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Integrative Health Information Lab
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A lab that explores cross-disciplinary health issues through "integrative studies."
AboutAbout the lab
Tackling health issues across disciplines
The Integrative Health Information Lab (Ohniwa Lab) conducts research under the main theme of "integrative studies of health information."
Among health-related issues, it takes on those that cut across disciplines or cannot be tied to any existing field, approaching them without being bound by discipline, method, or standpoint.
The lab aims to create prototype products, practices, and concepts, and to put to society methodologies that lead to problem solving and value creation.
Its activities take place in the College of Medical Sciences, the Global Issues Degree Program, and the International Joint Degree Program in Food and Health Sciences, among others.
Key terms
- Integrative studies
- A field of study that offers solutions and value, using methods not bound by any discipline, for issues that existing fields cannot solve.
- Kata (form)
- A methodology found in martial arts and Kampo (traditional Japanese herbal medicine) that can be reproduced, shared, and passed on by means different from those of science.
- Big data
- Large amounts of collected information, such as paper databases and newspaper databases.
NewsLab news
Prof. Ohniwa publishes the book "Methodology Toward Integrative Wisdom"
The University of Tsukuba issues a press release on the lab's research findings
ResearchResearch themes
The Integrative Health Information Lab aims to take on health-related issues that do not fit into existing fields, without being bound by discipline or method. While identifying issues and proposing solutions and value, the lab studies the methodology for doing so.
*Illustrative imageScientific and Eastern Methodologies, and "Kata" (Forms)
Martial arts and Kampo (traditional Japanese herbal medicine) have a methodology called "kata" (forms), which can be reproduced, shared, and passed on by means different from those of science. The lab explores whether this "kata" approach can be used to take on questions about life and society.
*Illustrative imageViewing Research and Public Opinion Trends Through Data
The lab quantifies trends in research and in the general public using big data such as paper and newspaper databases, and examines whether the two influence each other.
*Illustrative imageNew Tools for Communicating About Food and Health
Scientific terms and symbols are everywhere, making it hard to tell what has actually been demonstrated. Taking this sense into account, the lab works in the field of nutrition education to see whether new tools can be created from the perspective of food and health.
*Illustrative imageSupporting Healthy Recipe Development and Starting a Company
Under the theme of developing evidence-based healthy recipes, the lab supports members who want to turn individuals' wishes, such as "I want a food that helps with this," into a business.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Integrative Health Information Lab consist of faculty, doctoral and master's students, and undergraduate students doing graduation research.As of 2026
- ProfessorRyosuke Ohniwa
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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: “People walking the Gwynns Falls Trail” John Dean https://www.johndeanphoto.com did the drone videography in the video. He did it for Friends of Gwynns Falls / Leakin Park. John Dean has agreed that these screen captures can be licensed under CC ShareAlike 3.0. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Scientific and Eastern Methodologies, and "Kata" (Forms): “Traditional medicine shop at Rigasa Kaduna” Inyor4mr / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Viewing Research and Public Opinion Trends Through Data: “Stack of journals and books in the Central Geological Survey Library, MOEA” Kai3952 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- New Tools for Communicating About Food and Health: “Liat Portal for Foodie Disorder - Healthy snack plate with cherry tomatoes avocado mushrooms and tzfatit cheese” HaJunkiyada / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Supporting Healthy Recipe Development and Starting a Company: “Campfire Cooking Pesto Salmon and Veggies Foil Pack ( )” A Healthier Michigan from Detroit, United States / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Public Health Policy Lab): “Outpatient waiting area” Inodayahospitals / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Clinical Oncology Lab): “Oncology ward” Lovelyn Obiakor / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Clinical Medical Management Department): “Nurses' Station at West Hospital ( )” VCU Libraries from Richmond, VA, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Gastroenterology Lab): “Equipment - Endoscopy -- Smart-Servier” Laboratoires Servier / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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