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The US Powerball jackpot amount has crossed $300 million, with no one winning the mega prize in the last weekedn and the Wednesday drawing is for a whopping cash prize amount of #302 million or more depending on the sale of tickets. Powerball draws are on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 pm with the odds of winning the jackpot with ...

A new mechanism in brain that regulates obesity, which can be targeted to treat obesity, was found by a Japanese researcher Makoto Fukuda. They studied the mouse Rap1 gene, which is expressed in a variety of tissues, including the brain but its role in energy balance was unexplored. The team of scientists selectively deleted the Rap1 gene in a group ...

The Big Billion Days, which was started in 2014 amid Flipkart website crash and chaos has graduated to an annual shopping bonanza of the e-commerce major and this year it will be held from October 2 to 6. The company is promising deep discounts on wide range of fashion brands, smartphones, electronics, televisions, home decor and appliances, with no noticeable ...

In a toast to Mediterranean diet, a study by researchers of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine proves that weight loss programs that provide healthy fats, such as olive oil in the Arab diet, or a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet have similar impacts on pound-shedding. To be precise, the researchers hit upon a meal plan rich in walnuts, ...

Many people have been unhappy at their work place, which is found to be second only to illness in life. Based on a survey of British people using a smartphone app, researchers found many of them were happy doing other things than attending the office. Researchers at the University of Sussex and the London School of Economics (LSE) analysed more ...

With maximum amount on platter, the $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball jackpot has gone to three winning tickets after the draw was held on Wednesday with the odds at 1 in 292 million. The winning number tickets with – 08 27 34 04 19 and Powerball 10 – were sold in Tennessee, California and Florida. Each winner will get one-third of ...

The common lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that keeps evading an effective treatment might bow down to gene therapy from a triple therapy with two drugs and radiation, said a new study. The study on mice recently has shown that cancers with Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) can be treated in combination with radio-theray and ...

One-fourth of the permafrost underneath Alaska could thaw by the end of the century, according to U.S. Geological Survey scientists after using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data. The survey projected that the near-surface permafrost that currently underlies 38% of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16% to 24% by 2100. Permafrost declines are more likely in ...

Eating less is not the only solution to prevent obesity, however it plays a major role in maintaining a healthy body weight. People under 25 are often seen complaining about their weight gain, the major reason of this is because of our lifestyle and environment. Youths are exposed to environmental pollutants, timing of food intake(which is the most important factor ...

In a rare case, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl has been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, making her one of the youngest people ever detected with the disease. Type 2 diabetes is linked to poor diet and obesity. It is most common among the middle-aged and elderly people, but in the last few years type 2 diabetes have taken lives of poor children. ...