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, 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, 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, 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, 1 month 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
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, 1 month 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
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, 1 month 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
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, 1 month 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
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, 1 month 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
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, 1 month 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
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, 1 month ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan 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/ #japan #sciencehealth #lungcancer #cancer #smoking
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/ #japan #sciencehealth #lungcancer #cancer #smoking
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan 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/ #japan #sciencehealth #consumeraffairsagency #kobayashipharmaceuticals #pharmaceuticals #food #health
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/ #japan #sciencehealth #consumeraffairsagency #kobayashipharmaceuticals #pharmaceuticals #food #health
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan 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/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #health #rice #food #koji #pharmaceuticals
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/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #health #rice #food #koji #pharmaceuticals
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldnews 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
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
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldnews 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
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
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan 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
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
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan 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/ #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #tsunami #onagawa #nuclearenergy #miyagi #311
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/ #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #tsunami #onagawa #nuclearenergy #miyagi #311
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan 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/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
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/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Kyoto University Hospital said Monday that it has performed the world's first simultaneous lung and liver transplant from living donors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/science-health/kyoto-university-hospital-lung-liver-transplant/ #japan #sciencehealth
Kyoto University Hospital said Monday that it has performed the world's first simultaneous lung and liver transplant from living donors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/science-health/kyoto-university-hospital-lung-liver-transplant/ #japan #sciencehealth
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan An epidemic of syphilis is a serious concern in Japan, with the number of reported cases in 2023 hitting a record high for the third consecutive year on a preliminary basis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/26/japan/science-health/syphilis-cases-surging-in-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #syphilis #health #medicine #pregnancy
An epidemic of syphilis is a serious concern in Japan, with the number of reported cases in 2023 hitting a record high for the third consecutive year on a preliminary basis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/26/japan/science-health/syphilis-cases-surging-in-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #syphilis #health #medicine #pregnancy
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is "alive and well" but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/world/science-health/moon-lander-sideways/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #moon #us #nasa
The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is "alive and well" but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/world/science-health/moon-lander-sideways/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #moon #us #nasa
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Japan’s space agency is set to launch the second model of its next-generation H3 rocket on Saturday in a critical test of the nation’s capabilities in space after the failure of its first model nearly a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/16/japan/science-health/jaxa-h3-launch-retry/ #japan #sciencehealth #rockets #jaxa #satellites #space
Japan’s space agency is set to launch the second model of its next-generation H3 rocket on Saturday in a critical test of the nation’s capabilities in space after the failure of its first model nearly a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/16/japan/science-health/jaxa-h3-launch-retry/ #japan #sciencehealth #rockets #jaxa #satellites #space