Objective To evaluate the incidence and case fatality rate of cardiovascular disease(CVD)among populations in urban and rural communities in eastern,central and western regions of China.Methods The present study was b...
The study was funded by the'13th Five-Year'National Science and Technology Major Project for New Drugs(grant number:2019ZX09734001);National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant number:81971138);the Strategic Priority Research Program“Biological basis of aging and therapeutic strategies”of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant number:XDB39040300).
Background and purpose This study aimed to investigate the association of metabolic syndrome(MetS)with both intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis(ICAS)and imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease(CSVD)in a com...
The study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71774127,81771488,81870901).
background Substantial variations in the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment(MCI)and its subtypes have been reported,although mostly in geographically defined developed countries and regions.Less is known about MC...
This research was funded by Key Technology Research and Demonstration Application of Non-medical Sexual Health Promotion Services Major Project of Provincial Science and Technology Department(No.18030801133);the Program for graduates research of Bengbu Medical College(No.Byycx1940).
Objective:The aim of this study were to explore the effects of 12-week modern online and traditional offline exercise programs on physical function,frailty status,emotional,and social support of pre-frail older adults...
Stem cells therapy could improve survival in patients with liver failure.Studies on stem cell therapy and related growth factors in decompensated cirrhosis has been on the forefront but has shown heterogenous results....
This study aimed to explain factors affecting health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly individuals living in Japan. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 898 individuals at senior citizens club...
supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.81072373);the Health Science and Technology Planning Key Project of Hangzhou City(No.HWS2011Z017)
Objective To assess the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of the Simplified Chinese-character version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Long form (IPAC).-L) in urban community-dwelli...
The rapid globalization of building standards and codes in regards of contemporary housing and the growth of populations during this century demands an immediate response from designers in terms of space rationalizing...
Allocosa brasiliensis is a sand-dwelling wolf spider considered a good bioindicator to evaluate the quality of coastal dune ecosystems from Uruguay. Habitat fragmentation and human activities have impacted and reduced...
Supported by Grants from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong,CUHK 4101/02M;the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust;the SH Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatric;the Centre for Nutritional Studies,The Chinese University of Hong Kong
AIM: To investigate the associations of dietary acidbase load with prevalent and incident hypertension in community-living Chinese older adults in Hong Kong.METHODS: Participants aged ≥ 65 years participating in a co...