Could technology help us tackle the obesity crisis?

Could technology help us tackle the obesity crisis?

Technological changes in the last century have brought about profound change in the types and amounts of foods that people consume and the amount of physical activity in which they engage. One result has been a dramatic (and continuing) increase in bodyweight; at present, 2.1 billion people are overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m) worldwide, and 700 million are clinically obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m). Overweight ...

Cheap Technology Like Transcrinal Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Could Help in Stroke Rehabilitation in South Asia

US to tackle AIDS on the border.

The US Health and Human Services Department plans to spend $11 million over the next 5 years in demonstration projects designed to provide care for people with AIDS who live along the US-Mexico border. The grant, announced by US Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala on World AIDS Day, December 1, will first be awarded to 4 projects in each of the 4 border states, Arizona, Califor...

Downsizing: policy options to reduce portion sizes to help tackle obesity.

The worldwide prevalence of obesity and overweight has risen substantially over the past three decades with no country yet achieving a reduction. International and national ambitions to “end childhood obesity” and “reduce non-communicable diseases by 25% by 2025” are unmatched by policies that could realise them. The causes of obesity are complex but overconsumption of food and sugary drinks is...

Game On, Science - How Video Game Technology May Help Biologists Tackle Visualization Challenges

The video games industry develops ever more advanced technologies to improve rendering, image quality, ergonomics and user experience of their creations providing very simple to use tools to design new games. In the molecular sciences, only a small number of experts with specialized know-how are able to design interactive visualization applications, typically static computer programs that canno...