Achievements

A nationwide survey of liver cirrhosis revealed that liver cirrhosis caused by viral hepatitis is decreasing and non-viral liver cirrhosis is increasing (Associate Professor Enomoto Hirayuki, Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatology, Gallbladder, and Pancreas (currently Department of Gastroenterology))

Proof that image processing and AI (artificial intelligence) can estimate choroidal thickness from fundus photographs (Ogura Yuki, assistant professor at Department of Ophthalmology Hospital)

Association between father's occupational exposure to chemicals and offspring sex ratio: Research results from the National Survey on Children's Health and the Environment (Eco-Children's Survey)

~ A new light for treatment of postoperative adhesion disorders, an intractable disease remaining in modern surgery ~ Elucidating the molecular mechanism of "postoperative adhesions"

Clinical trial reveals that low-dose aspirin therapy prevents dementia in women with type 2 diabetes

慢性肝疾患症例におけるサルコペニアの合併は、うつ症状と強く関係することが明らかに（臨床研究支援センター　准教授 西川 浩樹、肝・胆・膵内科　准教授 榎本 平之）

A modified intraocular lens intrascleral fixation method has been proven to be less invasive in cataract surgery (Department of Ophthalmology Lecturer Hiroto Ishikawa)

University-wide cross-disciplinary project research "Hyogo Innovative Challenge 2019 Research Results Presentation" held

~A world first! A discovery that overturns conventional wisdom~ A new mechanism of neurotransmission elucidated (joint research with Hyogo University of Health Sciences and Hyogo Medical University)

It has become clear that there is a group of schizophrenia patients for whom the ingestion of gluten may hinder treatment.

Presentation of research on tissue regenerated by microfracture method for localized cartilage damage (Assistant Professor Iishi Tomoya, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Clinical trials prove diabetes drug works to reduce bad cholesterol

Discovery of a new mechanism for intestinal motility in the large intestine (joint research with Hyogo Medical University and Hyogo University of Health Sciences)

Analysis of the treatment effects of different surgical procedures for retinal detachment (Dr. Zhou Yun-Won and Department of Ophthalmology Lecturer Ishikawa Hiroto)

Discovery of a relationship between central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and steroid treatment (Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology, Takashi Araki, Chair Professor, Fumi Gomi)

~After retinal detachment surgery~ Wrinkles in the eyeball cause distorted vision

~Joint research by Lecturer Sugawara and others in the Department of Biology~ Research results on the evolution of the semicircular canals in vertebrates published in the British scientific journal "Nature"

Discovery of the molecular mechanism by which hyperglycemia causes vascular inflammation and a new target factor that can lead to the control of diabetic vascular complications (Professor Hidenori Koyama, Head of Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Graduate Student Akio Miyoshi)

~Malignant mesothelioma genetic research~ Discovery of an indicator to identify people with good prognosis

~Joint research by Professor Omuratani Department of Genetics and Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences~ Discovery of new immune cells that appear during the recovery phase of inflammation and promote tissue repair