Iwate Medical University Article List

Analysis of fecal vitamins, separated into intracellular and extracellular components rather than total amount, to elucidate the division of labor among gut bacteria. 

 A research group from Chubu University, Nagoya University, and Iwate Medical University has identified vitamins in feces as either "intracellularly retained (Type 1)" or "extracellularly available […]

The relationship between housing and social isolation after the earthquake: A follow-up study conducted by Iwate Medical University.

 Professor Takamitsu Tanno and Lecturer Yuka Kotozaki of the Iwate Medical University School of Medicine investigated the relationship between housing patterns and social isolation six years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. […]

Genetic background linked to social isolation: Tohoku University and others elucidate for the first time in East Asia through analysis of 6 Japanese individuals.

 Professor Shinichi Kuriyama of Tohoku University and other researchers from Kyoto University and Iwate Medical University have analyzed the genetic information of over 6 ordinary Japanese residents, and investigated social isolation […]

A study by Chubu University and others suggests that the Japanese diet may "suppress" the progression of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

 Professor Masaaki Hirayama of Chubu University and his colleagues, in collaboration with Iwate Medical University, Okayama Neurology Clinic, Fukuoka University, Nagoya University, and others, have conducted a study involving Japanese and Taiwanese individuals. […]

Iwate Medical University and others develop ultra-sensitive blood test to accurately diagnose post-operative recurrence of colon cancer

 A research group led by Dr. Tomoko Sasaki of Iwate Medical University, in collaboration with researchers from Sapporo Medical University, has been investigating the mechanism by which cancer-derived DNA specific to a patient circulates in the blood.

Kochi University of Technology and others identify involvement of the precuneus in traffic accidents

 A research group from Kochi University of Technology, Hirosaki University, and Iwate Medical University found that healthy people with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)-like behavior have abnormalities in the parietal lobe.

Iwate Medical University discovers a new anti-obesity drug candidate and elucidates its mechanism of action

 The research group in the Department of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University is conducting research on uncoupling proteins involved in heat production in brown fat cells […]

Confirmed the usefulness of "Caspian Sea Yogurt" as a supplement that makes it easier to swallow medicines

 A joint research group of Iwate Medical University, Teikyo Heisei University, and Fujicco Co., Ltd. has the potential as a medication supplement for "Caspian Sea Yogurt" […]