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  Dopamine Deficiency Found to Drive Memory Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease

  The discovery potentially opens the door to new therapeutic means that could reverse cognitive decline in millions of Alzheimer's sufferers across the globe.

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  New Species of Venomous Box Jellyfish Discovered in Singapore

  Watch out, a brand new species of box jellyfish has been discovered around Sentosa Island (or "Island of Death Behind") in Singapore.

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  Large-Scale eDNA Survey Reveals "Hidden" Factors that Affect Regional Fish Communities

  We don't have time to count every fish in the ocean! Environmental DNA allows us to see where fish live by analyzing DNA in seawater.

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  Of the Geometry of Light

  Light does not always travel the way we expect. A new international collaboration explores the hidden geometry of light and reveals surprising connections between optics, physics, and the structure of space itself.

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  Research Institutes and Centers

  Tohoku University has 1,763 Research fellows from overseas, 12 Inter-Department Institutes for Education and 11 University Collaborating Institutions.

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  International Visitor Research Center

  A new institution which is open to researchers around the world, where people from diverse disciplines can gather, learn and create.

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  Research Profiles

  Utilizing Tohoku University's research results and resources in various industries.

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  Academic Research Staff

  This site provides you with information on academic research staff at Tohoku University.

Feature Highlights

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  In Conversation with Susumu Satomi

  Before stepping down on March 31, former president Susumu Satomi shared some of his favourite memories of his time at the university.

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  Motoko Kotani: By the Numbers

  AIMR Director Motoko Kotani, talks about using mathematics as the common language bridging the different disciplines within materials science.