Psychology & Psychiatry
Attitudes toward possible food radiation contamination following the Fukushima nuclear accident
Over time, reason strengthens, memories fade, and fear subsides.
May 23, 2023
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Medical research
Creating a rat model for testing cell therapies in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe and progressive muscle disorder in which muscle degeneration and necrosis occur due to the absence of a protein called dystrophin. There is no cure for DMD, and as the disease ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Genetics
How a mutation causes lethal arrhythmia in humans
Arrhythmia, when left unchecked, can be life-threatening.
Apr 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
Combining cell transplantation and gene therapy to enhance axonal outgrowth in the central nervous system
A study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports on March 23, led by Dr. Ryosuke Tsuchimochi and Professor Jun Takahashi, examined the effects of combining cell transplantation and gene therapy for axonal outgrowth in the ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Two-organ chip developed to answer fatty liver questions
A new chip that holds different cell types in tiny, interconnected chambers could allow scientists to better understand the physiological and disease interactions between organs. The integrated-gut-liver-on-a-chip (iGLC) ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Immunology
In search of the 'inflammatory Achilles heel'
When our bodies become infected, various immune responses are triggered, starting with a release of granulocytes, white blood cells containing special enzymes that make up about half or more of all human white blood cells.
Mar 9, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using organ-on-a-chip technology to elucidate the liver pathophysiology of COVID-19 patients
SARS-CoV-2 infects and causes damage to multiple organs in COVID-19 patients. In particular, liver damage has been associated with COVID-19 severity. However, an understanding of the liver pathophysiology of these patients ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Diabetes
A safer method of generating pancreatic islet-like cells from human iPS cells
Junior Associate Professor Taro Toyoda and his research group, in collaboration with industrial companies including Orizuru Therapeutics, Inc., conducted a safety assessment of the differentiation inducers used in the preparation ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows kleptomaniacs exhibit distinct patterns of gazing and brain activity
A team of researchers at Kyoto University has recently found that patients with kleptomania exhibit distinct patterns of gazing and brain activity when shown images with environmental cues relevant to their symptoms. Such ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Medical research
Pathogenesis of skeletal muscle lesions in spinal muscular atrophy
Professor Megumu K. Saito and his colleagues have revealed that SMN, a protein involved in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), promotes the functional maturation of mitochondria by regulating miRNA expression along with MYOD1 ...
Feb 17, 2023
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