MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory molecules post-transcriptionally suppressing
mRNA activity. Many miRNAs in various organisms have been cloned but many unknown …

Objective To consolidate evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses investigating
the association between reproductive factors in women of reproductive age and their …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder associated with
several adverse health outcomes. Given the close association between OSA and obesity …

Background: Previous studies have been unclear about the cardiovascular risks for
metabolically healthy obese individuals. Objectives: This study examined the associations …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether there is one central abnormality contributing to the
conditions associated with the metabolic syndrome (MES), or whether one abnormality is …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality
in China, where the population is also exposed to high levels of passive smoking, yet little …

Objective We tested the hypothesis that weekday bedtime use of six technologies would be
significantly associated with eight sleep parameters studied relating to sleep quantity, sleep …

Methods Two hundred twenty-four older adults (66.1% women, 33.9% men, mean age
65.2+/-5.7 yr) were randomly selected from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, a …

INTRODUCTION: Accurate estimates of the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
comprising of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), unstable angina pectoris (UAP), sudden …

The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (GBCS), initiated by TH Lam (Hong Kong), CQ Jiang
(Guangzhou), and KK Cheng (Birmingham), has been in part modelled on the Kadoorie …