List of articles of Okayama University

Elucidation of the exact reason why antidepressants work, the role of glial cells Yamanashi University, etc.

 A research group led by Professor Shuichi Koizumi of the University of Yamanashi has found that a drug for treating depression acts on a new target cell "astrocyte" other than nerve cells to treat it […].

World's top-level research center program, 13 institutions apply

 Kyoto University, Osaka University […] in the 2018 new recruitment of the World Top Level Research Center Program (WPI), where front-line researchers gather from all over the world.

Kobe University, the law school with the highest budget allocation rate of 135%

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has announced the final allocation rate of subsidies to be paid to 37 law schools nationwide in FY2018.Teacher salary 100 […]

Announced influential scientists in the world, 72 Japanese researchers

 Clarivate Analytics, a global information services company (formerly Thomson Lo […]]

Japanese ants invade the United States, change eating habits and expand

 A Japanese-American joint research group led by Professor Kenji Matsuura of Kyoto University has found that Japanese brachyponera chinensis invades the United States, changes its eating habits, and drives other ants […].

Osteoporosis drug is highly effective for chronic pain, Okayama University and others elucidate for the first time in the world

 A joint research group of Assistant Professor Yuri Kato and Associate Professor Takaaki Miyaji of Okayama University found that clodronic acid, a treatment for osteoporosis, causes neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain […].

The same "inverted face effect" as mammals was discovered in Medaka by the University of Tokyo and Okayama University

 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science Research Fellow Wang (currently the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Specially Appointed Researcher) and Okayama University's research group are Medaka […]

Radiation protection effect on essential oil components contained in lavender and coriander Okayama University

 The research group at Okayama University is "Linalool," which is the main component of lavender and is also abundant in coriander, which is popular as a flavored vegetable. […]

Detects yellow sand with higher accuracy, Hokkaido University and others propose new observation methods

Yellow sand, whose health risk is also being discussed.In that observation, a new method was developed to improve the judgment accuracy.The research was done […]