UN ranks Japan's school lunches as most nutritious among developed countries
According to a new report by UNICEF, out of all the developed countries of the world, Japan has the most nutritious school lunches. This is a key factor in maintaining a high rate of nutrition while also keeping obesity rates low. Japan has made school lunches mandatory for all students, with no child being allowed to bring lunch from home.
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Japanese flu medicine helps against coronavirus, Chinese officials say
Chinese medical officials have stated that they treated 340 coronavirus patients with the Japanese flu medication called favipiravir, which helped in reducing the time the virus infects the body and also improved lung condition in patients. Patients treated in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus, recovered from the illness in about 4 days as compared to 11 days for patients not treated with favipiravir.
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Drug developed by AI gets first human trials
An artificial intelligence created by a collaboration between British firm Exscientia and Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has developed a drug that is going to enter the first phase of human trials in Japan. The drug is a treatment for those suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and while human-engineered drugs take up to five years to develop, the AI took only a year to engineer the medicine.
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Japanese Ryugu probe begins to return journey
Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 just completed a mission on the asteroid Ryugu, which scientists believe may contain organic matter, and would, therefore, provide clues about the origin of life on Earth. The asteroid is currently 250 million km away from Earth, from which the probe succeeded in collecting sub-surface samples. If the capsule manages to return safely back to Earth, these will be the first sub-surface asteroid samples ever collected.
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Mysterious illness shuts down an entire school in Colorado
A high school in Colorado has been shut down after 300 students and staff caught a mysterious illness. It is currently unclear what exactly this illness is or how it spread, although health officials are going through the campus to find clues. They hope to have the school open by Monday.
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