Overview of evidence-based research on acupuncture for stroke treatment using magnetic resonance imaging technology.

Background: Stroke is a neurological condition characterized by high rates of disability and mortality. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to examine the mechanisms of acupuncture in stroke treatment.

Purpose: This review provides neuroimaging evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in treating stroke using MRI.

One hundred-year secular trends of overweight and obesity in China: effects of age, period, and cohort.

Objective: Obesity has become a major public health problem worldwide and particularly in China. This study examined the secular trend of overweight and obesity in China over the past 100 years.

Methods: Nationwide data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey and the Chinese General Social Survey were used.

Body mass index mediates the association between four dietary indices and phenotypic age acceleration in adults: a cross-sectional study.

: Diet and body mass index (BMI) are widely recognized as being closely associated with aging. However, it remains unclear which dietary indices are associated with aging, and the extent to which BMI mediates the relationship between diet and aging. Therefore, this study investigates the mediating role of BMI in the association between various dietary indices and phenotypic age acceleration (PhenoAgeAccel).

The Effects of Hand Tremors on the Shooting Performance of Air Pistol Shooters with Different Skill Levels.

Physiologic hand tremors are a critical factor affecting the aim of air pistol shooters. However, the extent of the effect of hand tremors on shooting performance is unclear. In this study, we aim to explore the relationship between hand tremors and shooting performance scores as well as investigate potential links between muscle activation and hand tremors.

LINC317.5 as a novel biomarker for hypertriglyceridemia in normal glucose metabolism.

The global rise in prediabetes and diabetes, with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) being predominant, highlights the association between T2DM and hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). Patients with both abnormal glucose levels and HTG require increased attention due to higher risks of complications and mortality. Therefore, this study aimed to find the key long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) of HTG in the abnormal glucose metabolism patients.

The association between vitamin K intake and dyslipidemia in US adults: the mediating effect of insulin resistance.

: Dyslipidemia is one of the most common chronic diseases, and is associated with insulin resistance (IR) and inadequate vitamin K intake. We aimed to explore the association between IR, vitamin K intake, and dyslipidemia, and further to explore the mediating role of IR. : 12 860 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2001 to 2018 were included in this study.

Ideal cardiovascular health metrics have better identification of arthritis.

Background: This study aimed to explore the association between ideal cardiovascular health metrics (ICVHM) and arthritis (AR), as well as the interactions of various indicators in ICVHM on AR in US adults.

Methods: We involved 17,041 participants who were interviewed by NHANES from 2011 to 2018. AR included osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and psoriatic arthritis and other arthritis (Other AR).

The mediating role of dietary inflammatory index on the association between eating breakfast and depression: Based on NHANES 2007-2018.

Background: Depression is a significant, pervasive, global public health problem, associated with many factors, such as diet, social factors, and lifestyle habits. We aimed to evaluate the association between eating breakfast, dietary inflammatory index (DII) and depression, and to verify the mediating role of DII on the effect of eating breakfast on depression.

Methods: 21,865 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018 were included in this study.

Association of cardiovascular health using Life's Essential 8 with noncommunicable disease multimorbidity.

Cardiovascular health (CVH) is closely associated with various noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and comorbidity; however, the influence of CVH on NCD multimorbidity was not fully elucidated. We aimed to examine the association between CVH using Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and NCD multimorbidity among adults, males, and females in the United States, conducting a cross-sectional analysis using data involving 24,445 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018. LE8 was categorized into low, moderate, and high CVH groups.

Effects of Tai Chi on Postural Control in People with Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Background: Effects of Tai Chi on people with peripheral neuropathy (PN) are not yet apparent. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi on postural control in people with PN.

Methods: Literature was screened in seven databases for relevant randomized controlled trials.

Oral health and 10-year cardiovascular risk in US adults: mediating role of inflammatory diet and vitamin D.

Objective: To investigate whether E-DII or vitamin D mediates the relationship between oral health and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Methods: This study involved 6616 participants aged over 30 years old from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2009-2014. Dietary inflammation and 10-year CVD risk were evaluated via the Energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index (E-DII) and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), respectively.

The dietary inflammatory index is positively associated with insulin resistance in underweight and healthy weight adults.

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and insulin resistance (IR) in underweight and healthy weight adults. This cross-sectional study involved 3205 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018. All dietary data used to calculate the DII were obtained based on the average of two 24-h dietary recall interviews.

Pulmonary flora-modified diesel particulate matter induced lung injury via cGAS signaling pathway.

Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a major component of Fine Particulate Matter (PM), which has been recognized by the World Health Organization under the name "Class I Carcinogen". Lung microbial communities are present widely in the lung tissue of a variety of organisms and play a significant role in the development and progression of lung disease, while cGAS is a DNA receptor that senses the invasion of microbial pathogens and activates the innate immune response. However, the role of cGAS in pulmonary flora-mediated PM-induced lung injury is still largely unknown.

Astaxanthin protected against the adverse effects induced by diesel exhaust particulate matter via improving membrane stability and anti-oxidative property.

Diesel exhaust particulate matter (DPM), which has been clarified as a Group I carcinogenic agent, is still challenging in its detoxification due to the complex composition and toxic mechanisms. Astaxanthin (AST) is a pleiotropic small biological molecule widely used in medical and healthcare with surprising effects and applications. The present study aimed to investigate the protective effects of AST on DPM-induced injury and the underlying mechanism.

The role of dietary inflammatory index and physical activity in depressive symptoms: Results from NHANES 2007-2016.

Background: Depression is a major public health problem. This study was aimed to analyze the relationship between Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), physical activity, and depressive symptoms, and to explore the effect of different lifestyles on depressive symptoms by combining DII and physical activity to form four lifestyle groups.

Methods: This study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2016.

Association of the dietary inflammatory index with phenotypic age in the United States adults.

Objectives: One of the underlying mechanisms of aging is chronic inflammation, which has been closely associated with daily diet. Phenotypic age (PhenoAge) has been used as an index to track the aging process before diseases show clinical symptoms. The present study aimed to explore the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and PhenoAge.

Vision impairment, hearing impairment and functional Limitations of subjective cognitive decline: a population-based study.

Background: The association between sensory impairment including vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), dual impairment (DI) and the functional limitations of SCD (SCD-related FL) are still unclear in middle-aged and older people.

Methods: 162,083 participants from BRFSS in 2019 to 2020 was used in this cross-sectional study. After adjusting the weights, multiple logistic regression was used to study the relationship between sensory impairment and SCD or SCD-related FL.

The Differential Antagonistic Ability of Curcumin against Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity Induced by Distinct Heavy Metals.

Widespread heavy metal pollution has aroused severe health risks worldwide. Curcumin has been reported to play a wide-spectrum protective role for various heavy metals. However, the specificity and difference in the antagonistic ability of curcumin against distinct types of heavy metals are still largely unknown.

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on the regulation of blood lipid levels in prediabetic subjects: A meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis aimed to systematically investigate whether vitamin D supplementation reduces blood lipid-total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglyceride (TG)-levels in prediabetic individuals. Pubmed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, and WANFANG databases were searched for studies published before 13 February 2022 (including 13 February 2022). Five articles were included.

The Association between the Differential Expression of lncRNA and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in People with Hypertriglyceridemia.

Compared with diabetic patients with normal blood lipid, diabetic patients with dyslipidemia such as high triglycerides have a higher risk of clinical complications, and the disease is also more serious. For the subjects with hypertriglyceridemia, the lncRNAs affecting type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the specific mechanisms remain unclear. Transcriptome sequencing was performed on peripheral blood samples of new-onset T2DM (six subjects) and normal blood control (six subjects) in hypertriglyceridemia patients using gene chip technology, and differentially expressed lncRNA profiles were constructed.

Mediation of 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk between Inflammatory Diet and Handgrip Strength: Base on NHANES 2011-2014.

Objective: Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and handgrip strength (HGS) were correlated, and both were associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the role of the 10-year CVD risk in the relationship between DII and grip strength remains uncertain.

Methods: This study involved 5691 adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2011-2014.