BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in China and worldwide while we are lacking in validated primary prevention model specifically for Chinese. To identify CVD high-risk individuals for early inter...
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is a critical benchmark for assessing freight rates and chartering activity in the global shipping market. This study forecasts the BDI using diverse financial data, including commodities, currencies, stock markets, and vol...
BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer and cancer survivors often experience multiple chronic health conditions, which can impact symptom burden and treatment outcomes. Despite the high prevalence of multimorbidity, research on cancer prognosis has predomi...
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Despite the organised CRC screening programme, the uptake rate of the population-based CRC screening was still low. Thus, ...
BACKGROUND: In order to address fall underestimation by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in clinical settings, information from clinical notes could be incorporated via natural language processing (NLP) as a possible solution. Howev...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder frequently accompanied by psychological symptoms. Bacterial microbiota plays a critical role in mediating local and systemic immunity, and alterations in these microbial communities...
BACKGROUND: Passengers on the cruise ship Diamond Princess (DP), which departed Yokohama on 20 January 2020, were found to be infected with the new coronavirus after arrival in Hong Kong. Passengers and crew were not allowed to disembark, instead bei...
BACKGROUND: Our research team previously found that fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21, a circulating hormone, was significantly associated with atherosclerosis in human and animal models. The relationship between FGF21 and blood pressure (BP) is rare...
This study utilized data from 4,925 Hong Kong students in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to investigate factors influencing secondary school students' use of digital devices for sports participation and their threshold...
Join thousands of healthcare professionals staying informed about the latest AI breakthroughs in medicine. Get curated insights delivered to your inbox.