List of articles on research results

Kyushu University discovers the sixth basic taste of fatty acids, the nerves that prove it

 I cannot be strongly aware of the presence of fats and oils contained in food, but if I do, I want to eat more.How do we know the existence of fats and oils? […]

The fish recognizes that "the figure reflected in the mirror is myself", confirmed by Osaka City University etc.

 Professor Masanori Koda of Osaka City University Graduate School of Science and Max Planck Institute of Germany, etc. […]

The University of Tokyo surveys in Yokohama, where middle-aged and older people who play Pokemon GO often walk

 Associate Professor Kimihiro Hino of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering and his colleagues investigated the number of steps taken by middle-aged and elderly people before and after the release of the game "Pokémon GO" in 2016, and found that [...]

The University of Tokyo elucidates the mechanism by which the intestinal flora enhances the effect of influenza vaccine

 Takeshi Ichinohe, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, said that the outside temperature, food intake, and metabolites derived from intestinal bacteria are the immune response and wakuchi after influenza virus infection […]

Kyoto University succeeds in typhoon simulation in September last year with wind speed of less than 70 m / s in Osaka

 A research group led by Tetsuya Takemi, an associate professor at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University, has actually targeted Osaka City with the passage of Typhoon Jebi in September 2018 […].

Geological age estimation with higher accuracy than fossils using spherical concretion

 The research group of Professor Eiichi Yoshida of the Nagoya University Museum is included in the "spherical concrete" produced from sedimentary rocks deposited on the seafloor […].

Responsible gene for moyamoya disease Mysterin, found to be a regulator of fat metabolism Kyoto Sangyo University, etc.

 Moyamoya disease is an intractable cerebrovascular disease of unknown cause that is common in East Asia (Japan, China, and Korea).The internal carotid artery, the main blood supply channel to the brain, is narrowed […]

A process for synthesizing low-temperature sinterable copper nanoparticles with a low environmental load, developed by Tohoku University, etc.

 Through joint research, Tohoku University and Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. have developed a process for synthesizing copper nanoparticles with low-temperature sinterability under extremely low environmental load conditions […].

Mitsuhiro Yanagita, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University, suggests the possibility of rejuvenation effect by fasting

 The research group of Professor Mitsuhiro Yanagita of Kyoto University, Associate Professor of Shoji Kondo Hospital, and Dr. Takayuki Teruya of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is at the cutting edge […]

Announcement of Winners of the "1st Japan Open Innovation Awards" by the Cabinet Office 

 The Cabinet Office calls for initiatives with high leadership and originality that are expected as role models in order to further promote Japan's open innovation. […]