Kyushu University Archives

Biofield therapy: Evidence for the health benefits of Johrei

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Professor Kenji Yamamoto researches the effect of Johrei, a form of biofield therapy, on patients with hypothermia, to see if it has health benefits

Johrei is an important form of biofield therapy developed by Mokichi Okada in Japan in 1935. It is said to provide health benefits when a practitioner absorbs life-force energy from the universe and channels it toward the recipient. While it is practised in some countries such as Japan, the US, the UK, Brazil, and Thailand, the mechanisms are not well […]

Mothers’ burdens after living donor liver transplantation

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Dr Ayaka Fujita researched the physical and mental burden placed on mothers who underwent liver donation and then went on to have more children

Many mothers who donate a portion of their liver to their child go on to have more children. Research has been conducted to investigate whether there are any medical complications associated with pregnancy or childbirth after liver donation, but no research has considered the mothers’ experiences. Dr Ayaka Fujita and colleagues from Kyushu University interviewed women about their experiences with […]