The Research Institute of Environmental Medicine was established in May 1946 with 4 of its present departments (Dept. of Neurology and Sensory functions, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Respiration and Circulation, Pathology and Embryology), succeeding the buildings and facilities of the former Institute of Avian Medicine, Nagoya University. Thereafter, two departments of aerospace physiology and aerospace psychology were added in 1959 and 1967, respectively. The primary purpose of the Institute is to study human adaptation to the unusual environments due to physical factors and its medical applications. As a special project of environmental medicine, space medicine have been pursued using various simulation apparatuses. The Institute cooperates with the Medical School of Nagoya University in research and educational activities, especially in postgraduate courses under a joint program. Some of the works done in the Institute are annually published in "Environmental Medicine". The Institute strongly desires to have an additional Research Center for Space Medicine.
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