supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81372125)
Background:Iodine deficiency disorders(IDDs)refer to a series of diseases caused by the human body's insufficient iodine intake.Edible salt became iodized in China in 1996,which yielded remarkable results.We have know...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81372125)
Background: Iodine deficiency disorders(IDD) refer to diseases that are caused by insufficient iodine intake, and the best strategy to prevent IDD is the addition of iodine to dietary salt. Because iodine deficiency i...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81372125)
Background: People rapidly ascending to high altitudes(>2500m) may suffer from acute mountain sickness(AMS). The association between smoking and AMS risk remains unclear. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to eva...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81372125)
Objective: Acute mountain sickness(AMS) is a common condition in individuals who ascend to altitudes over 2 500 m. There is no measurements that can reliably predict or diagnose this condition. We therefore determined...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81372125)
Objective: Highland natives adapt well to the hypoxic environment at high altitude(HA). Several genes have been reported to be linked to HA adaptation. Previous studies showed that the endothelial nitric oxide synthas...