Artificial intelligence is shaking up industries from software and law to entertainment and education, but it’s posing special challenges in medicine as patients tap the technology for advice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/ai-apps-bots-medicine-doctors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #openai #chatgpt #medicine #health #ai #apps
A new look at radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s suggests a large underground cavity exists that was created by a lava flow, the first subsurface feature ever detected there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/radar-underground-lava-tube-venus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #satellites #venus #planets #nasa
A gas container using a technology developed by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Susumu Kitagawa is drawing attention for its ability to transport gas more efficiently than conventional gas cylinders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/science-health/japan-nobel-winner-gas-container/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #gas #susumukitagawa #nobelprize #chemistry
Japan’s health ministry says there is a low risk of a local outbreak of the Nipah virus in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/science-health/nipah-virus-japan-risk-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #india #nipahvirus #mhlw #health
Sustained high blood sugar levels caused by diabetes and other factors raise the risk of tooth decay as sugars in the blood are transferred to saliva, University of Osaka researchers have found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/science-health/study-blood-sugar-tooth-decay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #blood #universityofosaka
New vaccines are helping Ghana approach a long-sought goal of ending child deaths from malaria, but aid cutbacks could mean fewer children benefit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/science-health/malaria-vaccines-ghana-child-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #malaria #vaccines #ghana #us #donaldtrump #republicans #usaid
Over-the-counter (OTC) sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, aimed at preventing unwanted pregnancy, are set to start in Japan on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/science-health/emergency-contraceptive-pills-over-the-counter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #drugstores #pharmaceuticals #health
Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm, while Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor's design. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
The continued use of "forever chemicals" could cost Europe up to €1.7 trillion by 2050 because of their impact on people's health and the environment, an EU-commissioned report found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/world/science-health/eu-pfas-economic-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #pfas #health #eu #europe
A new study points to a larger role for genetics in determining your lifespan than previous research had indicated, estimating the contribution is at about 50%, or roughly double what prior research concluded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/world/science-health/genetics-human-lifespan-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #genetics #lifeexpectancy
COVID-19 left a lasting increase in mortality that has yet to fully unwind in most rich nations, according to an analysis of data from 34 countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/world/science-health/covid-deaths-rich-countries-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #covid19 #health #france #italy #uk #spain #lithuania
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Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has told global vaccine group Gavi to phase out shots containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative,as a condition of providing the group with funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/science-health/us-funding-global-vaccine-mercury/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #covid19vaccines #vaccinations #us #health #medicine
In Israel, there are thousands suffering from PTSD following the Oct. 2023 Hamas attack and the subsequent two-year war, in what has become the country’s biggest-ever mental health crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/science-health/gaza-war-mental-health-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #israelhamaswar #israel #hamas #mentalhealth #psychology
The health ministry will designate eight drug ingredients as having abuse potential under the law in response to rising concerns about potential overdoses among young people using over-the-counter medicines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/japan/science-health/japan-medicine-new-abuse-risk-designation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pharmaceutical #health #drugs #mhlw
The head of the U.N.'s health agency on Saturday pushed back against Washington's stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, dismissing U.S. criticism as "untrue." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/world/science-health/who-us-withdrawal-untrue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #who #health #us #donaldtrump #covid19
An alarm sounds and Tepco suspends restart at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world's largest nuclear reactor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy eradicated esophageal cancer in about 70% of patients when combined with immunotherapy in a clinical trial, Kyoto University Hospital said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/science-health/esophageal-cancer-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #hospitals #kyotouniversity
The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday, saying its decision reflected failures in the U.N. health agency's management of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/world/science-health/us-exits-who/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #who #health #us #donaldtrump