Okayama University of Science Excels in THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

Okayama University of Science (OUS) ranked 601+ globally and 22nd among Japanese universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, debuting as the only private university from the Chugoku-Shikoku region on the list. OUS excelled in the process category, ranking 15th in Japan, highlighting its strong research facilities and academic support. This recognition follows its inclusion in the THE World University Rankings 2025, where it ranked 1501+ globally and 63rd among Japanese institutions.

Bucking conventionality, boys in Norway are making early gains in reading English as a second language and even outperforming girls at age 10 and 13 – a new a study of more than one million students suggests.

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who have lower education levels and lower income are less likely to receive a allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for acute myeloid, however, if they can access the treatment, are equally likely to benefit from transplant as patients with more education and higher income, according to a new study from Fred Hutch Cancer Center presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

A new study from the Dog Aging Project (DAP) at Texas A&M University and investigators at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has revealed that the reasons owners choose certain diets for their dogs can vary widely, with owner age making a bigger difference than income or education level.

The use of antidepressants is associated with sexual side effects including reduced genital sensitivity that persists after stopping the medication, a new Simon Fraser University study finds.

The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, indicates that 13 per cent of people who used antidepressants reported a reduction in genital sensitivity, compared to one per cent of users of other psychiatric medications.