Okayama University

Type: Organization
Name: Okayama University
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Int’l confce on informatics begins

The Centre for Natural Science and Engineering Research on Friday inaugurated the second international conference on ‘informatics, electronics and vision’ at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University.Dhaka University vice-chancellor ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hydrolyzable Tannins of Tamaricaceous Plants. V. Structures of Monomeric–Trimeric Tannins and Cytotoxicity of Macrocyclic-Type Tannins Isolated from Tamarix nilotica

$ Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt‡ Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan§ Division of Pharmacology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic ... [Published Journal of Natural Products - May 16 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Data from Okayama University School of Medicine Advance Knowledge in Stem Cells

Stem Cell Research2013 MAY 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Clinical Trials Week -- A new study on Stem Cell Research is now available. According to news reporting originating from Okayama, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research ... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 award winners

The annual printed electronics award winners were announced at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics event last week in Berlin, Germany. The awards recognize outstanding progress in the development and commercialization of printed electronics, an industry ... [Published Low Carbon Economy - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Fukushima gov't forced to reveal children's thyroid gland tests

In this file photo, children on the way to undergo thyroid gland tests are seen at Fukushima Medical University in Fukushima on Oct. 10, 2011. (Mainichi) FUKUSHIMA -- The Fukushima Prefectural Government has been forced to reveal children's thyroid gland ... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Effective Cryopreservation of iPS Cells

STEM CELLBANKER® from Amsbio is a chemically defined freezing medium with optimised formulation for stem cells and iPS cells storage as well as other valuable cells.In a recent study to determine the best cryopreservation solution to maintain induced ... [Published Labmate Online - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Physiology: Studies from Okayama University Add New Findings in the Area of Physiology

Today's Medical & Research News2013 APR 20 -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Diabetes Week -- Researchers detail new data in Physiology. According to news originating from Okayama, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "We examined ... [Published NewsRX - Apr 20 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 Award Winners

A summary of the awards are as follows:Best Technical Development Materials Award - Okayama UniversityBest Technical Development Manufacturing Award - VTT Technical Research Center, FinlandBest Product Development Award - Arjo WigginsAcademic R&D Award ... [Published Nanotechnology News - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Data on Alcoholism Described by Researchers at Okayama Unive. . .

Data on Alcoholism Described by Researchers at Okayama UniversityAlcoholismNewsRx.comBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mental Health Weekly Digest -- Researchers detail new data in Alcoholism. According to news reporting originating in Okayama, ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 17 2013]
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

We Welcome Our New Patent Attorney, Takahiro Aoki

We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Takahiro Aoki joined our firm as a patent attorney on April 15, 2013.After receiving his Bachelor of Agriculture from Okayama University in 2001, and a Masters of Agriculture from Okayama University Graduate School ... [Published Anderson Mori and Tomotsune - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 1 reports

A new future for an old crop: barley enters the genomics age [research]

A Japanese team led by Kazuhiro Sato of Okayama University participates in the International Barley Sequencing Consortium (IBSC) to produce a high resolution assembly of the majority of barley genes. ... [Published ResearchSEA - Asia Research News - Jan 23 2013]
First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 1 reports

Okayama University's Research Highlight is now available [research]

(Okayama, Japan, 22 Jan) Pioneering research from Okayama University on surgical treatment of congenital heart disease & inflammation & diabetic nephropathy, to plant activators to protect crops, DNA sequencing of barley & piezoelectric actuator for cryogenic ... [Published ResearchSEA - Asia Research News - Jan 23 2013]

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Specifically, "All of the compounds significantly inhibited the Epstein-Barr virus early antigen activation induced by tumor promoter. In addition, they produced a delay of two-stage carcinogenesis on mouse skin that was comparable in potency to (-)-epigallocatechin gallate from green tea" reported the researchers
...According to news reporting originating from Okayama, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Recent stem cell technology provides a strong therapeutic potential not only for acute ischemic stroke but also for chronic progressive neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with neuroregenerative neural cell replenishment and replacement. In addition to resident neural stem cell activation in the brain by neurotrophic factors, bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) can be mobilized by granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for homing into the brain for both neurorepair and neuroregeneration in acute stroke and neurodegenerative diseases in both basic science and clinical settings."
...However, if two are eliminated, the booster stations fail to assemble," said Rasband, corresponding author on the study. "It is remarkable, but makes sense, that multiple ‘back-up’ mechanisms exist to build a structure as important to the functioning of the nervous system as the nodes of Ranvier"
Professor Toshihide Tsuda of Okayama University, an expert on pollution investigations, says, "Although we cannot say anything for certain based on numbers from a single round of tests, this is important information for looking into the causal relationships between the spread of radioactive material (iodine-131) and the incidence of thyroid gland cancer. The regular release of information is necessary for keeping tabs on health changes."

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Int’l confce on informatics begins [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 17 2013]
Amygdalin may help prevent some cancers [Published Global FoodMate - May 17 2013]
Hydrolyzable Tannins of Tamaricaceous Plants. ... [Published Journal of Natural Products - May 16 2013]
Data from Okayama University School of Medicine... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]
Booster site building blocks identified in cent... [Published Baylor College of Medicine - May 09 2013]
IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 award ... [Published Low Carbon Economy - Apr 23 2013]
Fukushima gov't forced to reveal children's thy... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - Apr 22 2013]
Effective Cryopreservation of iPS Cells [Published Labmate Online - Apr 22 2013]
Physiology: Studies from Okayama University Add... [Published NewsRX - Apr 20 2013]
IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 Award ... [Published Nanotechnology News - Apr 19 2013]
Data on Alcoholism Described by Researchers at ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 17 2013]
We Welcome Our New Patent Attorney, Takahiro Aoki [Published Anderson Mori and Tomotsune - Apr 15 2013]
Okayama University's Research Highlight is ... [Published ResearchSEA - Asia Research News - Jan 23 2013]
A new future for an old crop: barley enters the... [Published ResearchSEA - Asia Research News - Jan 23 2013]
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