Lancet
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Refractive status is crucial to visual function and can change throughout life. For patients with congenital cataract, the developmental profile of refraction is complicated owing to the potential influence of diverse clinical manifestations and various treatments, and has not yet been fully characterised. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (number 81300750), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China Grants (973 program, 2015CB964600), the Key Research Plan for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (number 91546101) and the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (number 2014A030306030).
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Lower urinary tract symptoms, which commonly occur among older men, include urinary retention, voiding difficulty, frequent feeling of urinary urgency, and nocturia. Auriculotherapy, a Chinese medicine approach, is a therapeutic method in which specific points in the auricle are stimulated to achieve specific therapeutic purposes. This randomised controlled pilot study aimed to determine whether magneto-auriculotherapy alone or in combination with laser auriculotherapy is more effective than placebo for symptom relief and enhancement of quality of life. ⋯ Block Grant 1-ZVD4, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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The so-called selective two-child policy was introduced on December, 27, 2015 in China to allow Chinese couples nationwide to have up to two children if either parent is an only child. This study aims to explore Chinese women's intention to have a second child. ⋯ Medjaden Academy & Research Foundation for Young Scientists (Grant No. MJR20150047) and Summer Social Practice Project of School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University.
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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is a rare life-threatening disease characterised by markedly elevated LDL cholesterol concentrations and accelerated atherosclerosis. Few studies have focused specifically on this group of patients, especially in China. We set out to investigate the phenotypical characteristics and the genotype-phenotype correlations of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia in China. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (number 81471098).
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Health-care-associated infections characterised by antibiotic drug resistance are a global medical challenge that claims billions of dollars of health-care expenditure. Bacterial adhesion and subsequent formation of biofilms on catheters and tubes are the primary mechanisms through which these infections are initiated and propagated. We tested the efficacy and safety for clinical treatment of a coating based on natural protein, in which immunogenicity was eliminated through physical plasticising, applied to the surfaces of medical devices to inhibit bacterial adhesion. ⋯ National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB964603, 2012CB966300), National Natural Science Foundation of China (81271958), Center for Innovation Technology (MF13-005-LS), William H Goodwin Endowment.