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Integrated Cohort Studies Lab
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A lab that investigates the causes of disease through large-scale cohort studies.

AboutAbout the lab
Finding the causes of disease through long-term follow-up studies.
The Integrated Cohort Studies Lab is part of the Core Cohort Research Division of the Center for Cohort Studies.
For more than half a century, the center has carried out large-scale cohort studies.
In the epidemiological survey in Hisayama Town (the Hisayama Study), Prof. Ninomiya investigates the incidence and risk factors of dementia, hypertension, stroke, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and other conditions.
The lab leads large-scale dementia cohort studies in Japan and also takes part in international collaborative research.
Key terms
- Cohort study
- An epidemiological method that follows a group of people over a long period to explore the causes and treatments of disease
- Hisayama Study
- An epidemiological survey conducted in Hisayama Town that investigates the incidence and risk factors of dementia, hypertension, stroke, and other conditions
ResearchResearch themes
For more than half a century, the Center for Cohort Studies has carried out large-scale cohort studies that follow populations over long periods to explore the causes and treatments of disease. In the epidemiological survey in Hisayama Town, Prof. Ninomiya of the Integrated Cohort Studies Lab investigates the incidence and risk factors of dementia, hypertension, stroke, and other conditions.
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- ProfessorToshiharu Ninomiya
- Associate ProfessorTomoko Sakata
- LecturerEmi Ueda
- Assistant ProfessorShigeru Tanaka
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Blood collection renal function test tube” Fumikas Sagisavas / CC0 (cropped)
- The Hisayama Study and dementia cohort studies: “Millennium Cohort Family Study Logo (with Text)” The Millennium Cohort Study Team / Public domain (cropped)
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