Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid

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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

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

The Mysterious Math Behind the Brazilian Butt Lift

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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

A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

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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