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Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Foundation of Kinoshita Memorial Enterprise.

Mayuu Iwai, Yui Fukushima, Mei Yamada, and Kazuhiro Hayashi presented their research at the NEURO2026 (the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS); the 69th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry (JSN); the 36th Annual Conference of the Japanese Neural Network Society (JNNS)).

Kazuhiro Hayashi published a research article “Personality traits have an effect on pain-related psychological variables in patients with chronic low back pain” in PLoS One.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a research article “Passive Oscillatory Body Motion Attenuates Pain-Related Behaviors and Increases β-Endorphin Immunoreactivity in a Murine Fracture Model: A Preliminary Study” in Brain Behav.

Mayuu Iwai received a travel grant from the 31st International Congress of the World Muscle Society.

Mayuu Iwai received a research grant from Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies (SPRING).

Mayuu Iwai conducted research visits to the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, San Diego.

Mayuu Iwai participated in the BIO International Convention for scientific exchange and networking.

Yui Fukushima received a travel grant from Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies (DoGs).

Mayuu Iwai received a travel grant from Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies (DoGs).

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a research article “Behavioral and molecular characterization of fatigue-like manifestations triggered by acute restraint stress and LPS or saline” in Sci Rep.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a research article “Effects of controlling anterior tibial translation preserve sensory-motor function and mechanoreceptor morphology following anterior cruciate ligament injury in rats” in Sci Rep.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a review article “Effectiveness of comprehensive interventions including exercise and exercise-only interventions on postoperative ileus and recovery of intestinal function in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis” in Support Care Cancer.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation.

Yui Fukushima, Mayuu Iwai, Mei Yamada, and Kazuhiro Hayashi presented their research at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a review article “Effectiveness of exercise interventions in patients with colorectal cancer during adjuvant chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis” in Support Care Cancer.

Yuka Ishihara, Asumi Kondo, and Aoi Matsui joined our laboratory.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a travel grant from the Ichiro Kanehara Foundation.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a research article “Effect of Stretching on Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis in Sarcopenia” in JCSM Commun..

Kazuhiro Hayashi published a research article “Randomized open-label non-inferiority trial of paracetamol or celecoxib for patients with chronic low back pain” in Sci Rep.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from the Uehara Memorial Foundation.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the JAPAN PAIN WEEK 2025 (47th JASP, 18th JAMP, 29th JAPR, and 30th JSOP).

Kazuhiro Hayashi published a research article “Acid-sensing ion channel 3 in macrophages, but not sensory neurons, mediates development of activity-induced muscle pain” in Brain Behav Immun.

Naoki Ooka, Kenshiro Kashima, Yui Fukushima, and Kazuhiro Hayashi conducted a research visit to the University of Washington.

Naoki Ooka, Kenshiro Kashima, Yui Fukushima, and Kazuhiro Hayashi presented their research at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Naoki Ooka received a travel grant from GeneTex.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from YOKOYAMA Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for the Study of Low Back Pain.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a review article “Impact of home-based preoperative physical activity on postoperative complications in patients undergoing oncologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis” in Discov Oncol.

Kazuhiro Hayashi conducted collaborative research during a research visit to a laboratory in Taiwan.

Naoki Ooka, Kenshiro Kashima, Yui Fukushima, and Kazuhiro Hayashi presented their research at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a travel grant from the Kyoto University Foundation.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Research Institute for Production Development.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Japan Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a travel grant from Kyoto University Faculty Exchange Program.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Kazuhiro Hayashi was appointed Junior Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer).

Mayuu Iwai and Mei Yamada joined our laboratory.

Naoki Ooka, Kenshiro Kashima, Yui Fukushima, and Kazuhiro Hayashi presented their research at APPW2025 (the 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists; the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan; the 98th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pharmacological Society).

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from the Nakatomi Foundation.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Yamaha Motor Foundation for Sports.

Kazuhiro Hayashi co-authored a research article “The influence of sex on activity in voluntary wheel running, forced treadmill running, and open field testing in mice” in Physiol Rep.

Kazuhiro Hayashi published a research article “Utilization of telemedicine in conjunction with wearable devices for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial” in Sci Rep.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Electrophysical Agents in Physical Therapy.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Casio Science Promotion Foundation.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for the Study of Pain.

Kazuhiro Hayashi published a research article “Pregabalin produces analgesia in males but not females in an animal model of chronic widespread muscle pain” in Pain Rep.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from Takeda Science Foundation.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association, Basic Physical Therapy Division.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association, Musculoskeletal Division.

Kazuhiro Hayashi received a research grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at the International Association for the Study of Pain 2024 World Congress on Pain.

Kazuhiro Hayashi published a research article “Brain-derived neurotrophic factor contributes to activity-induced muscle pain in male but not female mice” in Brain Behav Immun.

Kazuhiro Hayashi presented his research at NEURO2024 (the 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society; the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry; the 47th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biological Psychiatry; the 8th Federation of Asian Oceanian Neuroscience Societies Congress).

Naoki Ooka, Kenshiro Kashima, and Yui Fukushima joined our laboratory.

Kazuhiro Hayashi was appointed Assistant Professor.