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Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is highly transmissible and infectious : Lancet
Tokyo : The XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has high transmissibility and infectivity, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan found that the relative…
Researchers develop device to detect brain tumour through urine
Tokyo : A team of researchers in Japan have developed a new device to identify a key membrane protein in the urine that indicates if the patient has a brain tumour.
A research group led by Associate Professor Takao Yasui and Professor…
Gum infection may lead to serious heart problem : Study
Tokyo : A gum disease called periodontitis can lead to a litany of dental issues from bad breath to bleeding and lost teeth, and now it is found that it could also lead to a serious heart problem, a new study has shown.
According to the…
Japan logs highest single-day Covid deaths amid 8th wave
Tokyo : As Japan is grappling with an ongoing eighth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country registered 371 deaths due to the virus, the highest single-day tally since the outbreak began in early 2020, health authorities said.
The…
Batteryless device detects Covid droplets in the air around you
Tokyo : Researchers have developed a unique batteryless and wireless device that can detect within no time coronavirus in the air, if your surroundings contain Covid-19 particles or droplets the moment they enter the vicinity.
The…
Japan Open : Mackenzie McDonald-Marcelo Melo completes dream debut week with men’s doubles…
Tokyo : The American-Brazilian duo of Mackenzie McDonald and Marcelo Melo completed a dream debut week by claiming the Japan Open Tennis Championships men's doubles title, defeating third seeds Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez 6-4,…
Apple A16 Bionic costs more than twice to manufacture compared to A15
Tokyo : The A16 Bionic chip in iPhone 14 Pro models costs $110 to manufacture, which is 2.4 times more than A15 chip in iPhone 14 models.A Nikkei teardown of Apple's iPhone 14 series models revealed that production costs jumped nearly 20…
Japan Open : Frances Tiafoe races into semis with win over Miomir Kecmanovic
Tokyo : The fourth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe raced to the semifinals of Japan Open Tennis Championships with an impressive 6-0, 6-4 victory against Miomir Kecmanovic, here on Friday."I was really solid from the start.
I was moving…
Liudmila Samsonova gets the better of Zheng Qinwen in Pan Pacific Open; set for new career-high…
Tokyo : Russian tennis player Liudmila Samsonova edged Chinese teen Zheng Qinwen 7-5, 7-5 in the Toray Pan Pacific Open final on Sunday to clinch her third title of the year.
This was the world No. 30 Samsonova's 18th victory in her last…
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Tokyo; Haddad Maia through to quarterfinals
Tokyo : Reigning champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Toray Pan Pacific Open ahead of her second-round match against No.16 Beatriz Haddad Maia due to illness.Haddad Maia advanced to the quarterfinals by walkover and will face No.4 seed…