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    How the world could better fight obesity

    Obesity is a critical global issue that requires a comprehensive, international intervention strategy. More than 2.1 billion people—nearly 30 percent of the global population—are overweight or obese.1 That’s almost two and a half times the number of adults and children ...
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    8 Technologies Disrupting the Health and Wellness Landscape (infographic)

    Wireless and mobile technologies are reshaping the world of health and wellness. But the convergence of these techologies with micro electronics and advances in bioengineering and nanotechnology have the potential to further disrupt healthcare. For instance, researchers in Switzerland, say ...
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    WikiFoods, Inc. has developed a revolutionary, plastic-free food and beverage packaging technology that delivers Triple Good

    WikiFoods, Inc. has developed a revolutionary, plastic-free food and beverage packaging technology that delivers Triple Good. Called WikiPearls™, they’re good for you, good for the environment, and just plain good. Imagine for a second the skin of a grape or a ...
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    World’s first hotel run entirely by robots opens in Japan

    The time has arrived when robots replace humans with the opening of the world’s first hotel run entirely by machines. The Henn-na Hotel (‘Strange Hotel’), located in Sasebo, Japan aims to cut down on labor costs by using robots to ...
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    7 Technologies to Help You Sleep Better

    Numerous studies have shown us how important sleep can be. Not only does it revitalize our bodies, it also gives the brain time to sort through all the information it has received throughout our hectic day. Sleep deprivation, and a ...
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    URBAN ECONOMIES: THE COST OF WASTED TIME

    Much has been written in recent years about the costs of congestion, with ground breaking research by academics such as Prud’homme & Chang-Wong and Hartgen & Fields showing that the more jobs that can be accessed in a particular period ...
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    A new method for growing human brain cells could unlock the mysteries of dementia, mental illness, and other neurological disorders.

    Brain Organoids Breakthrough Three-dimensional clusters of living neurons that can be grown in a lab from human stem cells. Why It Matters Researchers need new ways of understanding brain disorders and testing possible treatments. Key Players Madeline Lancaster and Jürgen ...
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    Simple health affordable food

    Modular ingredient design. Each ingredient plays a specific role in whole-body nutrition. Soy protein A new soy protein isolate adds improved digestion, smoother texture, and a more robust amino acid profile. Algal oil Produced efficiently in bioreactors rather than traditional ...
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    The sad, sick life of the business traveller

    MANY of us have found ourselves trying to explain to friends and colleagues that, no, business travel isn’t as fun and glamorous as it seems. Finally, there could be proof to back this up. Researchers at the University of Surrey, in ...