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A new therapeutic target offers a promising pathway for multiple sclerosis treatment Researchers find that blocking an overproduced channel protein could significantly improve symptoms in an animal model of multiple sclerosis.

Associate Professor Ryo Yamasaki

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.07.25

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Charting super-colorful brain wiring using an AI's super-human eye Researchers develop QDyeFinder, an AI pipeline capable of untangling and reconstructing the brain’s dense neuronal networks

Professor Takeshi Imai

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.06.25

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Exercise spurs neuron growth and rewires the brain, helping mice forget traumatic and addictive memories Increased neuron growth in the hippocampus through exercise or genetic approaches helps mice forget strong, maladaptive memories, raising the promise of new PTSD or drug addiction treatments.

Risako Fujikawa, Assistant Professor

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

2024.05.20

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New insights into how tumors on adrenal glands develop Researchers identify a new type of tumor cell population that leads to cortisol-producing adenomas, noncancerous tumors that produce excessive cortisol

Professor Yoshihiro Ogawa

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.04.03

Research ResultsLife & HealthTechnology

AI’s ability to detect tumor cells could be key to more accurate bone cancer prognoses Researchers have developed a new machine-learning model that can precisely make prognosis predictions for patients with osteosarcoma, based on the density of viable tumor cells post-treatment.

Lecturer Makoto Endo

Kyushu University Hospital

2024.04.02

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Turning skin cells into limb cells sets the stage for regenerative therapy The study marks a stepping stone towards the long-term goal of regenerating human limbs after amputation—and could one day even give snakes back their legs. 2024.03.01

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Sika Deer Overpopulation Endangers Beech Forests in Southern Kyushu, Japan A new study reveals how soil erosion caused by sika deer foraging reduces the growth of the beech trees. 2024.01.26

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A new diagnostic tool to identify and treat pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori Researchers develop the Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation, or HiDE, as a diagnostic tool to better identify the pathology of extended social withdrawal, known as Hikikomori 2023.11.22

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Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke New research offers a tantalizing avenue for treating stroke by reprogramming microglia, the main immune cells in the brain, to replace damaged neurons. 2023.10.17

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How neurons compete to lose their link Researchers detail the mechanism of how synapses compete with each other, and how weak and noisy synapses are eliminated during development 2023.06.08

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Researchers Shed Further Light onto Zinc Homeostasis in Cells 2023.05.30

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A ribosomal traffic jam that breaks the heart Researchers find that deficiency in RPL3L, a ribosome expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, impairs cardiac contractility due to delayed mRNA translation 2023.05.22

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The Mathematics of Cell Boundary 'Ruggedness' Revealing the mathematical and biological mechanism of interdigitated cell-cell boundaries 2023.04.26

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The single protein that causes the fibrosis death spiral Scientists find VGLL3, a mechanosensitive protein from myofibroblasts, leads to fibrosis in multiple organs 2023.03.22

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Measles virus 'cooperates' with itself to cause fatal encephalitis Researchers find a new mechanism for how the measles virus can cause a rare but fatal neurological disorder, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis 2023.01.28

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Evening hot spring soaks lower cases of hypertension in older Japanese adults Researchers from Kyushu U's Beppu Hospital find that bathing in Japanese 'onsen' in the evenings lowers prevalence of hypertension in Japanese adults over 65 2022.12.21

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Toward early detection of pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori Researchers develop a questionnaire that may identify hikikomori in its early stages 2022.11.30

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Finding the biological roots for pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori Researchers identify a number of key biomarkers in Hikikomori patients and show their promise for predicting the severity of the condition 2022.06.01

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Uncovering new details of the brain's first line of defense Researchers report in unprecedented detail how some of the brain's immune cells develop, and how to distinguish them from other cells 2022.05.20

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Time determines the type of cells that emerge in the mouse brain Scientists show that a single protein, BMP2, and epigenetics determine the type of brain cells produced from neural stem cells 2022.05.16