For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Novel BMI polymer chemistry addresses longstanding manufacturing challenges of BMI tooling prepregs while maintaining high temp performance, durability.

We must find a balance between haste and getting mired in medical inertia ...

After deciding to try to run a half-marathon in all 50 states, Christie Woodard completed one in Las Cruces, N.M., in 2023. She's working to stay fit and strong since getting bariatric surgery for ...

Drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy are intended for people who are overweight. Some patients are using them after bariatric ...

What's the wildest thing you've ever seen in the emergency room?

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

A University of Queensland study has modeled how genes can influence a child's body mass index (BMI) over time and how they may contribute to the risk of developing diseases, such as heart disease or ...

TV networks and sports leagues rely heavily on Nielsen to to tell them how many people at home watch football games, tennis matches and auto races. Counting viewers in bars, hotels and offices? That ...

After years of confusion, a new study confirms the proton is tinier than once thought. That enables a test of the standard model of particle physics.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Officials with Zoo Knoxville said Dolly, the giant reticulated python, got a comprehensive health evaluation for the first time in five years. Dolly got a full physical assessment, ...