Positive association between patient experience of primary care with chronic disease and self-rated health in a Japanese rural area: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey using the Japanese primary care assessment tool short form.

Background: Low birthrates and an aging society during population decline have brought about labor shortages and increased medical care needs. Medical resources should be distributed appropriately, particularly in rural areas. High-quality primary care can make the medical system more effective and contribute to rural residents' health.

Correction: New predictive models for falls among inpatients using public ADL scale in Japan: A retrospective observational study of 7,858 patients in acute care setting.

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Negative association between loneliness and healthy state among rural residents in Japan: a cross-sectional single region population-based survey.

Loneliness is an important health problem in rural areas of Japan because of its ageing and declining population. Therefore, we investigated the association between loneliness and health. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to rural adult residents.

Biomechanics and neural circuits for vestibular-induced fine postural control in larval zebrafish.

Land-walking vertebrates maintain a desirable posture by finely controlling muscles. It is unclear whether fish also finely control posture in the water. Here, we showed that larval zebrafish have fine posture control.