Evidence suggests cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans
While ancient DNA analysis has already revealed that Neanderthals and modern humans ( Homo sapiens ) interbred, one possible site of this may have been southern T rkiye.
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The University of Tokyo identifies brain region associated with schizophrenia
A research group including Associate Professor Naohiro Okada and Professor Kiyoto Kasai of the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Tokyo and Center Director Atsushi Nishida of the Research Center for Social Science and Medicine at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, conducted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on a total of 100 individuals including patients with…
Newly developed tool makes cell membrane lipids easier to visualize
A research group consisting of Professor Taki Nishimura of the Institute for Protein Research at the University of Osaka, Lecturer Kotaro Tsuboyama of the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo, Project Researcher Yuki Ishino and Associate Professor Nozomu Kono of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor Shiou-Ling Lu and…
Tohoku University clarifies how adiponectin regulates blood sugar
A research group including Lecturer Yoshiko M. Ikushima of the SiRIUS Institute of Medical Research at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh (UK), clarified that the function of adiponectin, a hormone secreted by fat cells, differs depending on dietary conditions and sex.
Traditional Japanese dye shows skin-protective effects
Professor Toshio Morikawa and Professor Koji Kakutani of the Pharmaceutical Research and Technology Institute, Kindai University as well as Doctoral Student Ryuya Takada (second year) in the Department of Pharmacy at the Graduate School of Pharmacy, in a joint study with the Japanese Madder Regeneration Organization, clarified that red pigment components contained in Rubia argyi (Japanese Akane),…
Demonstration of fusion material calculations using quantum computers — ORNL, US Medical Institution, and IBM mark world first
IBM announced on July 6 that a joint research team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic, and IBM successfully calculated nine molecular structures of a material promising for fusion energy fuel production.
Scientists classify 16 distinct forms of acute myeloid leukemia
A research team including Professor Seishi Ogawa (ASHBi Principal Investigator) and Assistant Professor Yotaro Ochi at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, along with Professor S ren Lehmann at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, performed large-scale epigenomic analysis on more than 1,500 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient samples.
Using mathematics to unravel chronic urticaria — Toward personalized treatment through mathematical modeling
Urticaria (hives) is a skin condition that affects about one in five people at some point in their lives. Despite how common it is, researchers have long struggled to fully understand the mechanisms behind it.
Gut bacteria found to influence cerebral malaria severity
University of the Ryukyus reports world-first findings in infected mice
Small antibodies block toxin injection by capping <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa's</i> needle
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and Institute of Science Tokyo develop next-generation mRNA therapy with potential against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Artificial DNA achieves self-replication outside living cells
A research group including Doctoral Student Yuta Yamagishi and Professor Masayuki Su'etsugu of the Department of Life Science at the Graduate School of Science at Rikkyo University designed and constructed a 53-kb long artificial genomic DNA encoding all 26 protein genes required for Escherichia coli -type DNA replication (Replication-Cycle Reaction: RCR).
Restoring autophagy reverses key signs of brain dysfunction
A research group led by Professor Noboru Mizushima and Assistant Professor Tomoya Eguchi of the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Tokyo, in collaboration with Keio University and Niigata University, demonstrated in mice that neurological dysfunction caused by autophagy deficiency can be restored by its reactivation.
New oral cancer vaccine passes phase I safety study
A research group including Professor Toshiro Shirakawa of the Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation and Professor Hideaki Miyake and Dr. Hideto Ueki of the Graduate School of Medicine at Kobe University conducted a Phase I investigator-initiated clinical trial of the oral cancer vaccine B440 in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose disease had progressed after…
First experimental evidence of superionic matter in Earth's core
A research team including Doctoral Students Yoshihiro Nagaya and Yusuke Okazaki and Professor Kenji Ohta from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the School of Science at the Institute of Science Tokyo, and Lecturer Haruhiko Dekura from the Geodynamics Research Center at the Advanced Research Institute at Ehime University, has confirmed for the first time world-wide experimental…