List of articles of the University of Tokyo

Achieving DX in life science and medical research: Collaboration agreement with the University of Tokyo, NTT East, etc.

 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, NTT East, JEOL, Nikon, and Nikon Solutions are part of the Life Science and Medical Department […]

More types of umami and sweet taste receptors than humans discovered in many vertebrates, suggesting diverse taste sensations

 Kinki University and Meiji University have discovered that there are 3 types of umami/sweet taste receptor genes across vertebrates, although it was previously thought that there were only three types.

Deep learning identifies adolescents at high risk of suicide, University of Tokyo, etc.

 Graduate student Taiki Nagaoka, Associate Professor Shuntaro Ando, ​​Professor Kiyoto Kasai of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Associate Professor Kei Usami of the Graduate School of Education, Tokyo Metropolitan Medical […]

2023 people selected as Nice Step Researchers 10, including Assistant Professor Kokawa of the University of Tsukuba

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institute for Science and Technology Policy has selected the University of Tsukuba's Department of Life and Environmental Sciences as the Nice Step Researcher 2023, an award given to researchers with outstanding recent achievements.

Extending lifespan through dietary restrictions is effective when young, and the effect decreases with age.

 An international joint research group including RIKEN and the University of Tokyo has found that simply restricting the intake of methionine, a type of amino acid, at a young age can extend lifespan […]

Chinese Academy of Sciences tops the list of highly cited authors for the first time in Clarivate survey

 The number of highly cited researchers who have written multiple papers in the past 1 years that have been cited in the top 10% by other papers is the first in the U.S. to be ranked by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Humpback whales conserve energy and eat while fishing around fishing boats Kobe University, etc.

 Kobe University, Teikyo University of Science, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, University of St. Andrews, Zoological Society of London, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, etc. […]

The University of Tokyo and NHK sign comprehensive partnership agreement to solve social issues

 The University of Tokyo has entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) with the aim of solving social issues and revitalizing local communities. In 2025 N […]

Young women tend to have higher cerebral blood flow than men, confirmed by Nagoya City University

 Lecturer Shigeki Yamada of the Nagoya City University Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Professor Hiroto Kono of the Shiga University School of Medicine, Nagoya City University, Shiga University of Medicine, the University of Tokyo […]

A Japanese weed whose spring flowers are native to Europe and whose autumn flowers are native to North America, discovered by the University of Tokyo

 A research group led by Noriko Maruyama (then a graduate student at the University of Tokyo Graduate School) collaborated with the Society for the Continuation of the University of Tokyo Farm and Experimental Forest, and the Chiba University Graduate School.