Novel Soft Meals Developed by 3D Printing

Recently, 3D printing is being applied to various fields. 3D printing of foods has been developed; however, there are many challenges. To overcome the challenges, we have started a new research group named “Yonezawa Itadakimasu Research Group,” to focus on the development of 3D printing applications for manufacturing food. We have developed Novel jelly foods that are shaped by 3D printed molds. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer for food manufacturing makes the 3D printed molds. First step of making 3D printing mold is to print a cast. Then, food grade silicone is poured into the cast to make a mold. This type of 3D printed mold can be used widely, such as making sweets, restaurant menus, and care foods by changing the design depending on the use of application. Secondly, we started to develop 3D food printers. This type of challenge to develop future foods by 3D printing technology may have a major impact on the care food because the looks of foods are important and will be improved by 3D printing

麻布大学第11回学術展示「哺乳類学を垣間見る ： 2012年哺乳類学会大会記念展示」

The annual meeting of the Mammalogical Society of Japan was held from September 20th to 23rd, 2012 at Azabu University. To mark this occasion, an exhibition entitled “Mammalogy at a Glance,” celebrating the hosting of the 2012 annual meeting of the Mammalogical Society of Japan by Azabu University, in 2012” was held from September 18th to December 26th, 2012. The senior author (ST) prepared the overall design and asked the contributors to prepare exhibits on the following five topics representing important fields of mammalogy. S. Takatsuki wrote an introduction of mammalogy focusing on its history in Japan. K. Koyasu and S. Oda wrote a history of the Mammalogical Society of Japan. K. Mori described the morphology by exhibiting the hind leg of a zebra (Equus grevyi). Exhibitions of muscle are uncommon and this exhibit attracted the visitors’ attention. H. Tamate explained the genetics by showing genetic variations of sika deer (Cervus nippon). Arrangements of DNA base sequences of sika deer were exhibited in the glass of exhibition cases. Tamate also explained the concept of the subspecies and mitochondria DNA. Skulls of three subspecies of sika deer were exhibited. N. Higuchi and M. Minami presented a study on the behavioral ecology of sika deer on Kinkazan Island based on individual identification. The social rank of male deer strongly affects their reproductive success. Y. Sato introduced the research and conservation activities concerning the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Hokkaido. A leaflet and a GPS collar were exhibited

Therapeutic efficacy of a four-year treatment with eribulin in a patient with uterine leiomyosarcoma: A case report

Uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a gynecological malignancy with an extremely poor prognosis. Multiple new therapeutic agents, including pazopanib, trabectedin, and eribulin, have been clinically applied to treat uterine LMS, and their therapeutic effects are expected. We encountered one patient with advanced recurrent uterine LMS who achieved a partial response to a four-year treatment with eribulin. A 31-year-old woman was diagnosed with stage 2B LMS. After the first recurrence, Gemcitabine, Docetaxel (GD) therapy was administered, and complete response (CR) was achieved. However, 2 years and 10 months later, recurrence occurred at the vaginal cuff, and GD therapy and doxorubicin hydrochloride were administered, resulting in CR. Five months later, she experienced another recurrence at the same location and was treated with eribulin. To date, 53 courses of eribulin have been administered and are currently ongoing. Maintaining low neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and low platelet-to lymphocyte ratio in this manner is considered to be one of the reasons why eribulin continues to be effective. We encountered a rare case in which eribulin was administered for the longest period of time, and produced an observable effect in uterine LMS