Papers by Yu Yu

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  1. Research Square

    Loss of a matrix enzyme triggers adult bone loss in mice

    Mice lacking the enzyme MMP14 in bone-forming cells initially gained bone mass when young, but later developed severe bone loss driven by immune cells.Mice lacking the enzyme MMP14 in bone-forming cells initially gained bone mass when young, but later developed severe bone loss driven by immune cells.

    Preprint: experiments in miceBones and joints
  2. Eye and Vision

    Combined blood fat and sugar measures linked to glaucoma

    The basic blood fat–glucose measure had a hazard ratio—a comparison of glaucoma rates—of 1.05 in a cohort of 396,213 UK participants.The basic blood fat–glucose measure had a hazard ratio—a comparison of glaucoma rates—of 1.05 in a cohort of 396,213 UK participants.

    Cohort study of 396,213 peopleGlaucoma
  1. Psychiatry Research

    Sleep and muscle problems linked to rising depressive symptoms

    Adults with both problems were linked to rapidly rising rather than persistently low depressive symptoms, with an odds ratio of 4.130.Adults with both problems were linked to rapidly rising rather than persistently low depressive symptoms, with an odds ratio of 4.130.

    Cohort study of 11,295 peopleMuscle
  2. Psychiatry Research

    Internet use linked to lower dementia risk in US adults 50 and older

    Compared with never-users, participants with internet use at three or more time points had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.60, a comparison of rates of developing dementia.Compared with never-users, participants with internet use at three or more time points had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.60, a comparison of rates of developing dementia.

    Cohort study of 7,068 peopleDementia
  3. Environmental Health Perspectives

    Synthetic chemicals are linked to diabetes risk in women

    In a nested case-control study of 985 matched pairs, exposure to two common synthetic chemicals was linked to higher type 2 diabetes risk in women.In a nested case-control study of 985 matched pairs, exposure to two common synthetic chemicals was linked to higher type 2 diabetes risk in women.

    Case-control study in peopleType 2 diabetes