Objective Analyzing the trends and driving factors of China's population structure changes from a global perspective, revealing its commonalities and specificities in reference to global levels, to provide a scientific basis for optimizing public health policies. Methods Integrating the latest authoritative data from sources such as the National Bureau of Statistics, GBD 2023, and the UN Population Division, this study utilizes Joinpoint regression to identify trend inflection points and conducts multidimensional analysis combined with methods such as ArcGIS spatial visualization. Results China's population is characterized by the triple overlapping trends of ^“negative growth, low birth rates, and aging^”. The total population has experienced continuous negative growth since 2022. Taking 2023 as an example, the population pyramid exhibited features of a ^“narrowing base and expanding top^”. The number of people in the 0-year age group was only 42.80% of the 1990 figure, while the population aged 60 and above was 2.89 times that of 1990. Significant interprovincial disparities exist, with some provinces showing a clustering phenomenon of ^“high mortality and low birth rates^”. According to the Seventh National Population Census, the male population was larger, with an overall sex ratio of 105. The sex ratio reached balance (i.e., 100) at age 58 and dropped to just 42 by age 100. The disease spectrum is undergoing rapid transformation: the proportion of deaths attributable to chronic non-communicable diseases increased from 74.26% in 1990 to 90.69% in 2023. Conclusion China's population structure is undergoing accelerated changes characterized by declining fertility and population aging, which have formed a self-reinforcing negative cycle, posing multiple challenges to public health and services. There is an urgent need to establish a targeted policy framework focused on enhancing childbearing support, improving health services and chronic disease management for the elderly, and optimizing long-term care systems to foster a virtuous cycle in the demographic structure and enhance the overall health of the population.

Objective To systematically analyze the trends in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in China from 1990 to 2023, identify the factors influencing changes in life expectancy, and provide scientific evidence for the Healthy China Strategy. Methods Based on the most recent authoritative data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (GBD 2023), the United Nations Population Division, the World Bank, and Our World in Data, complete life tables and cause-deleted life tables were constructed. Analytical methods including Joinpoint regression and ARIMA forecasting were comprehensively applied to systematically evaluate life expectancy, survival probability, and the burden of diseases and risk factors. Results From 1990 to 2023, life expectancy at birth in China exhibited sustained and rapid growth (average annual percentage change, AAPC = 0.63%), with a growth rate significantly higher than those observed in the United States, Japan, and the global average (AAPC = 0.12%, 0.21%, and 0.45%, respectively). Survival probability improved across all age groups, with particularly notable gains in children and the oldest-old. Interprovincial and sex-based disparities persisted. Cause-deleted analysis revealed that cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounted for the greatest loss in life expectancy at birth. From 2004 to 2020, years of life lost due to CVD increased annually, reaching 8.70 years in 2020 for the zero-age group in China. Neoplasm ranked second in causing life expectancy loss, which remained relatively stable at approximately 3 years over the study period. Among risk factors, tobacco use, hypertension, air pollution, dietary risks, and high fasting plasma glucose were identified as prominent contributors to life expectancy loss. Strong positive correlations were observed between health resources, economic growth, and life expectancy. Conclusion China has made remarkable progress in extending lifespan and improving quality of life, but it still faces challenges such as chronic diseases limiting lifespan and life quality, diverse health risks, and disparities in health levels and life expectancy across regions and populations.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of bundle intervention measures on incidence of catheter-related in-fections in patients of neurosurgery intensive care unit(NICU).METHODS The related data regarding to incidence rates of hospital-associated infections and utilization rates of catheters were collected from the NICU patients of Renji Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University from 2007 to 2022.The effect of the bundle intervention measures on reducing the incidence of catheter-related infections was analyzed by means of interrupted tune series(ITS)method.RESULTS There was significant difference in the decline trend of incidence of the infections during the study(the trend x2=91.978,P＜0.001).ITS analysis showed that the utilization rate of catheters only presented the decline trend after the intervention(β2=-0.667,P=0.042),the utilization rate of ventilator tubes only de-clined after the intervention(β3=-26.375,P＜0.001).Th utilization rate of central venous catheters showed a downward trend before the intervention(β1=-2.525,P＜0.001)but did not change significantly after the inter-vention.The incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection(CLABSI)was decreased(RR=0.268,95％CI:0.124 to 0.581),however,there was significant difference in the change of slope(RR=0.912,95％CI:0.730 to 1.140).The incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection(CAUTI)showed a downward trend(RR=0.796,95％CI:0.647 to 0.975),however,there was no significant difference in the change of the level(RR=1.543,95％CI:0.816 to 3.005).The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP)showed a downward trend(RR=0.829,95％CI:0.767 to 0.895),however,there was no significant difference in the change of the level(RR=0.817,95％CI:0.595 to 1.114).CONCLUSIONS The bundle intervention measures may effectively reduce the incidence of catheter-related infections.The incidence rates of the catheter-related infections vary in the chan-ging trends after the interventions are taken,indicating that it is necessary to comprehensively take the character-istics of catheter-related infections into account when carrying out the bundle intervention measures and continu-ously optimize the control strategies.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of bundle intervention measures on incidence of catheter-related in-fections in patients of neurosurgery intensive care unit(NICU).METHODS The related data regarding to incidence rates of hospital-associated infections and utilization rates of catheters were collected from the NICU patients of Renji Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University from 2007 to 2022.The effect of the bundle intervention measures on reducing the incidence of catheter-related infections was analyzed by means of interrupted tune series(ITS)method.RESULTS There was significant difference in the decline trend of incidence of the infections during the study(the trend x2=91.978,P＜0.001).ITS analysis showed that the utilization rate of catheters only presented the decline trend after the intervention(β2=-0.667,P=0.042),the utilization rate of ventilator tubes only de-clined after the intervention(β3=-26.375,P＜0.001).Th utilization rate of central venous catheters showed a downward trend before the intervention(β1=-2.525,P＜0.001)but did not change significantly after the inter-vention.The incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection(CLABSI)was decreased(RR=0.268,95％CI:0.124 to 0.581),however,there was significant difference in the change of slope(RR=0.912,95％CI:0.730 to 1.140).The incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection(CAUTI)showed a downward trend(RR=0.796,95％CI:0.647 to 0.975),however,there was no significant difference in the change of the level(RR=1.543,95％CI:0.816 to 3.005).The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP)showed a downward trend(RR=0.829,95％CI:0.767 to 0.895),however,there was no significant difference in the change of the level(RR=0.817,95％CI:0.595 to 1.114).CONCLUSIONS The bundle intervention measures may effectively reduce the incidence of catheter-related infections.The incidence rates of the catheter-related infections vary in the chan-ging trends after the interventions are taken,indicating that it is necessary to comprehensively take the character-istics of catheter-related infections into account when carrying out the bundle intervention measures and continu-ously optimize the control strategies.

Referring to ZHANG Xichun's experience in treating dysentery from cold-fire accumulation， the treatment of ulcerative colitis （UC） in this paper can be divided into three stages including cold-fire accumulation stage， excessive heat and putrid intestine stage， and healthy qi deficiency and pathogen lingering stage. For people with slippery and excess pulse in the cold-fire accumulation stage， Xiaochengqi Decoction （小承气汤） added with Baishao （Radix Paeoniae Alba） and Gancao （Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae） can be used for purgation， while those with deficient pulse， Huazhi Decoction （化滞汤） or Xieli Decoction （燮理汤） can be used. In the excessive heat and putrid intestine stage， Tongbian Baitouweng Decoction （通变白头翁汤） and Jiedu Shenghua Elixir （解毒生化丹） are suggested. In the healthy qi deficiency and pathogen lingering stage， it is advised to use Jiedu Shenghua Elixir added with Shanyao （Rhizoma Dioscoreae）， and Sanbao Porridge （三宝粥）. Additionally， the medication rules， dosage and administration characteristics of Huanglian （Rhizoma Coptidis）-Rougui （Cortex Cinnamomi）， Yadanzi （Fructus Bruceae）， Diyu （Radix Sanguisorbae）， Shanyao and Liuhuang （Sulphur） by ZHANG Xichun have been summarized with the help of modern pharmacological research， so as to provide new ideas for the treatment of UC by TCM.

Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is one of the most common tumor types and remains a major clinical challenge.Increasing evidence has revealed that mitophagy inhibitors can enhance the effect of chemotherapy on HCC.However,few mitophagy inhibitors have been approved for clinical use in humans.Pyrimethamine(Pyr)is used to treat infections caused by protozoan parasites.Recent studies have reported that Pyr may be beneficial in the treatment of various tumors.However,its mechanism of action is still not clearly defined.Here,we found that blocking mitophagy sensitized cells to Pyr-induced apoptosis.Mechanistically,Pyr potently induced the accumulation of autophagosomes by inhibiting autophagosome-lysosome fusion in human HCC cells.In vitro and in vivo studies revealed that Pyr blocked autophagosome-lysosome fusion by upregulating BNIP3 to inhibit synaptosomal-associated protein 29(SNAP29)-vesicle-associated membrane protein 8(VAMP8)interaction.Moreover,Pyr acted synergistically with sorafenib(Sora)to induce apoptosis and inhibit HCC proliferation in vitro and in vivo.Pyr enhances the sensitivity of HCC cells to Sora,a common chemotherapeutic,by inhibiting mitophagy.Thus,these results provide new insights into the mechanism of action of Pyr and imply that Pyr could potentially be further developed as a novel mitophagy inhibitor.Notably,Pyr and Sora combination therapy could be a promising treatment for malignant HCC.

Objective To investigate the distribution of TCM syndromes and syndrome elements of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS);To provide reference for clinical TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment.Methods The patients with IBS who filled in the questionnaire were collected from 18 tertiary Chinese medicine hospitals in China from November 2019 to December 2022,including Xiyuan Hospital,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.The contents of questionnaire included the patients'general condition,medical history(onset time,condition changes),Rome Ⅳ symptom diagnostic scale,somatic symptom cluster scale,quality of life scale,hospital anxiety and depression scale,TCM syndromes,etc.The methods of factor analysis and systematic clustering analysis were used,the factors of disease and syndrome were extracted,and the classification of TCM syndrome types was summarized.Results Totally 157 patients were included,87 were male and 70 were female.The age was from 18 to 74 years old.The longest course of disease was 30 years and the shortest was 3 months,with an average of(48.31±5.61)months.Anxiety score:was 3.66±0.30,depression score was 3.39±0.28.The most common TCM symptom was emotional distress(83.4%),followed by diarrhea(80.9%)and abdominal pain(72.6%).The results of factor analysis showed that rotation finally converged after 16 iterations,and 8 common factors and 33 variables were obtained,with a cumulative contribution rate of 60.016%.The sites of IBS were mainly distributed in liver,spleen,large intestine and stomach.The main syndrome factors were qi stagnation,phlegm,dampness,heat and yang deficiency.The results of clustering analysis of 8 common factors showed that the main TCM syndrome types were liver depression and qi stagnation syndrome,damp-heat internal accumulation syndrome,liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome,and liver-stomach digression syndrome.The main TCM syndrome of diarrhea-predominant IBS was liver stagnation and spleen deficiency syndrome,and the main TCM syndrome of mixed type and constipation type was damp-heat accumulation syndrome.There were statistically significant differences in the distribution of TCM syndrome types in patients with different types(P<0.05).Conclusion The location of IBS is mainly in liver,spleen and large intestine,especially in liver.The TCM syndrome types are mainly liver depression and qi stagnation syndrome,damp-heat internal accumulation syndrome,liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome.

Objective:To investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among first-year junior high school students in Beijing and to analyze their influencing factors.Methods:A questionnaire survey and physical examinations were conducted among first-year junior high school students from 9 schools across 6 districts in Beijing selected by multi-stage random cluster sampling method from September 2017 to December 2018. The questionnaire included demographic and family information, maternal pregnancy and childbirth conditions, dietary behavior, and physical activity. Height and weight were measured by trained investigators. The overweight and obesity were classified according to the Chinese School-age Children and Adolescents Overweight and Obesity Screening BMI Classification Standards (WGOC standards). The influencing factors were analyzed with univariate and multivariate logistic regressions. Results:A total of 1 467 questionnaires were returned and 1 411 were valid with an effective rate of 96.2%. Among the 1 411 respondents, there were 784 boys (55.6%) and 627 girls (44.4%), with an average age of (12.36±0.52) years. The overweight rates for boys and girls were 23.6% (185/784) and 13.7% (86/627), respectively, while the obesity rates were 24.0% (188/784) and 14.4% (90/627), respectively. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression revealed that female gender, 13-year-old age group, and preterm birth were negatively correlated with overweight and obesity ( OR=0.428, 0.722, 0.531; P<0.05). Maternal gestational hypertension, daily egg consumption, and weekly screen time≥7 hours were positively correlated with overweight and obesity ( OR=1.879, 1.574 and 2.088, 1.251; P<0.05). Conclusions:The prevalence of overweight and obesity among first-year junior high school students in Beijing is relatively high, which are positively or negatively associated with gender, age, preterm birth, maternal gestational hypertension, daily egg consumption and weekly screen time.

Objective To study the characteristics of spontaneous speech pauses in individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods A total of 20 patients with AD,exhibiting a Minimum Mental State Examination(MMSE)score ranging from 10 to 20 and a disease duration of 6 months to 5 years,were selected for the AD group.Twenty five cognitively normal and mentally healthy participants were chosen as the control group.Spontaneous speech was elicited from each participant,and 1-minute continuous audio recordings were used to tally pause counts categorized by duration into short pauses(0.25 s≤t＜0.50 s),medium pauses(0.50 s≤t＜0.90 s),long pauses(0.90 s≤t＜2.00 s),and silences(＞2.00 s).Mean values of each pause type were computed for in-ter-group and intra-group comparisons.Correlation and regression analyses between MMSE scores and pause counts were conducted within the AD group.Results Significant statistical differences were observed between the AD and control groups concerning the counts of short pauses,long pauses,and silences(P＜0.05).Within the AD group,significant differences were found in the counts of short pauses versus medium pauses and short pauses versus long pauses(P＜0.05).In the AD group,the count of medium pauses positively predicted MMSE scores(β=0.515,P＜0.05),whereas the count of silences negatively predicted MMSE scores(β=-0.626,P＜0.01).Conclusion Individuals with AD exhibit a higher frequency of longer duration pauses in spontaneous speech and a lower frequen-cy of shorter duration pauses.Higher cognitive functioning in AD patients is associated with increased occurrences of shorter pauses,whereas lower cognitive functioning is linked to more extended pauses.

Background and Aims:Accurate early pathogen diagnosis is a breakthrough for improving the prognosis of infectious pancreatic necrosis(IPN)patients.However,there is currently a lack of efficient methods for early identification of IPN in clinical settings.This study was performed to assess the application value of next-generation sequencing technology based on metagenomic capture(MetaCAP)in the pathogen diagnosis of IPN. Methods:A prospective study was conducted on 29 patients suspected of having acute necrotizing pancreatitis at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between January and July 2024.Blood samples were tested using MetaCAP and conventional pathogen culture.The results of peritoneal fluid pathogen culture were used as the gold standard to compare the diagnostic efficacy of the two methods. Results:Due to three cases lacking peritoneal fluid culture results,a total of 26 cases were included in the final analysis.The overall mortality rate was 23.1％(6/26).During hospitalization,9 cases(34.6％)were diagnosed with IPN.The sensitivity and negative predictive value of MetaCAP for diagnosing IPN were significantly higher than those of conventional pathogen culture(77.8％vs.11.1％,P=0.031;86.7％vs.65.2％,P=0.032),while the differences in specificity(76.5％vs.88.2％,P=0.689)and positive predictive value(63.6％vs.33.3％,P=0.347)between the two methods were not statistically significant.The average detection time for MetaCAP was 33(20-49)h,while microbial culture took 125(45-142)h,with a significant difference(P＜0.001).The average cost for blood MetaCAP testing was 2 500 yuan per case,but it accounted for only 1.19％of the average hospitalization cost. Conclusion:MetaCAP has significant value in the early pathogen diagnosis of IPN,with a shorter detection time,good testing efficacy,and health-economic value,demonstrating a promising clinical application prospect.