Medical Science and Healthcare

A groundbreaking UK-Japan study reveals that playing Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi games can boost happiness and reduce burnout risk in young adults. Discover how the "childlike wonder" evoked by colorful visuals and cheerful music creates a mental reset that combats modern stress and exhaustion.

Kagoshima University's oncolytic virus Surv.m-CRA-1 has entered a Phase 3 physician-led trial for primary malignant bone tumors, aiming at full approval. The therapy acts on cancer stem cells that conventional drugs struggle to reach, offering a possible new option for a cancer that has seen no new drug in over 30 years. Inside the mechanism, the Nippon Zoki licensing deal, the 2027 approval target, and what remains unproven.