Papers by Hao Xu

Psychology, Health & Medicine4 Oct
Daily activity patterns alter cognitive links to widowhood
In 4,427 older Chinese adults followed across three survey waves, lower cognitive function linked to widowhood occurred primarily in passive and television-dominant…In 4,427 older Chinese adults followed across three survey waves, lower cognitive function linked to widowhood occurred primarily in passive and television-dominant sedentary activity patterns.
Cohort study of 4,427 peoplePopulations
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Nature Aging26 Sep
Oral bacterium shifts aged mouse profiles toward younger states
Supplementing aged mice with heat-killed Neisseria flavescens restored their serum metabolome, liver transcriptome and gut microbiome toward younger states.Supplementing aged mice with heat-killed Neisseria flavescens restored their serum metabolome, liver transcriptome and gut microbiome toward younger states.
Experiments in wormsInterventions
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Journal of the American Heart Association18 Sep
Association Between Rest-Activity Rhythm and Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Mortality, and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis of observational studiesCardiovascular disease
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Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine18 Sep
Prmt6 Deficiency Drives Osteoblast Senescence Promoting Age-Related Osteoporosis via Epigenetic Remodelling of the H3R2me2a/Sting/Ifitm3 Pathway
Experiments in miceHistone modification and chromatin remodelling
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Nature Biomedical Engineering17 Sep
Orthotopic liver xenotransplantation from gene-modified pig to decedent human
Trial in peopleInterventions
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Frontiers in Nutrition15 Sep
Body-composition phenotype axes provide additional explanatory information for cardiorespiratory fitness and liver-related metabolic risk within BMI strata
Cross-sectional study of 23,698 peopleBiomarkers
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JAMA Neurology8 Sep
Smoking, Exhaled Carbon Monoxide, and Risk of Parkinson Disease
Cohort study of 512,701 peopleParkinson's disease
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Nature Biotechnology8 Sep
Integration of proteomic aging clocks in a phase 2a clinical trial supports simultaneous geroprotective assessment
Randomised trial in peopleBiomarkers
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The Lancet Planetary Health1 Sep
Exploring China's Clean Air Act and associated cardiovascular disease risk: a prospective, quasi-experimental, and causal inference modelling study
Cohort study of 34,862 peopleIndustry & policy
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Environmental Geochemistry and Health31 Aug
The association between mixed exposure to multiple metals and the risk of abnormally elevated blood glucose among aluminum factory workers
Cross-sectional study of 384 peoplePopulations
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Advanced Science30 Aug
WTAP Transcriptional Suppression by KLF9 Drives Osteoclastogenesis via M⁶A-Mediated Regulation of CSF1R Signaling in Estrogen-Deficient Osteoporosis
Experiments in miceBones and joints
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Aging Cell28 Aug
Shelterin TPP1 Promotes Hair Regeneration Through Activating Bulge Hair Follicle Stem Cells
Experiments in animalsInterventions
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Rheumatology19 Aug
Osteoporosis prediction in primary Sjögren's syndrome: development and external validation of a machine-learning comparison model
Cohort study of 1,000 peopleOsteoporosis
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International Dental Journal7 Aug
Global Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer: Analysis of the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study
Computational studyPopulations
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition4 Aug
Advances, challenges, and future directions in precision nutrition by machine learning-based prediction of glycemic responses to foods: a narrative review
ReviewBiomarkers
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AAIC 2025 Abstract25 Dec
Epigenetic age acceleration is faster in Black adults and is associated with plasma amyloid
Cohort study of 618 peoplePopulations
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