Factors associated with weight loss by age among community-dwelling older people.

Background: Factors associated with weight loss in community-dwelling older people have been reported in several studies, but few studies have examined factors associated with weight loss by age groups. The purpose of this study was to clarify factors associated with weight loss by age in community-dwelling older people through a longitudinal study.

Methods: Participants in the SONIC study (Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of the Elderly) were community-dwelling people aged 70 or older.

Supporting Tremor Rehabilitation Using Optical See-Through Augmented Reality Technology.

Tremor is a movement disorder that significantly impacts an individual's physical stability and quality of life, and conventional medication or surgery often falls short in providing a cure. Rehabilitation training is, therefore, used as an auxiliary method to mitigate the exacerbation of individual tremors. Video-based rehabilitation training is a form of therapy that allows patients to exercise at home, reducing pressure on rehabilitation institutions' resources.

Longitudinal association of hypertension and dyslipidemia with cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults: the SONIC study.

The associations among cognitive function, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in older adults are controversial. Therefore, we investigated the associations among cognitive decline, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and their combination in community-dwelling older people in their 70s, 80s, and 90s in the long-term observational Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians, Investigation with Centenarians (SONIC) study. We administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Japanese version (MoCA-J) by trained geriatricians and psychologists, and conducted blood testing and blood pressure (BP) measuring by medical staff involving 1186 participants.

Long-term uptake rate of a breast cancer screening program in Fukushima, Japan, following the 2011 Triple Disaster: a retrospective observational study.

Little is known about how crises might affect the long-term uptake of breast cancer screening programs. This study aimed to clarify the long-term trend of breast cancer screening program uptake in Minamisoma City following the 2011 Triple Disaster in Fukushima, Japan (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster), and to evaluate the factors associated with this uptake. This study retrospectively analyzed data from the Basic Resident Registry and Breast Cancer Screening Program in Minamisoma City following the Triple Disaster.

Triggers of self-focused attention: an ecological momentary assessment study.

Background: Self-focused attention (SFA) is a major maintenance factor of social anxiety disorder. The two types of SFA, the observer perspective and self-focus on body sensation, increase anxiety in individuals with high levels of social anxiety. However, the triggers of each SFA remain unclear.

Behavioral responses of solicitors after failure to receive grooming in Macaca fuscata.

Grooming is one of the most common cooperative behaviors among several animal species. However, the tactics used to cope with uncooperative partners in grooming interactions remain unclear. Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) solicit grooming from partners through postural behaviors, but may not necessarily receive grooming.

Moderating effect of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder tendency on the relationship between delay discounting and procrastination in young adulthood.

Among adults with ADHD, one of the most common problems in daily life is procrastination. ADHD is characterized by attention as well as suboptimal decision-making deficits, indicating difficulty in making long-term reward choices. However, little is known about the relationship between suboptimal decision-making or temporal discounting (TD) and procrastination among adults with ADHD.

Association between glucose tolerance and mortality among Japanese community-dwelling older adults aged over 75 years: 12-year observation of the Tosa Longitudinal Aging Study.

Aim: Although the relationship between impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and mortality has been investigated in diverse populations, few studies have focused on older populations. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between glucose tolerance and overall mortality among populations aged ≥75 years.

Methods: Data were obtained from the Tosa Longitudinal Aging Study, a community-based cohort survey conducted in Kochi, Japan.

No Appreciable Effect of Education on Aging-Associated Declines in Cognition: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study.

Education has been claimed to reduce aging-associated declines in cognitive function. Given its societal relevance, considerable resources have been devoted to this research. However, because of the difficulty of detecting modest rates of change, findings have been mixed.

Lower cognitive function as a risk factor for anemia among older Japanese women from the longitudinal observation in the SONIC study.

Aim: The aging-related increase in the incidence of anemia potentially affects the mortality risk. Lower cognitive function is common among older adults, and anemia is one of the causes of cognitive decline. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has investigated whether cognitive decline is a risk factor for anemia in older people.

The impact of television on-air time on hand hygiene compliance behaviors during COVID-19 outbreak.

Background: There is limited data to support the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene compliance among hospital visitors.

Methods: We monitored hand hygiene compliance among university hospital visitors in Osaka, Japan by direct observation, from December 2019 to March 2022. During this time, we measured the amount of coverage time dedicated to COVID-19 related news on the local public television channel and the number of confirmed cases and deaths.

Burden of illness seen in hereditary angioedema in Japanese patients: Results from a patient reported outcome survey.

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a potentially life-threatening rare disease, which is mainly caused by the deficiency or dysfunction of C1-esterase inhibitor, and characterized by spontaneous, recurrent episodes of edema in various parts of the body including internal organs and the laryngeal area. Delayed diagnosis and treatment increase the burdens and risks of this condition. The current study aimed to understand the burden of illness for HAE patients in Japan before and after diagnosis through a patient reported outcome survey.

Keep Moving to Retain the Healthy Self: The Influence of Physical Exercise in Health Anxiety among Chinese Menopausal Women.

Menopause is a period of high incidence of chronic diseases. Women experience various physical and psychological discomforts during menopause, and hormonal changes exacerbate mood swings in menopausal women and also cause them to begin to experience excessive worry and anxiety about their health problems. This study was a cross-sectional survey investigating the relationship between physical activity and women's health anxiety.

Microbial Water Quality Assessment of Private Wells Using 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequencing with a Nanopore Sequencer.

Private wells are used daily worldwide as convenient household water sources. In Japan, where water supply coverage is high, well water is occasionally used for non-potable purposes, such as irrigation and watering. Currently, the main microbiological test of well water is designed to detect Escherichia coli, which is an indicator of fecal contamination, using culture methods.

A characteristic N-glycopeptide signature associated with diabetic cognitive impairment identified in a longitudinal cohort study.

Background: Identifying a biomarker for the decline in cognitive function in patients with diabetes is important. Therefore, we aimed to identify the N-glycopeptides on plasma proteins associated with diabetic cognitive impairment in participants in a longitudinal study using N-glycoproteomics.

Methods: We used samples from the 3-year SONIC (Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians Investigation with Centenarians) longitudinal cohort study of older Japanese people in the general population.

Effects of respiratory phases on the processing of emotional and non-emotional visual stimuli.

The number of studies investigating the relationship between respiratory phases and cognitive/neural processing of external events has been increasing, but the findings remain controversial. This registered report examined the effect of the respiratory phase on the discrimination accuracy of visual stimuli in the emotional and non-emotional domains. Forty-two healthy young participants were asked to choose fearful over neutral facial expressions and to choose high-contrast over low-contrast Gabor patches during spontaneous nasal respiration.

Early- to late-life environmental factors and late-life global cognition in septuagenarian and octogenarians: The SONIC study.

This study aimed to evaluate cognitively stimulating environments throughout life and to examine direct and indirect associations between these environments and late-life cognition. Early-life education, three domains of work complexity (data, people, and things) based on the longest-held occupation, and engagement in late-life leisure activities (LAs) were assessed. A structural equation model was developed using cross-sectional data of 1721 Japanese older adults in 70 ± 1 and 80 ± 1 years.

Effect of Physical Activity/Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Scoping Review.

The most common type of diabetes among children and adolescents is type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), which is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Additionally, lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are linked to an increased risk of CVD. Regular exercise is associated with a decreased risk of CVD and improved CRF.

Personality descriptions influence perceived cuteness of children and nurturing motivation toward them.

The current empirical evidence regarding the effects of personality on physical attractiveness is limited to adult faces. In two preregistered studies, we demonstrated that personality descriptions influenced perceived cuteness, warmth, competence of young children, and female adults' nurturing motivation toward them. Study 1 showed that participants rated children accompanied by positive personality descriptions as cuter, friendlier, and more intelligent than their initial ratings.

A longitudinal study of the psychological impact of child-rearing difficulty and COVID-19 on mothers in the postpartum period in Japan.

Background: Postpartum mothers may experience psychological stress due to the sudden changes in their bodies and situation. This study investigates the changes in depressive symptoms among nursing mothers and their child-rearing difficulties before and one month after the declared state of emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The study also assesses whether adding the stress induced by the pandemic to parenting difficulties affected women's depressive symptoms.

Reactions to a dead adult female in Japanese macaques at Arashiyama: Why did a non-affiliated female groom the corpse?

Reporting reactions to death in nonhuman primates can provide valuable information for understanding the evolutionary origin of human ways of dealing with death. Although many studies have reported nonhuman primates' reactions to infant corpses, less is known about their reactions toward dead adults or adolescents. The deaths of adult primates, who usually form complex social relationships, may have social impacts.