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Research Programs

• Research Team
• From the Vice-president ( Biology and Medical Sciences ) : Akihito Ishigami, Ph.D.
• Research Team for Mechanism of Aging
• Molecular Glycobiology
• Proteome Research
• Systems Aging Science and Medicine
• Research Team for Functional Biogerontology
• Molecular Regulation of Aging
• Biological Process of Aging
• Molecular and Cellular Aging
• Research Team for Aging Neuroscience
• Autonomic Neuroscience
• Neurobiology of Aging
• Memory Neuroscience
• Research Team for Aging Science
• Vascular Medicine
• Research Team for Geriatric Pathology
• Aging and Carcinogenesis
• Neuropathology (the Brain Bank for Aging Research)
• Research Team for Neuroimaging
• PET Radiopharmaceutical Sciences
• Diagnostic Neuroimaging Research
• From the Vice-president ( Social and Human Sciences ) : Yoshinori Fujiwara, M.D., Ph.D. 
• Research Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging
• Promoting participation and contribution to society
• Healthy Aging Research
• Social Relationships in Metropolitan Areas
• Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health
• Frailty and Musculoskeletal Health Research
• Oral Frailty and Nutrition Research
• Dementia and Mental Health Research
• Research Team for Human Care
• Digital Transformation for Aging Society
• Health Services Research
• Social Inclusion Studies


• Research Support Facilities
• Isotope Center
• Animal Facility
• Health Promotion Management Office
• Research Informatics Management Office


• The study on the support for the people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake


• Five Long-term Longitudinal Studies: Tokyo-LSA
• SONIC study(Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians Investigation with Centenarians)
• Kusatsu/Hatoyama LS (Longitudinal study on frailty and its prevention strategy)
• Otassha health check-up (Development of a new health survey system for independence and long-term care prevention in the elderly)
• JAHEAD (Nationwide Long-term Longitudinal Study on the Health and Lives of Japanese Older Adults )


• Senior Fellow
• Senior Fellow / Tamao Endo, Ph.D.
• Senior Fellow / Kazuhiro Shigemto, M.D.,Ph.D.


• Healthy Aging Innovation Center


• Integrated Research Initiative for Living Well with Dementia
• From the CEO
• From the Director
• Open Database Team
• Medical Genome / Biomarker Team
• The usage of integrated cohort data Team
• The AI Diagnosis System Team
• The medical center for dementia
• The Center for Promoting Dementia Support

News & Topics

• The new effect of rapamycin in endothelial cells during senescence in "Cell Communication and Signaling"
• Recent Advances in Basic Pancreatic Cancer Research
• Religion in a super-aged society
• A sign of human aging from cellular senescence ∼ the aging field expanded by measuring glycans ∼
• Physical activity and health among older adults
• Press Release : How walking while talking can help predict dementia
• How Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography are Made
• Cognitive Functions of oldest-old: before 100 years old and after
• Contribution of the Brain Bank towards Neuroscience Research on Aging-related Disorders
• Two distinct aspects of skeletal muscle aging: primary sarcopenia and aged muscle regeneration
• Eating Dysfunction Accompanying Deterioration of Alzheimer's disease
• Multiple roles of exosomes
• Creating dementia-friendly communities
• Old Drugs Learn New Tricks: Drug Repurposing Saves the WORLD !
• End-of-Life Planning : Why Is It Necessary and What Deters You from Engaging in It?
• Super-resolution imaging of submitochondrial structure in living cells
• Aging and vitamin C
• Geriatrics & Gerontology International March 2016 Special Issue
• Lifestyle-related factors contributing to changes in lower-limb muscle strength among elderly women
• A glycomic study on semisupercentenarians for healthy aging and extreme longevity
• Glycan structures on cell surface and aging
• Disaster preparedness among older adults with care needs and their families
• Neuromuscular junction; a potential therapeutic target for sarcopenia
• Prolonging Healthy Life Expectancy
• Identification of GDF15 as a diagnostic marker for mitochondrial diseases
• Risk of low nutritional status among Japanese elderly
• How does walking prevent dementia?
• Program of the 4th East Asia-West Pacific Region Workshop on Aging Society and Elderly Care (PDF)
• Shigemoto/Mori team established a new mouse model of myasthenia gravis caused by anti MuSK antibodies, clarified the pathogenesis of human disease, and paved the way for the development of new therapies for the disease.
• How bathing accidents occur among old people?
• Identification of a mutant glycosyltransferase for muscle-eye-brain disease and its pathomechanism

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