The Value of Handgrip Strength and Self-Rated Squat Ability in Predicting Mild Cognitive Impairment: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model.

Early identification of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is essential to combat worldwide dementia threats. Physical function indicators might be low-cost early markers for cognitive decline. To establish an early identification tool for MCI by combining physical function indicators (upper and lower limb function) via a clinical prediction modeling strategy.

Vegetable and Fruit Intake, Its Patterns, and Cognitive Function: Cross-Sectional Findings among Older Adults in Anhui, China.

Objectives: To examine the associations of vegetable and fruit intake frequency, its patterns, and cognition among older Chinese adults.

Design: Cross-sectional data obtained from the Anhui Province Healthy Longevity Survey.

Setting: Urban and rural communities.

Living Environment, Built Environment and Cognitive Function among Older Chinese Adults: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Many studies have addressed the relationship between environmental factors and cognitive function; however, evidence from China is very rare.

Objectives: To discuss the relationship between the living and built environment and cognitive function among older Chinese adults.

Design: The Anhui Healthy Longevity Survey (AHLS) was used to investigate the ability to control major non-communicable diseases through behavioural techniques among adults aged 60 or older dwelling in Anhui Province.

Hsa_circ_0074298 promotes pancreatic cancer progression and resistance to gemcitabine by sponging miR-519 to target SMOC.

To investigate the expression of hsa_circ_0074298 (circular RNA) and the molecular mechanism that promotes tumor growth and enhances the chemoresistance of pancreatic cancer. Real-time reverse transcription-PCR was used to detect hsa_circ_0074298 expression in pancreatic cancer. The intracellular localization of hsa_circ_0074298 was determined by RNA hybridization.

A Survey of Aesthetic Standards of the Ear.

Background: The aesthetic standards of the ear are very important for evaluation of auricular surgery. Few studies have previously assessed ear aesthetics, especially in China. This study aimed to investigate aesthetic standards of the ear in a Chinese population.

Studying the impact of S9 on cyto-genotoxicity of cigarette smoke in human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro.

In present study, human lymphocytes were exposed to cigarette smoke condensates (CSCs) at the doses of 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 μg ml(-1) with and without S9, and the cyto-genotoxic effects were detected with CCK-8, cell apoptosis and micronucleus assays. DNA repair kinetics was observed with comet assay. Our results indicated that the cell viability decreased with CSCs doses, the percentages of apoptosis cell and the frequencies of micronuclei increased with CSCs doses, and DNA damage of human lymphocytes induced by CSCs could be basically repaired within 240 min.

Assessing cytogenotoxicity of cigarette smoke condensates using three in vitro assays.

Cigarette smoke condensates (CSCs) are complex mixed compounds that contain both direct and indirect mutagens/carcinogens. To detect genotoxicity of CSCs in vitro, a combination of various enzymes (e.g.