There are more than 500 million adults suffering from obesity according to a 2008 statistics. The number has jumped more than doubled since 1980.
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US Air Force Hypersonic Jet That Cruises Six Times The Speed Of Sound Fails During Test
The Boeing Waverider X 51A hypersonic jet of the US Air Force is the latest aircraft technology introduced since the program started in 2004.
Converting Fat That Stores Into Fat That Burns, A New Approach In Tackling Diabetes & Obesity
People have two types of fat, white fat which stores energy and accumulates from not exercising enough, and brown fat which burns it, which is highly efficient at dissipating stored energy as heat.
People Going Bald Are Suffering From ‘Sleeping’ Hair Follicles – Researchers
Trichologists have discovered that hair follicles on the scalp can become trapped in a resting state where they do not grow new hair, leading to thinning.
Scientists Restore Insulin Production In Mice, A Breakthrough In Treating Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, or when the produced insulin doesn’t work properly.
Compounds In Daffodils May Help In the Treatment Of Depression
Daffodils may hold the key to treating depression, research by academics of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark suggests.
Cockroaches Are Essential To Earth’s Ecosystem & Hold A Promising Antibacterial Cure
Unpleasant though the cockroaches are, biologists say they are essential of the earth’s critical ecosystem.
Anticipating An Outcome To Occur, Your Thoughts & Behaviors Help Bring That Outcome To Fruition – Psychologists
Thinking about a happy outcome plants a ‘suggestion’ in the mind, in a similar way to a hypnotist, psychologists say.
Brown Seaweed Contains A Powerful Active Ingredient That Could Help Treat Acne
Acne is an age-old problem for teenagers but help could be at hand from an unlikely source, according to a study.
Researchers Utilize Skin Cells Into Healthy & Beating Heart Tissue
Scientists say they have managed to turn patients’ own skin cells into healthy heart muscle in the laboratory.