Papers by Li Yan

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  1. Frontiers in Endocrinology

    Impaired glucose tolerance is tied to higher stroke risk

    Impaired glucose tolerance carried a hazard ratio of 1.58 and diabetes 1.69 for first stroke compared with normal tolerance, while mortality showed no link.Impaired glucose tolerance carried a hazard ratio of 1.58 and diabetes 1.69 for first stroke compared with normal tolerance, while mortality showed no link.

    Cohort study of 2,087 peopleImpaired glucose tolerance
  2. Research Square

    China faces $6.45 trillion kidney disease burden through 2060

    A modeling study projects a cumulative GDP loss of INT $6.45 trillion alongside substantial increases in prevalence across mainland China from 2025 to 2060.A modeling study projects a cumulative GDP loss of INT $6.45 trillion alongside substantial increases in prevalence across mainland China from 2025 to 2060.

    Preprint: computational studyKidney
  3. Nature Communications

    Microglial ALKBH5 loss protects fat browning in aging male mice

    Knocking out the RNA demethylase ALKBH5 in microglia enhanced sympathetic innervation and preserved subcutaneous brown adipocytes in aging male mice.Knocking out the RNA demethylase ALKBH5 in microglia enhanced sympathetic innervation and preserved subcutaneous brown adipocytes in aging male mice.

    Experiments in miceMechanisms