Shaoxing City Women and Children Hospital

Possible sarcopenia defined by the 2025 Asian Working Group for sarcopenia consensus and functional impairment among adults aged 50–64 years: a longitudinal cohort study

Background The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2025 consensus simplified possible sarcopenia assessment and extended it to adults aged 50–64 years, but its association with activities of daily living (ADL)/instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) impairment in thi...

Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS, formerly Polycystic Ovary Syndrome): a systems-biology perspective on neuroendocrine, immuno-metabolic and epigenetic mechanisms across the life course

Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is the name adopted in 2026 by the Global Name Change Consortium for the condition previously called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); diagnostic criteria are unchanged, and a managed three-year transition to the new terminology is...

Quality, guideline concordance, and dangerous misinformation in pediatric febrile seizure videos on Chinese short-video platforms: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Febrile seizures affect 2–5% of children under 5 years and, although clinically benign, are among the most frightening events a caregiver can witness. Parents increasingly seek first-aid information on Chinese short-video platforms, where content is surfaced b...

Hypoxia combined with vitamin C and N-acetylcysteine attenuates telomere shortening and replicative senescence in human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells

Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) are promising candidates for regenerative medicine; however, prolonged in vitro expansion promotes oxidative stress, replicative senescence, functional deterioration, and telomere attrition. This study evaluated wheth...

Effects of Different Farming Models on Muscle Nutrients, Muscle Transcriptome and Intestinal Microbiota in Pelodiscus sinensis

Farming models profoundly influence the biological traits of aquatic organisms. This study compared muscle nutrients, muscle transcriptome, and gut microbiota of Pelodiscus sinensis reared under rice-field and pond conditions. Compared with the pond group (Group P), the rice-fiel...

Female infertility in nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia: beyond hyperandrogenism

Nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH) is a common autosomal recessive endocrinopathy, primarily caused by partial 21-hydroxylase ( CYP21A2 ) deficiency, and represents a significant but often underrecognized cause of female infertility. Clinically, affected women freq...