A group of UK academics are calling for targets for mental health in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade.
Body mass index during childhood linked with risk of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in later life
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that among girls a low body mass index (BMI) during childhood indicates a higher risk of developing anorexia nervosa as young adults, whereas a high BMI or overweight in childhood indicates a higher risk of bulimia nervosa.
Combining BMI with body shape better predictor of cancer risk
New research being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers.
Higher BMI, body fat, and larger waist and hips pose similar risk for 10 common cancers
Obesity increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, regardless of how it is measured, according to a study of more than 400,000 adults in the UK, being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, with central fatness (larger waist and hips) and general obesity (body mass …
Gorgeous timelapse shows starry night at rocket launch site
Check out this beautiful timelapse of the night sky shot at the European Space Agency’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America.
Higher BMI in childhood may help protect women against breast cancer in later life, both before and after the menopause
A study of more than 173,000 women in Denmark, presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that girls with a higher body mass index (BMI) during childhood are less likely than their peers with a lower BMI to develop breast cancer as adults, both before and after the menopause.
Research shows for the first time that protein complexes ‘inflammasomes’ are linked to obesity-related colon cancer
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) finds evidence that structures called inflammasomes (a part of the innate immune system that helps to regulate inflammation) could play an important role in the development of obesity-associated colon cancer. The study is by Dr. Victoria Catalán and Professor Gema Frühbeck, …
Bezos biographer Brad Stone on covering the world’s richest man
Brad Stone, author of the new book “Amazon Unbound,” explains how he managed to get inside the Jeff Bezos bubble, despite the fact that Amazon is “a secretive company and he’s a secretive person.” Stone also says Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, was in Washington last week “interviewing some of the finalists for …
Officials searching for suspects after Vancouver International Airport shooting left one person dead
A shooting at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Sunday afternoon has left at least one person dead, authorities said.
For a week, space agencies and experts tracked its trajectory, speculating where China’s Long March 5B debris would fall upon the rocket’s uncontrolled reentry
For a week, China’s Long March 5B grabbed global attention, as space agencies and experts closely tracked its trajectory, speculating where debris would fall upon the rocket’s uncontrolled reentry.