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Research ResultsLife & HealthEnvironment & SustainabilityMicroplastics found in coral skeletons Researchers find that all coral components—including its skeleton—contain microplastics
Professor Atsuhiko Isobe
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
2024年09月20日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthTiny flyers with large impact: Blowflies carry bird flu virus A new study from a wild bird colony in southern Japan reveals that blowflies are a potential means of bird flu transmission.
Associate Professor Ryosuke Fujita
Faculty of Agriculture
2024年08月01日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthA new therapeutic target offers a promising pathway for multiple sclerosis treatment Researchers find that blocking an overproduced channel protein could significantly improve symptoms in an animal model of multiple sclerosis.
Associate Professor Ryo Yamasaki
Faculty of Medical Sciences
2024年07月25日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthTechnologyCharting super-colorful brain wiring using an AI's super-human eye Researchers develop QDyeFinder, an AI pipeline capable of untangling and reconstructing the brain’s dense neuronal networks
Professor Takeshi Imai
Faculty of Medical Sciences
2024年06月25日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthExercise spurs neuron growth and rewires the brain, helping mice forget traumatic and addictive memories Increased neuron growth in the hippocampus through exercise or genetic approaches helps mice forget strong, maladaptive memories, raising the promise of new PTSD or drug addiction treatments.
Risako Fujikawa, Assistant Professor
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2024年05月20日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthNew insights into how tumors on adrenal glands develop Researchers identify a new type of tumor cell population that leads to cortisol-producing adenomas, noncancerous tumors that produce excessive cortisol
Professor Yoshihiro Ogawa
Faculty of Medical Sciences
2024年04月03日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthTechnologyAI’s ability to detect tumor cells could be key to more accurate bone cancer prognoses Researchers have developed a new machine-learning model that can precisely make prognosis predictions for patients with osteosarcoma, based on the density of viable tumor cells post-treatment.
Lecturer Makoto Endo
Kyushu University Hospital
2024年04月02日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthTurning skin cells into limb cells sets the stage for regenerative therapy The study marks a stepping stone towards the long-term goal of regenerating human limbs after amputation—and could one day even give snakes back their legs. 2024年03月01日
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Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesLife & HealthEnvironment & SustainabilitySika Deer Overpopulation Endangers Beech Forests in Southern Kyushu, Japan A new study reveals how soil erosion caused by sika deer foraging reduces the growth of the beech trees. 2024年01月26日
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Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesLife & HealthA new diagnostic tool to identify and treat pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori Researchers develop the Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation, or HiDE, as a diagnostic tool to better identify the pathology of extended social withdrawal, known as Hikikomori 2023年11月22日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthConverting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke New research offers a tantalizing avenue for treating stroke by reprogramming microglia, the main immune cells in the brain, to replace damaged neurons. 2023年10月17日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthHow neurons compete to lose their link Researchers detail the mechanism of how synapses compete with each other, and how weak and noisy synapses are eliminated during development 2023年06月08日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthResearchers Shed Further Light onto Zinc Homeostasis in Cells 2023年05月30日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthA ribosomal traffic jam that breaks the heart Researchers find that deficiency in RPL3L, a ribosome expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, impairs cardiac contractility due to delayed mRNA translation 2023年05月22日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthMath & DataThe Mathematics of Cell Boundary 'Ruggedness' Revealing the mathematical and biological mechanism of interdigitated cell-cell boundaries 2023年04月26日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthThe single protein that causes the fibrosis death spiral Scientists find VGLL3, a mechanosensitive protein from myofibroblasts, leads to fibrosis in multiple organs 2023年03月22日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthMeasles virus 'cooperates' with itself to cause fatal encephalitis Researchers find a new mechanism for how the measles virus can cause a rare but fatal neurological disorder, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis 2023年01月28日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthEvening hot spring soaks lower cases of hypertension in older Japanese adults Researchers from Kyushu U's Beppu Hospital find that bathing in Japanese 'onsen' in the evenings lowers prevalence of hypertension in Japanese adults over 65 2022年12月21日
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Research ResultsLife & HealthToward early detection of pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori Researchers develop a questionnaire that may identify hikikomori in its early stages 2022年11月30日
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Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesLife & HealthFinding the biological roots for pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori Researchers identify a number of key biomarkers in Hikikomori patients and show their promise for predicting the severity of the condition 2022年06月01日
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