, in a step that could potentially lead to new infertility treatments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/science-health/kyoto-university-ips-germ-cell/ #japan #sciencehealth #kyotouniversity #ips #biotechnology #stemcells
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to worldnews An inquiry has found evidence of a "chilling” cover-up by the British establishment, after more than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C in the U.K. in the 1970s and 1980s when treated with contaminated blood products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/science-health/infected-blood-probe-uk/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #uk
An inquiry has found evidence of a "chilling” cover-up by the British establishment, after more than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C in the U.K. in the 1970s and 1980s when treated with contaminated blood products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/science-health/infected-blood-probe-uk/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #uk
thejapantimes, 20 days ago to Japan 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/ #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #familyplanning #pharmaceuticals #parenthood #mhlw #medicine
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/ #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #familyplanning #pharmaceuticals #parenthood #mhlw #medicine
thejapantimes, 20 days ago to Japan A drug to treat distal myopathy has recently been approved for the first time worldwide, for use in Japan, following clinical trials at Tohoku University in Sendai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/science-health/distal-myopathy-drug-approved/ #japan #sciencehealth #pharmaceuticals #tohokuuniversity #universities #hospitals #distalmyopathy
A drug to treat distal myopathy has recently been approved for the first time worldwide, for use in Japan, following clinical trials at Tohoku University in Sendai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/science-health/distal-myopathy-drug-approved/ #japan #sciencehealth #pharmaceuticals #tohokuuniversity #universities #hospitals #distalmyopathy
thejapantimes, 22 days 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
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, 25 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
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, 26 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
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, 27 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
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, 29 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
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, 29 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
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