Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control

Personalized haemodynamic modelling for non-invasive quantification of arterial stiffness in the human vasculature

Arterial stiffness is a pivotal predictor of cardiovascular events, yet its in vivo characterization remains elusive because arterial wall mechanics cannot be directly measured. Conventional inverse approaches require high-resolution imaging to resolve wall motion, restricting th...

A Multi-Stage Deep Learning Framework for Daily PM2.5 Estimation at 100 m Resolution Across the Contiguous United States, 2000–2024 (A Quarter Century of Data)

Abstract Accurate high-resolution estimation of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) remains challenging because of sparse monitoring networks and missing satellite observations. We developed a multistage deep learning framework to generate daily PM2.5 concentrations at 100 m resoluti...

Safety and satisfaction of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in China

PURPOSE: To investigate the safety and satisfaction of circumcision among men who have sex with men (MSM), as voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) may be an innovative and acceptable tool for HIV prevention among this population in the future. METHODS: Participants who volu...

Spatial-seasonal distribution and ecological risk assessment of multiple herbicides (chloroacetamides, triazines, chlorophenoxy acids, bentazone) and their transformation products in the Yangtze River, China

Abstract Herbicides such as chloroacetamides, chlorophenoxy acids, triazines, and bentazone are widely used in agriculture, contaminating aquatic ecosystems. However, their distribution and ecological risks in the Yangtze River are not clear. Thus, we analyzed 144 surface water s...

Body Composition–Driven Phenotyping Reveals Obesity and Cardiometabolic Heterogeneity in Children Using a Tree-Like Representation

Traditional measures such as BMI do not fully capture obesity-related metabolic risks. Here, we examined DXA-derived body composition patterns in children (n = 11,238) using the discriminative dimensionality reduction tree algorithm, which was validated in an independent cohort (...

Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Hospital Admission for Stroke: A Multi-Center Hospital-Based Case-Crossover Study

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Exposure to ambient air pollutants and the risk of stroke have been reported in many studies, but the results vary greatly among different regions. This study aims to investigate the association between short-term expos...