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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2021

Canary in the coal mine: Study finds world's glaciers melting faster

Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass — and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday that could impact future projections for ice loss.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2018

Study links city-level ozone air pollution readings to drop in U.S. national park visitors

AP
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2017

New cancer guidelines eyed after study suggests drugs less effective in elderly patients

The government's guidelines on cancer treatment face a rethink after a new study suggests that drugs are less effective in treating the elderly.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2016

NIH to fund Zika study of Rio-bound U.S. Olympic team

The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. athletes, coaches and members of the Olympic Committee staff for exposure to thee Zika virus while in Brazil, with the hope of gaining better understanding of how it persists in the body and the potential risks it poses....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2015

Extensive radiation study finds no internal cesium exposure in Fukushima children

An extensive study of internal radiation exposure in Fukushima Prefecture children detected no radioactive cesium among the examinees, according to the results of a study published Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 28, 2013

Throwing may have given humans edge over chimps

In most respects, chimpanzees are physically superior to humans. Pound for pound, they are perhaps four times stronger. They are faster. They can run straight up a tree, climb and swing with an agility that is the envy of an Olympic gymnast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2023

Heavy marijuana use increases schizophrenia in men, study finds

The latest study, based on Danish health records, adds to growing research into cannabis and mental health outcomes in the U.S. and other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2023

Heartbeat may shape our perception of time, study shows

After an era of research focusing on the brain, the study provides further proof that no single organ registers the pace of time for humans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2023

Cancer vaccine hunt finally makes progress

A small study shows promise in deploying mRNA technology against melanoma — but fighting tumors is vastly more complex than tackling COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2022

Pfizer’s Paxlovid anti-viral seen to lower long-COVID risk in study

Taking the oral medication within five days of testing positive for a SARS-CoV-2 infection was linked to a 26% lower risk of lingering post-viral complications, researchers found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2022

Boycotts by Chinese shoppers on the rise but brand responses differ, study finds

Companies apologize quickly when boycotted for territorial issues, but far less frequently in relation to China's alleged human rights violations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2021

Blood clot risk much higher for COVID-19 patients than from vaccines, study finds

The study followed 29 million people who received doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine between December 2020 and April and about 1.7 million COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2021

If poor countries go unvaccinated, a study says, rich ones will pay

In monopolizing the supply of vaccines against COVID-19, wealthy nations are threatening more than a humanitarian catastrophe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 24, 2020

Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040, study says

The new research offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80 percent.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018

EPA vastly underestimating U.S. oil, gas system methane leaks: study

U.S. oil and gas drilling and related operations give off much more of the powerful greenhouse gas methane than the federal government estimates, wasting about $20 billion in fuel a year, scientists said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2016

China's risk tolerance exceeds expectations amid faltering U.S. rebalance to Asia, study says

Beijing's view of American power as less of a constraint in Asia is boosting its willingness to pursue more aggressive risk-taking, putting a damper on Washington's rebalance to the region, a major independent U.S. report has warned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2015

Pot smoking on U.S. college campuses at 35-year high: study

The number of U.S. college students smoking marijuana every day or nearly every day is greater than it has been in 35 years, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2013

Female mammals can pick sex of offspring, study finds

Mammals appear to have the ability to select the gender of their offspring for the benefit of their species, according to a new study that followed three generations of more than 2,300 animals from the San Diego Zoo.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2002

Government wastes money, study says

Wasteful spending of taxpayer money is a common problem at both the central and local governments, according to preliminary data from a government-spending review released Friday by the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2002

Study calculates smoking risks

The mortality rate of male smokers who died from mainly cancer-related causes was 1.6 times higher than nonsmoking males, indicating that not smoking could have prevented one in five of those deaths, according to a recent health ministry report.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2023

Cancer vaccine hunt makes progress, finally

A small cancer drug study shows promise in deploying mRNA technology against melanoma, but fighting tumors is vastly more complex than tackling COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 5, 2022

Study shows new booster improves protection for older people, Pfizer says

U.S. officials are hoping that the encouraging results will improve what has so far been a dismal public response to the retooled shots.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2022

Japan study shows how to put a crying baby to bed

According to a new study, there may be a science-based technique to prevent the never-ending sleep routine: walking.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2022

COVID study gives ‘powerful’ clues to pandemic’s lasting impact

The research may help form a clearer definition of the enduring symptoms estimated to afflict as many as 5 million adults in the U.S. alone.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2022

Cardinals remove 'independent study' clause from Kyler Murray's contract

The Arizona Cardinals removed a unique clause from quarterback Kyler Murray's massive new contract that mandated four hours of independent film study per week, saying that it caused an unintended "distraction" for the team in a statement released Thursday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2022

Nerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID-19, U.S. study shows

The condition arises within three months of a COVID-19 infection and lasts at least two months.
People remove snow from a sidewalk in Sapporo after a heavy snowstorm in January 2022. A team of Japanese scientists has concluded that global warming was what caused Hokkaido to receive up to 20% more snow than usual in December 2021.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 18, 2024

Japanese study links heavy Hokkaido snowfall in 2021 to climate change

Global warming caused Hokkaido to receive up to 20% more snow in December 2021 than usual, a team of Japanese scientists concluded.
Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy, as well as smoking by pregnant women, increase the risk of placental abruption by more than double, a study has found.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2025

Secondhand smoke more than doubles placental abruption risk, study shows

Toxic substances in tobacco have been found to reduce blood flow to the placenta, according to the Tohoku University research group.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan