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Toxicity of protein involved in Alzheimer's triggered by chemical 'switch'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer's.
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IOC and TMG agree to Celebration Marathon in Tokyo in autumn 2022
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) on Saturday agreed to hold a celebratory half-marathon event in Tokyo, in autumn 2022.
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Organisers announce Covid-19 countermeasures for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan on Wednesday agreed
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Chinese military likely behind cyberattacks in Japan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 20 (ANI): The Chinese military has been suspected of ordering hackers to attack hundreds of targets in Japan, including the country's space agency and defence-related firms.
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Researchers discover new amphibious centipede species in Okinawa, Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 18 (ANI): A new species of large, tropical centipede of genus Scolopendra has been discovered by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Hosei University in Okinawa and Taiwan.
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100 days for Tokyo: Olympic Rings unveiled on Mount Takao
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 14 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) on Wednesday celebrated 100 days to go to the opening of the showpiece event with an unveiling of the Olympic Rings on Mount Takao.
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Low glucose levels might assist muscle repair, finds study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed a new benefit of keeping sugar at bay. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair, proliferate better in low glucose environments.
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Real-time "doodles of light" mark leap for holograms at home
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 22 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University recently devised and implemented a simplified fast line-based algorithm for turning freely hand-drawn lines into holograms on a standard desktop CPU.
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Tokyo 2020 will be first 'gender-balanced' Olympics in history: IOC
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): On International Women's Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) are reiterating their commitm
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Tokyo's new daily COVID-19 cases dip back below 1,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 973 new daily COVID-19 cases in the capital on Wednesday, bringing the city's total tally of people testing positive for the virus to 96,507, according to preliminary figures as of 3:00 pm local time.
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Researchers find better diet, glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer l
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 16 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that fruit flies with genetic modifications to enhance glucose uptake have significantly longer lifespans.
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Tokyo to ask central government to declare state of emergency
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 2 (ANI): The Tokyo metropolitan government is expected to ask the central government to declare a state of emergency on Saturday as coronavirus cases soar, NHK broadcaster reported.
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