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

Pathological regression of lymph nodes better predicts esophageal cancer survival

Takaomi Hagi, Tomoki Makino, Yuichiro Doki ≪Gastroenterological Surgery≫, Eiichi Morii≪Histopathology≫
Annals of Surgery

A novel tissue imaging system accelerates cancer diagnosis

Masaru Ishii ≪Immunology and Cell Biology≫, Takahiro Matsui ≪Histopathology≫, Tadashi Kimura ≪Obstetrics and Gynecology≫
Cancer Research

A vaccine targeting aged cells mitigates metabolic disorders in obese mice

Hironori Nakagami, Shota Yoshida, Hiromi Rakugi, Ryuichi Morishita, ≪Health Development and Medicine, Geriatric and General Medicine, Clinical Gene Therapy≫
Nature Communications

Celebrating our genomic diversity—Fine-scale differences in the Japanese population

Saori Sakaue, Yukinori Okada ≪Statistical Genetics≫
Nature Communications

Study shows key factors for reducing brain damage from cardiac arrest

Taro Irisawa,Tetsuhisa Kitamura≪Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine ,Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences≫
Journal of Circulation

It’s in our genome: Uncovering clues to longevity from human genetics

Saori Sakaue, Masahiro Kanai, Yukinori Okada ≪Statistical Genetics≫
Nature Medicine

Huntington’s disease-causing DNA repeat mutations reversed in the lab ~International team identifies compound that could slow Huntington’s disease onset and progression in humans~

Masayuki Nakamori, Hideki Mochizuki≪Neurology≫
Journal of Nature Genetics

A new approach to calm that angry nose

Masayuki Nishide, Takeshi Tsuda, Hidenori Inohara, Atsushi Kumanogoh ≪Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery≫
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Key to beating colorectal cancer hiding in plain sight?

Kenji Ohshima, Eiichi Morii≪Histopathology≫
Journal of Nature Metabolism

Genomic cut and paste using a Class 1 CRISPR system

Tomoji Mashimo ≪Laboratory Animal Science≫
Nature Communications