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    Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

    This study aimed to investigate the association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and subsequent risk of dementia using a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. We searched PubM...

    Ahmed Arafa, Rena Kashima, Keiko Shimamoto, Haruna Kawachi in Hypertension Research (2024)

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    Prevalence of family history of cancer in the NC-CCAPH consortium of Japan

    The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of family history of cancer using cohorts participating in the Japanese National Center Cohort Collaborative for Advancing Population Health (NC-CCAPH...

    Sarah Krull Abe, Hikaru Ihira, Tetsuji Minami, Takuya Imatoh in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Liver enzymes, alcohol consumption and the risk of diabetes: the Suita study

    We aimed to investigate the combined impact of liver enzymes and alcohol consumption on the diabetes risk.

    Jiaqi Li, Ahmed Arafa, Rena Kashima, Masayuki Teramoto, Yoko M. Nakao in Acta Diabetologica (2022)

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    MLAGO: machine learning-aided global optimization for Michaelis constant estimation of kinetic modeling

    Kinetic modeling is a powerful tool for understanding the dynamic behavior of biochemical systems. For kinetic modeling, determination of a number of kinetic parameters, such as the Michaelis constant (Km), is ne...

    Kazuhiro Maeda, Aoi Hatae, Yukie Sakai, Fred C. Boogerd in BMC Bioinformatics (2022)

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    Playing a musical instrument and the risk of dementia among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    Engaging in leisure activities was suggested to protect older adults from dementia. However, the association between playing a musical instrument and the risk of dementia is not well-established. This study ai...

    Ahmed Arafa, Masayuki Teramoto, Saori Maeda, Yukie Sakai, Saya Nosaka in BMC Neurology (2022)

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    Sleep duration and atrial fibrillation risk in the context of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine: the Suita Study and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    Short and long sleep durations are common behaviors that could predict several cardiovascular diseases. However, the association between sleep duration and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk is not well-established...

    Ahmed Arafa, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Keiko Shimamoto, Rena Kashima, Emi Watanabe in EPMA Journal (2022)

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    Differences in the working pattern among wound, ostomy, and continence nurses with and without conducting the specified medical act: a multicenter time and motion study

    To overcome the shortage of medical care delivery in the rapidly aging Japanese society, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2010 started to train the nurses to be able to conduct the specified medic...

    Yukie Sakai, Tomoe Yokono, Yuko Mizokami, Hiromi Sanada, Mayumi Okuwa in BMC Nursing (2016)