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Takao Akama, Professor
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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.
Takayuki Akimoto, Professor
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The Akimoto Lab studies at the molecular level how skeletal muscle changes in response to exercise. It investigates how the forces applied to muscle, and RNAs that do not code for proteins, change the properties of muscle. The lab aims to clarify, through the underlying mechanisms, why exercise is good for health, and also addresses links to aging and lifestyle-related diseases. It conducts many joint studies with universities in Japan and abroad, and its results are published in international journals.
Kaori Ishii, Professor
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The Ishii Lab studies the physical activity and sedentary behavior of children and working adults based on surveys. It examines, through long-term follow-up, how sitting too much affects mental and physical health as well as academic performance. The lab focuses on the balance among time spent moving, sitting, and sleeping within the 24 hours of a day. Its findings are applied to how health education and health promotion are carried out.
Koichiro Oka, Professor
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The Oka Lab studies methods of supporting lifestyle improvement for people of all ages, from children to older adults. It focuses in particular on building habits of physical activity and on measures to reduce prolonged sitting. The lab explores ways to promote behavior change through both psychological approaches and improvements to the surrounding environment. It aims to return its research results to society in the form of community building, people development, and product development.
Junichi Okada, Professor
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The Okada Lab studies the science of resistance training (strength training). It uses a variety of instruments to measure force, power, and muscle fatigue during training and express them as numerical data. The lab also investigates how force is produced in weightlifting and the relationship between change-of-direction speed and muscular strength. It also conducts research on coaching to develop snowboarders and weightlifters.
Koji Kaneoka, Professor
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The Kaneoka Lab clarifies how the human body functions from the standpoint of sports orthopedics. It investigates how low back pain, spinal disorders, and sports injuries occur. The lab uses electromyography to capture the activity of deep muscles in the body and explores the mechanisms that stabilize joints. It applies its findings to injury prevention, rehabilitation, and improving athletic performance and quality of life.
Yasuo Kawakami, Professor
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Kawakami Lab (Biodynamics Lab) studies the mechanisms of how the body moves. Drawing on biomechanics and exercise physiology, the lab examines the form and function of muscles and tendons. It also investigates how the body changes with growth, training, and aging. It applies this knowledge to developing ways to improve athletic performance, promote health, and support the healthy development of children.
Tsukasa Kumai, Professor
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Kumai Lab (Musculoskeletal Sports Functional Anatomy Lab) studies the mechanisms of the organs that move the body. To understand abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system, it is essential first to know how the body works normally. Using diverse methods such as ultrasound imaging, electromyography, and microscopy, the lab investigates the causes of pain and injury. From this, it aims to prevent injuries in athletes and to make proposals that identify disease conditions and lead to treatment.
Susumu Sawada, Professor
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Sawada Lab (Sports Epidemiology Lab) addresses issues in populations of people involved in sport. Epidemiology is a practical discipline that infers causes and effects through scientific comparison and finds ways to improve problems. The lab has compared people with high and low fitness, and people who are and are not physically active, to examine their relationships with health and longevity. Recently, it has also taken on questions about how watching sports and the Olympics relate to people's happiness.
Katsuhiko Suzuki, Professor
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The Suzuki Lab studies preventive medicine, which aims to prevent the onset and worsening of disease by removing its causes. Using exercise and training as models, the lab examines how the body responds and adapts to stress. Using white blood cells and cytokines as clues, the lab develops methods to measure immune function and the development of inflammation. The lab also tests whether antioxidants and functional foods can suppress reactive oxygen species and inflammation.
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