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Akama Lab
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A lab that studies exercise and immunity, and anti-doping, from the standpoint of internal medicine.
AboutAbout the lab
Examining the bodies of athletes through the eyes of internal medicine.
The Akama Lab studies exercise and immunity, and anti-doping, in the field of internal medicine within sports medicine.
It examines the decline in immune function after intense exercise, and how it recovers, using indicators in saliva and blood.
In anti-doping, the lab deals with the rules on how medications may be used and the systems that protect athletes' health.
Its research also covers responses to heat illness during exercise and changes in children's motor abilities according to their stage of growth.
Key terms
- Immunity
- The system that protects the body from bacteria and viruses. It temporarily declines right after intense exercise.
- Anti-doping
- Efforts to prevent the use of substances prohibited in sports and to protect fair competition.
- Sports medicine
- A field of medicine that deals with injuries and illnesses in people who exercise, covering both prevention and treatment.
NewsLab news
A joint study involving Prof. Akama reports the period in which agility improves in soccer players during their growth years
A paper by Prof. Akama and colleagues is published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
A paper by Prof. Akama and colleagues is published in Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
A paper by Prof. Akama and colleagues is published in Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance
A joint study involving Prof. Akama proposes comprehensive measures to improve the response to exertional heat stroke
ResearchResearch themes
The lab examines the bodies of people who exercise from the standpoint of internal medicine, investigating immune function and changes in physical condition. It is also involved in building anti-doping systems.
*Illustrative imageExercise and Immunity
The lab investigates how the body's defense mechanisms change after intense exercise, using indicators found in saliva and blood. It also explores ways to aid recovery.
*Illustrative imageAnti-Doping
The lab studies the systems that support fair competition, such as the handling of substances prohibited in sports and the procedures for using them when unavoidable for medical treatment.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorTakao Akama
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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: “e09d1b1do” NIAID / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Exercise and Immunity: “Tube with blood sample” Dotodot / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Anti-Doping: “Medicine cocktail tablets and pills in glass” Pöllö / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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