Integrated Research Center for Self-Care Technology

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Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise and Task Repetition on the Neural Correlates of Executive Function in Young and Older Adults: A Crossover fMRI Study

Senior Researcher Hirotada Hirama received the Encouragement Award from the Japan Association for Odor and Fragrance in 2026 for his achievements in developing highly efficient fragrance encapsulation technology and rapid physical property evaluation methods, as well as elucidating the olfactory emotional structure unique to Japanese people.

Daicel Corporation has issued a press release announcing the full-scale launch of a new business utilizing a fall detection algorithm , which is the result of joint research between the Biological and Biomechanical Systems Research Team (Research Team Leader: Masahiro Fujimoto) and Daicel Corporation.

Members updated to reflect personnel changes.

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Development of a new technology to improve the efficiency of protein production using microorganisms

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Published Paper Title : Spatiotemporal and kinematic gait characteristics in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without sarcopenia

The web page of IRC-SCT has been published.

The Integrated Research Center for Self-Care Technology (IRC-SCT) was established on April 1st, 2025.