Genetic associations between obesity and brain cortical thickness: combined genetic correlation, multi-trait meta- analysis and Mendelian randomization.

Introduction: Obesity may lead to cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric disorders, which are associated with changes in the brain cortical structure, particularly in cortical thickness. However, the exact genetic association between obesity and brain cortical thickness remains inconclusive. We aimed to identify the relationship between obesity-related traits [body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-hip ratio adjusted for BMI (WHRadjBMI)] and brain cortical thickness.

Case of professor Xu ZOU's acupuncture technique for "benefiting kidney and strengthening anti-pathogenic " in promoting the absorption of COVID-19.

A case of the absorption of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) promoted by professor Xu ZOU's acupuncture technique for "benefiting kidney and strengthening anti-pathogenic " is introduced. A female patient suffered from COVID-19, 64 years old, had been treated with acupuncture and Chinese herb granules for 10 days on the base of the oral administration of moxifloxacin. In the re-examination, the chest CT image indicated that the absorption of COVID-19 was obvious as compared with before, the nucleic acid test of novel corona virus was negative and the patient narrated no obvious discomfort.