The five-year survival rate for male and female patients in Japan who were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 2012 and 2015 came to 10.7% and 10.2%, respectively. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/science-health/pancreatic-cancer-survival-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #health #surveys

New research shows diversity in dog size and shape dates back many millennia, long before modern breeding practices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/world/science-health/dog-diversity-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #genetics #dogs

Morocco has reported more meteorites landing there than anywhere else in the last 20 years, and with prices ranging from hundreds of dollars to millions for larger chunks, locals are hoping to cash in on finding them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/world/science-health/meteorite-hunters-morocco/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #morocco #asteroids #space

An international research group that includes Japan has discovered a factory-like system in cells that prevents insulin abnormalities, a finding that could help in the development of new treatments for diabetes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/science-health/cell-factory-insulin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #tohokuuniversity #diabetes

UNICEF says essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/science-health/unicef-israel-syringes-gaza-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #unicef #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #children #vaccinations #health #medicine

UNICEF says essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/science-health/unicef-israel-syringes-gaza-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #unicef #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #children #vaccinations #health #medicine

A team of researchers says it has developed an artificial intelligence model that can detect diabetes risk using only electrocardiogram data, allowing possible early detection of the disease without blood tests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/science-health/diabetes-risk-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #ai #diabetes #wearables

Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/science-health/china-longevity-aging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #aging #health #china #medicine #pharmaceuticals

James Watson — the Nobel laureate co-credited with the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose reputation was tainted by his repeated racist remarks — has died aged 97. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/world/science-health/james-watson-dna-pioneer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #jameswatson #genetics

Flu cases in Japan have exceeded an alert level of 10 per regularly monitored medical institution, suggesting the possibility of a large-scale outbreak within four weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/science-health/flu-cases-alert/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #flu #health #mhlw

Climate change is posing growing risks to aviation safety and efficiency by intensifying storms and turbulence, a new French study has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/science-health/climate-change-typhoon-turbulence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #airlines #climatechange #typhoons

A Japanese company is tackling the problem of space debris with a wood-derived material engineered to help satellites burn up completely in the atmosphere. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/japan/science-health/wooden-satellite-material/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #space #satellites #rockets

Influenza outbreaks started in Japan in late September, earlier than usual, partly because of increases in cross-border travel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/science-health/influenza-season-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #flu #vaccinations #covid19 #health

The government of Niigata Prefecture said it has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in the city of Tainai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/science-health/bird-flu-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #hokkaido #birdflu

China sends youngest astronaut and mice to space station https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/asia-pacific/science-health/china-astronaut-mice-space-station/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #china #space

In recent years, Japanese companies have been working to make commercial space travel a possibility in the country, but experts say without international collaboration, space tourism might not become a reality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/science-health/space-tourism-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #rockets #space #tech

Japan’s newly developed HTV-X resupply vehicle, which replaces a spacecraft used between 2009 and 2020, has successfully docked at the International Space Station. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/science-health/japan-space-ship-arrival-iss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #space #jaxa #iss #kimiyayui #htvx

A Japanese research team that includes 2025 Nobel Prize laureate Shimon Sakaguchi has developed a technique to produce regulatory T cells that suppress excessive immune activity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/science-health/nobel-team-cells/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #shimonsakaguchi #medicine #nobelprize