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Tanaka Lab
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A lab that captures skeletal muscle and fat with MRI and ultrasound to explore their relationship with health.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring exercise and health through body composition.
Tanaka Lab studies the effects of physical activity and exercise on maintaining and improving health, mainly from the perspective of body composition.
The lab investigates how the amount and distribution of skeletal muscle and fat relate to health risks and physical fitness.
Its research covers a wide range of subjects, including children, young adults, middle-aged adults, older adults, and athletes.
Students can join this lab from the graduate school level.
Key terms
- Body composition
- The amount and distribution of skeletal muscle, fat, and other tissues in the body.
- MRI
- Magnetic resonance imaging. The lab shares equipment with the university's Brain and Mind Research Center.
- B-mode ultrasound
- One of the methods used to measure body composition. The lab has an ultrasound diagnostic imaging device and uses it to image trunk skeletal muscle.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the effects of physical activity and exercise on maintaining and improving health, mainly from the perspective of body composition. It measures body composition using methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bioelectrical impedance analysis, and B-mode ultrasound.
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The members of Tanaka Lab consist of faculty and students in the master's program.As of 2026
- ProfessorNoriko Tanaka
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