Since 1976 medicobiological and sociological surveys have been carried out upon centenarians in Okinawa. Recently dementia and disability have increased among centenarians. In order to determine the s...
Okinawan food culture in the Ryukyu island is one of the world's most interesting culture because its consumers have the longest life expectancies and low disability rates. It is a product of cultural...
Energy and nutrient requirements of younger people have been well studied, unlike that of centenarians. The average life span of the Japanese is the longest in the world, and the population of the ver...
The unique perceptions of aging of Okinawan war brides are presented through interviews with 15 subjects. They voiced their thoughts about a range of topics, including available support systems, effec...
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the causes and relative prevalence of hypercalcemia in patients at a major community hospital in Okinawa, Japan. Additionally, we compared these causes of hyp...
Two halogenated C(15) acetogenins, itomanallenes A and B, with a terminal bromoallene moiety along with a halogenated sesquiterpene, itomanol, have been isolated from the red alga Laurencia intricata ...
Two new marine prostanoids-17,18-dehydroclavulone I (1) and clavulolactone I (2)-were isolated from the Okinawan soft coral, Clavularia viridis. Their structures, including absolute configurations, we...