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Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) Study

We are participating in a molecular epidemiology cohort study (J-MICC study) of approximately 100,000 people, which is being conducted at multiple facilities across Japan. We are analyzing the big data from the J-MICC study, which began in 2005 and has been accumulating for about 20 years, to examine the relationship between lifestyle habits, genetic factors, and diseases.

Our paper published in 2023. Coffee and Metabolic Phenotypes: A cross-sectional analysis of the Japan multi-institutional collaborative cohort (J-MICC) study.

Publications from J-MICC study

Individual's Work

Assistant Professor Takeshi Watanabe: He is developing  disease prevention and early detection tools using AI and the metaverse by collaborating with Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Research Support and Industry-Government-Academic Collaboration Center. He is also researching the impact of patient expectations and anxiety on treatment outcomes and prognosis (placebo effect and nocebo effect) with collaborating researchers in Denmark and the United States. Website

・Poster on meta-analysis of nocebo effect in dentistry presented at the International Society for the Study of Pain. Published in J.Oral Rehabil. →Nocebo_Response_In_Dentistry (PDF 45.4MB)

・Reserach and development of prevention tool using metaverse. This research was support by Japan Science and Technology agency (COI-NEXT). (available in Japanese only)→痛みを伴わない疾患の予後未来体験ソフトウェアに関する開発・事業化 (PDF 283KB)

・Press release on research and development of early detection tools for cardiovascular diseases using Sony's mSafety watch-type wearable device. (available in Japanese only) →20240423_記者会見資料 (PDF 1.24MB)　　/　　記者会見動画（You Tube）

・Introduction of the research cluster where Watanabe serves as cluster director. This research is to verify whether wearing VR can suppress discomfort during dental treatment. This research was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Young Researchers). (available in Japanese only) link

Assistant Professor Masashi Ishizu: He is examining factors associated with electrocardiogram abnormalities using data from Tokushima Prefecture's municipal national health insurance and later-stage specific health checkups. Website