Publications by authors named "O Yamamura"
Introduction: Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and its related disorders exhibit decreased sleep activity. However, the factors associated with this decreased sleep activity remain unknown. Thus, we aimed to explore the factors associated with sleep activity in patients with PD and its related disorders.
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- * The researchers analyzed 41 patients diagnosed with IAAD through AUS and CT scans, comparing them to a group of 205 patients without the condition, discovering significant associations with smoking and fatty liver in those with IAAD.
- * The findings suggest that older patients with risk factors (like fatty liver and smoking) should have regular abdominal aorta monitoring through ultrasonography during health check-ups to catch IAAD early.
Neurological and skeletal muscle properties are suggested causes of dynapenia. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between upper limb muscle quality (grip strength/upper extremity muscle mass) and knee osteoarthritis in dynapenia, and to identify dynapenia-associated factors. Elderly individuals who responded to a public call for screening in Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture between June 2019 and November 2021 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), a non-receptor-type tyrosine kinase, has a wide range of physiological functions. A possible role of Syk in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been proposed. We evaluated the localization of Syk in the brains of patients with AD and control participants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDishcook is a new cooking system that allows individual cooking using a dedicated induction heater. This study investigated whether Dishcook use affects the nutritional value of individuals with intellectual disabilities. This study was conducted on users receiving support from a continuous-employment office in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, in 2022.
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