Objective: To investigate the relationship between leukoaraiosis (LA), which has been
considered as an intermediate substitute of ischemic brain damages, and metabolic …

A new 1‐h educational program was developed to change attitudes towards mental illness,
and was conducted on 95 first‐year medical students in order to investigate its effects on …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The details of risky psychosocial job characteristics
related to insomnia are unclear, although potential relationships between the two have been …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prospective effects of psychosocial job characteristics
evaluated with the Demand-Control-Support (DCS) and Effort–Reward Imbalance (ERI) …

Background: Stress, mental health and depression at the workplace have emerged as
common and significant problems. The effectiveness of a stress-management program at the …

This study examines age-related differences in the association between social network
characteristics and mortality for aged white women. Subjects include a community-dwelling …

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an increased risk of ischaemic
stroke, including silent brain infarction. No study has examined its association with the …

With aging, arterial stiffness increases and results in cardiovascular diseases. Recently, high
brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), measured using a new noninvasive device to …

BACKGROUND: Several studies in older people have found a U‐shaped or J‐shaped
association of blood pressure with mortality. The increased mortality associated with the …

Purpose This population-based, cross-sectional study was performed to assess the
influence of life-style modalities, including physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and visual …