Recent Discoveries | Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine, The University of Osaka

Immune system warriors predict the future of autoimmune blood vessel disease

Masayuki Nishide, Atsushi Kumanogoh ≪Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology≫, Masashi Narazaki≪Advanced Clinical and Translational Immunology≫
Nature Communications

Driving the CAR to fight acute myeloid leukemia

Naoki Hosen ≪Hematology and Oncology≫
Nature Cancer

Selenoproteins: the fountain of youth?

Hiromi Yamazaki, Daichi Inoue ≪Cancer Pathology≫
Blood

Mechanism behind autophagy trigger unveiled

Maho Hamasaki ≪Genetics≫
Nature Communications

Shocking revelation: an electrically-activated protein regulates spermatogenesis

Takafumi Kawai, Yasushi Okamura ≪Integrative Physiology≫
Nature Communications

From ripples to daydreams: the brain activity behind mind wandering

Takamitsu Iwata, Takufumi Yanagisawa, Haruhiko Kishima ≪Neurosurgery≫
Nature Communications

Climbing the social ladder slows dementia, Japanese study reveals

Ryoto Sakaniwa ≪Public Health≫
JAMA Network Open

When good bacteria go bad – New links between bacteremia and probiotic use

Ryuichi Sada, ≪Immunology and Regenerative Medicine≫
Emerging Infectious Diseases

Promising new treatment strategy for deadly flu-related brain disorders

Shihoko Kimura-Ohba, Keiji Ueda ≪Virology≫
Acta Neuropathologica

Identifying a new liver defender: The role of resident macrophages

Yu Miyamoto, Masaru Ishii ≪Immunology and Regenerative Medicine≫
Nature