The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...

Dr. Katherine Morrison, a pediatric endocrinologist and professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, says that when it comes to diagnosing obesity, it's important to move away from thinking just ...

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 58 international experts across a range of medical specialties and people with lived experience released a report proposing a new definition ...

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity which proposed the new definitions called it a nuanced approach. Their report includes 18 diagnostic criteria for clinical obesity in adults and ...

It found that for kids in childcare below 35 to 40 hours a week – or seven to eight hours a day across a five-day week – the more hours they attended childcare, the higher their maths and ...

Artist, writer and actor Brook Tate said he had suffered from a "deep fear of maths" From simple to complex equations, maths can be stressful for anyone who finds it confusing. One artist believes ...

Known in Ghana as the Maths Queen, Dr Angela Tabiri is the first African to win The Big Internet Math Off competition - quite an achievement for someone who had not initially planned to study ...

Our community thrives on collaboration and intellectual curiosity. If you're passionate about mathematics and statistics you'll feel at home here. Welcome to the Department of Mathematics at Imperial ...