Residential greenness and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in a rural Chinese adult population.

Residential greenness may be beneficial for cardiovascular health, but the evidence is still scarce, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the associations between exposure to residential greenness and 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in a large rural Chinese adult population. This was a cross-sectional study based on 31,162 participants aged 35-74 years with complete data on predictors of the 10-year ASCVD risk from the Henan Rural Cohort Study.

Modulation of homologous recombination repair gene polymorphisms on genetic damage in chromate exposed workers.

Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is one of the most common environmental carcinogens, which is associated with DNA damage, genetic instability and increase the risk of cancer development. However, the mechanisms of genetic damage induced by Cr(VI) remains to be thoroughly illustrated. A molecular epidemiological study was conducted on 120 chromate exposed workers and 97 controls.