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Improving Health Outcomes Without Requiring Behavioral Change
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle often requires continuous effort - exercising more, eating better, and changing long-established habits.
But what if better health could be achieved without demanding major behavioral changes?
This laboratory is developing innovative technologies that promote health and longevity through seamless, everyday interventions.
Our research focuses on two patented platforms:
Sound Spice® and Doctor Tableware®, both designed to improve health outcomes naturally and effortlessly.
Next-Generation Health Technology – 1
Sound stimulation that can promote health (Sound Spice®)
Sound Spice® is a patented acoustic stimulation technology that uses specific sound frequencies to activate physiological functions in the body. Research has demonstrated two key benefits below:
1-1. Improving Balance Function
By stimulating the vestibular system of the inner ear, Sound Spice® can enhance balance control and reduce symptoms associated with dizziness and motion sickness. Potential applications include fall prevention, workplace safety, active aging, and XR/VR environments.
1-2. Enhancing Blood Circulation
Sound Spice® has also been shown to improve peripheral blood flow, supporting thermal regulation, muscle recovery, cognitive health, and overall wellbeing. Its non-invasive nature makes it suitable for integration into daily environments.
1-3. Toward Social Application
As societies face the challenges of aging populations and chronic diseases, new approaches to preventive healthcare are needed. Our goal is to develop evidence-based technologies that fit naturally into daily life - helping people stay healthier, live longer, and improve their quality of life without requiring constant effort.
Next-Generation Health Technology – 2
Technologies for Removing Harmful Elements
We are engaged in the development and application of purification materials that can efficiently remove harmful substances from water.
2-1. Powder-based purification materials
Powder-based purification materials are technologies designed to remove contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide and arsenic, helping to create a safer water environment. They can be applied to prevent mass fish mortality in aquaculture systems and to purify groundwater. In addition, the materials can be regenerated and recycled after use, enabling both cost reduction and a lower environmental impact.
2-2. Doctor Tableware®
Doctor Tableware® is a patented health-support technology designed to encourage healthier eating habits through the dining experience itself. By integrating scientific principles into everyday tableware, it offers a practical approach to reducing salt intake and promoting healthier dietary behavior without placing additional burden on users.
Our Lab in NU Research Information
Contact:
Professor and Chair,
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health,
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Email: kato.masashi.r6@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp