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Dermatology

At some point, TV weather forecasts began to provide information on UV rays. Whereas tanning used to have the image of being ``healthy'', the damage to the skin caused by ultraviolet rays is now recognized as a health risk. Exposure to ultraviolet rays can lead to skin cancer, and xeroderma pigmentosum, an incurable disease, causes severe photosensitivity symptoms and can easily develop in some people. Professor Shinichi Moriwaki of Department of Dermatology, who encountered this intractable disease during his graduate school days, saw firsthand how it was deteriorating the quality of life not only of the patients themselves but also of their families, and wanted to find a cure. Professor Moriwaki, who was also involved in creating the treatment guidelines for xeroderma pigmentosum, continues to conduct research to develop treatments, with a single-minded desire to help patients.

Findings for giving birth and raising children safely and securely even with COVID-19

covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world and changed the lives of many people. Pregnant women and families with children were particularly affected.
What kind of difficulties did childbirth and childcare face due to the corona crisis?
How did mothers and fathers face these obstacles?
Even during the coronavirus crisis, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University has accepted many pregnant women at its university hospital. At the same time, we conducted two surveys in 2021 to clarify the changes in the childbirth and childcare environment brought about by the corona disaster and to consider future support.
In this article, I would like to introduce the survey results and advice for childcare in the future with corona era.

Re-questioning current common sense The attitude of always thinking about the next advances medical care

In 2018, the “Kansai BNCT Medical Center” was completed at Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University.
What is BNCT (Boron Neutron Capture Therapy)?
It is a promising cancer treatment method that utilizes the nuclear reaction between neutrons and boron.
Aiming to improve the functionality of BNCT, we are working on the development of new boron-containing drugs.
Takashi Amano, Professor of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Professor Tenman has been engaged in research on metabolic imaging since Doctoral Program at a graduate school.
I have been able to connect my research theme from molecular imaging to BNCT.
And now, as one of the few pharmaceutical researchers in the BNCT academic society, he is reviewing boron drugs from scratch and aiming to develop drugs that will become common sense for the next generation.

Aiming to eliminate the meniscus problem, which has over 10 million potential patients

As you get older, you'll start having trouble all over your body. Knee pain is one of them, but it's not so bad that you can't walk. Feeling pain every time you move is stressful,
If left untreated, it will eventually interfere with walking.
One of the causes is damage to the meniscus, a crack or chip in the meniscus in the knee joint that causes pain every time you move.
There are only sutures or excision as treatment methods, neither of which can be said to be a fundamental treatment method.
Therefore, the meniscus injury is treated while preserving the knee as much as possible. Junior Associate Professor Shuhei Otsuki of Department of Orthopedic Surgery is working to develop such an innovative treatment method. Research using bioabsorbable materials through industry-academia collaboration is about to enter the second stage of clinical trials soon.

I want to improve the current medical care, so I will challenge manufacturing rather than writing papers

I have a baby who was born with a heart condition. It's called a congenital heart disease, and it's a disease in which the shape of the heart and blood vessels is somehow misbuttoned.
For many years, Professor Shintaro Nemoto of Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery has been involved in operations to save such babies, which occur in about 1 in 100 births in Japan.
However, Professor Nemoto was never satisfied with the current state of surgery. Because the baby grows and grows, the material used for the surgery does not grow. Moreover, the material deteriorates. As a result, there are many cases in which replacement is required after a few years.
What can be done to support the healthy growth of children?
What Professor Nemoto chose was to proceed with research first, then commercialize the results and bring them into the operating room.

Bioinformatics starting now with a view to the evolution of medicine

The terms “wet” and “dry” are used in research settings.
Wet refers to the process of conducting biological experiments while handling cells in test tubes, while Dry refers to the process of analyzing experimental data using a computer.
The OMPU Dry Group is a study group voluntarily set up by students to learn computer analysis. The theme is bioinformatics, a new academic field that analyzes biological information such as DNA using computer science and elucidates life phenomena.
Participating students envision an active role in the world of medicine in the near future.

Aiming for multidisciplinary education that is useful for team medical care in clinical settings

"Team medical care" in which medical professionals of various occupations cooperate on an equal footing in the medical field in order to respond to the Showa College of Medical Technology, where life science has developed, the Heisei era, where medical technology has made great strides, and Society 5.0, an information-driven society in the Reiwa era. The need for is increasing.
Osaka Medical College and Pharamical University has incorporated "medical and nursing fusion" into its curriculum 10 years before the establishment of the Faculty of Nursing Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences scheduled for 2021, we are promoting multidisciplinary collaborative education by pharmaceutical nurses.
This time, we talked about the necessity and background of multidisciplinary education from the standpoints of pharmaceutical nurses in a round-table discussion by teachers from the Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Nursing

Pharmacy research that feeds back to clinical practice

The pharmacy department of a hospital is responsible for dispensing and formulating operations, drug management, and medication guidance. Generally not a "research" institution. However, the Department of Pharmacy at Osaka Medical College Hospital, under the initiative of Research & Development Center Osaka Medical College, has collaborated with medical and research institutions such as Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Osaka Otani University to conduct a joint research project called "Basic and Clinical Data Analysis." Research on Pharmacokinetics Analysis and Evaluation of Drug Safety". Research on a variety of themes is being conducted from a perspective unique to hospital pharmacists who continue to work in clinical settings on a daily basis. In this article, I would like to introduce the form of translational research surrounding the pharmacy department of Osaka Medical College College Hospital, taking up the characteristic research themes from this project.

Meeting to learn advanced research in different fields

Cardiovascular surgery, physiology, Physiology, Biology, ophthalmology, Anatomy and Cell Biology... researchers with seemingly completely different specialties jump out of the university and gather at a knowledge salon in Umeda, Osaka. What they have in common is their intellectual curiosity as a medical researcher and being a university professor involved in medical education. “We need to have a sense of balance so that research and exchanges are not confined to our own area,” says Dr. Sachiko Kankichi (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery), the founder of the project. I followed the meeting.

Breast Cancer Treatment and Nursing

Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer among women. Among cancers, breast cancer surgery can be performed in a short period of time, and the prognosis is relatively good. The 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers is 65.8%, while breast cancer reaches 92.7%. However, breast cancer treatment continues for a span of 5 to 10 years to prevent recurrence and metastasis. There is also the risk of "recurrence", and we must always face related symptoms such as "lymphedema". What role does nursing play in long-term cancer treatment and daily life?