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The Regulation of Formation and Clearance of Amyloid by Photooxygenation

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Yukiko Hori, Ph.D. | The University of Tokyo; Taisuke Tomita, Ph.D.; Motomu Kanai, Ph.D.; Youhei Sohma, Ph.D.
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020…

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Regulation of Gut Dysbiosis-associated Mediators to Ameliorate Parkinson’s Disease

Kinji Ohno, Ph.D., M.D. | Nagoya University
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020 Accumulating knowledge points to the notion that abnormally accumulated protein aggregates (α-synuclein fibrils) in the intestinal neural plexus behave like prions and extend into the brain to develop Parkinson’s disease (PD),…

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Role of Cardiomyocyte Turnover on Age-related Cardiovascular Diseases

Wataru Kimura, Ph.D., RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research; Osamu Yamaguchi, M.D., Ph.D., Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Kinya Otsu, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; Manabu Taneike, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; Masumoto Hidetoshi, M.D., Ph.D., RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
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Role of the Hypothalamus in Mammalian Aging/Longevity Through the Regulation of sleep Quality

Akiko Satoh, Ph.D. | National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020 This study aims to elucidate the physiological function of PRDM13-positive neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus, and the molecular mechanisms by which PRDM13-positive neurons regulate sleep quality, and systemic…

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Search for Determinants of Cognitive Resilience in Old Age

Takamitsu Watanabe, Ph.D., M.D. | The University of Tokyo; Akin Ojagbemi, Ph.D. | University of Ibadan; Carolyn Parsey, Ph.D. | University of Washington
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020 Population aging has been increasing the global prevalence of dementia, whose impacts are…

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Study on Dietary Factors to Reduce Dementia Risk Related to Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) Genotype and Gender Difference (D-AGE)

Masahito Yamada, Ph.D., M.D. | Kanazawa University; Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Ph.D., M.D. | Kanazawa University; Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara, Ph.D., M.D. | Kanazawa University;  Akihito Ishigami, Ph.D. | Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020 Major genetic risk factorsfor sporadic…

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Toward Genetic Diagnosis of Sleep Characteristics in Each Individual: Identification of Sleepiness at the Cellular and Molecular Level in Mice

Yasutaka Niwa, Ph.D., M.D. | University of Tsukuba
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020 Despite the fact that sleep insufficiency is the cause of sleepiness and, eventually, various illnesses, no one knows what sleepiness is at the cellular and molecular level. If sleepiness in…

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Treatment of Musculoskeletal Diseases by Creation and Application of Bioligaments

Hiroshi Asahara, Ph.D., M.D. | Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Competition Sponsor: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Awardee Year: 2020 Disorders and diseases of the tendons/ligaments significantly impair motor function, forcing patients to significantly decrease their activity, which can severely impact their daily life. Additionally, these disorders increase…

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