Kenji Tamura

Aug 6, 2024 | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Kenji Tamura |Yuki Kanazashi |Chiaki Kawada |Yuya Sekine

AbstractVon Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominant, inherited syndrome with variants in the VHL gene, causing predisposition to multi-organ neoplasms with vessel abnormality. Germline variants in VHL can be detected in 80-90% of patients clinically diagnosed with VHL disease. Here, we summarize the results of genetic tests for 206 Japanese VHL families, and elucidate the molecular mechanisms of VHL disease, especially in variant-negative unsolved cases.

Jul 30, 2024 | acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Tadaaki Nishikawa |Kenji Tamura |Masashi Ando |Shigeki Kakunaga

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT Tadaaki Nishikawa reports fees for participating on a speakers’ bureau from Chugai Pharma, Eisai, Genmab, MSD, Roche Diagnostics, Sanofi, and Takeda; and institutional research funding from AstraZeneca and Daiichi-Sankyo. Akira Kawai reports fees for participating on a speakers’ bureau and/or acting in a consulting/advisory role and institutional research funding from Boehringer Ingelheim, Taiho Pharmaceutical, and Takara Bio.

Jan 2, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | Kenji Tamura |Kimiyoshi Naito |Thi Thi Nge |Tanks Jonathon

Durable and recyclable biomimetic glycol lignin/polyolefin compounds for a circular economy Polyolefins are some of the most widely used plastics in the world due to being lightweight, low cost, and resistant to water and most chemicals. However, they are highly susceptible to photo-oxidative degradation under ultraviolet radiation, leading to environmental problems such as microplastic pollution, and furthermore making it difficult to recycle.

Sep 15, 2023 | asahi.com | Kenji Tamura

The outcome of Formula One and other championship motor racing events can be decided in the blink of an eye, literally, researchers say. They found that racing drivers, tearing around the track at high speeds, “actively” blink at almost the same point, even when on different laps. Blinking may be the brain’s way of processing information at high levels “beyond just keeping the eyes wet,” said Naoki Saijo, a lead researcher at NTT Communication Science Laboratories.

Sep 8, 2023 | asahi.com | Kenji Tamura

As the world marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hachiko, public fondness for the beloved Akita Inu dog hasn't wavered, particularly among elderly Tokyoites such as Maki Kuroi. Kuroi, 96, saw the famed Hachiko, aka Hachi, on his daily trek to wait for his deceased owner as he had done for many years. One evening in 1934, Kuroi was on her way home from elementary school. Her train was running slowly on a viaduct along the Yamanote Line just before reaching Shibuya Station.