Tokyo Women's Medical University

School of Medicine

Department of Comprehensive Sleep Medicine

Overview

The predecessor of our department was the Sleep Comprehensive Treatment Center of Aoyama Hospital affiliated with Tokyo Women's Medical University and, since 2010, we have been conducting examination, diagnosis, treatment, and research on sleep disorders, restless leg syndrome, REM sleep behavior disorder, hypersomnia including narcolepsy, sleep-wake rhythm disorder, insomnia, and other sleep disorders including sleep apnea syndrome and narcolepsy. In recent years, due to the 24-hour-a-day society, the shift to information technology, and lifestyle changes such as westernization of diet and lack of exercise, an increasing number of patients suffer from sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep-wake rhythm disorder, and sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep disorders are closely related to social problems such as accidents and human error, mood disorders such as depression, and lifestyle-related diseases. It is important to diagnose and treat them comprehensively and professionally. As a "department of sleep," which is rare among universities, our department deals with all sleep disorders and conducts treatment and research in collaboration with other departments and the Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns) at Waseda University.　　

Education Details

As a department of internal medicine and neuropsychiatry, we educate students, residents, and graduate students.
Our Department has received Sleep Specialty Medical Institution A from the Japanese Society of Sleep Research, and upon completion of the prescribed training, you can obtain the Japanese Society of Sleep Research Specialist, Dental Specialist, and Certified Laboratory Technician certifications.

Research Details

- Relationship between arterial stiffness, arousal response, and sleep architecture in sleep-disordered breathing
- New treatment for sleep-disordered breathing; usefulness of oral myofunctional therapy
- Research on prevention of colds with CPAP therapy
- Research on peripheral clock genes from beard hair follicles, melatonin in saliva, and cortisol rhythm in sleep-wake circadian rhythm disorders
- Research on sleep disorders and cognitive function
- Research on sleep disorders and intestinal flora
- Joint research with the Nursing Department; Practice of oral myofunctional therapy (research of nursing guidance using cognitive-behavioral therapy)

Faculty

Mayumi Suzuki
Haruki Sekiguchi

Graduate School

Oral Surgery; Research on the relationship between oral hypofunction and sleep-disordered breathing, and the usefulness of oral myofunctional therapy

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Research Achievements Database

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