Expression aging-related genes and healthy life longevity in elderly twins

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21390205
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: HAYAKAWA Kazuo 大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (70142594)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OHMURA Kayoko 大阪大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 講師 (30722839) ; KAMIDE Kei 大阪大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (80393239)
• Project Period (FY): 2009-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 老化予防 / 老年病 / 双生児研究 / 健康増進 / 健康寿命

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Large scale of elderly twin cohort study is a extremely importnat subjects in the field of preventive medicine including dental science. One of the research results of our study have won the First Prize in the area of Geriatric Oral Research at the International Conference of International Association for Dental Research.
This result indicated that our twin study accomplished a very importnat progress in the fied of preventive medicine nad dental science.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学