Association between fear of falling and mortality in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Fear of falling (FOF) has emerged as a significant public health issue, contributing to excess disability among middle-aged and older adults. The association between FOF and mortality remains unclear.

Methods: Prominent electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase, CINHAL, PsycINFO, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disc, and Wanfang Database) were searched from inception until October 21, 2023 (data updated on June 9, 2024), for cohort or longitudinal studies investigating the association between FOF and mortality.

Potentially inappropriate medication and frailty in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to systematically assess existing studies to demonstrate the association between potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) and frailty.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: We searched major electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase, CINHAL, PsycInfo, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disk, Weipu, and Wanfang) from their inception until February 25, 2023 (data updated on May 4, 2023), for observational studies investigating PIM and frailty.

Zinc effects on cadmium toxicity in two wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum L.) differing in grain cadmium accumulation.

Presence of cadmium (Cd) in food poses serious risks to human health. Understanding the effects of zinc (Zn) on Cd absorption by crops could help provide a theoretical basis for the treatment with Zn on contaminated soils. In this study, two wheat varieties, differing in grain-Cd accumulation ability (L979, a Cd low-accumulation variety, and H27, a high-accumulation variety) were selected to investigate the effect of Zn addition on Cd toxicity.