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Mental Health Lab (Institute for Excellence in Higher Education)
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The lab investigates students' mental health through the lens of central histamine.
AboutAbout the lab
Research to protect students' mental health
The Mental Health Lab conducts research that leads to the early detection and treatment of psychiatric disorders, in order to protect students' mental health.
The student years overlap with the typical age of onset for a variety of psychiatric disorders.
The lab focuses on central histamine, which is deeply involved in the sleep–wake rhythm, and conducts empirical research on prevention and treatment methods.
It is a field within the Division of Medical Science of the Graduate School of Medicine, and it belongs to the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education.
Key terms
- Central histamine
- Histamine that acts in the brain. It is a substance deeply involved in the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness.
- Sleep–wake rhythm
- The cycle in which periods of sleep and periods of wakefulness alternate over the course of a day.
- Typical age of onset
- The age range in which people are most likely to develop a particular disease.
ResearchResearch themes
Modern society is often called a stressful society, and mental health care is considered important for students as well. To lead to the early detection and treatment of psychiatric disorders, the lab conducts research focused on central histamine.
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- ProfessorChihiro Ito
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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: “Mental Health Day Rally 2014” Chinchu.c / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Students' Mental Health and Central Histamine: “Histamine 3D ball” Jynto (talk) / CC0 (cropped)
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