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90-minute ‘accordion’ procedure ‘safe and effective’ way for NHS to tackle obesity | Science & Tech News
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A 90-minute procedure to help treat obesity has been deemed as “safe and effective” for the NHS to use in England. The procedure known as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) reduces the size of the stomach making patients feel fuller sooner. It works by inserting a flexible tube with a camera and medical instruments into the…
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Intermittent fasting as effective as calorie counting for weight loss, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Intermittent fasting is just as effective as calorie counting for weight loss, a new study has found. Scientists from the University of Illinois Chicago looked at 77 adults who suffered from obesity in Greater Chicago from black or Hispanic backgrounds. In a study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers assigned the participants…
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Sperm sorting technique about 80% effective at choosing baby’s sex, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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A new technique to select a baby’s sex appears to be safe and about 80% effective, a study suggests. Researchers used a technique to separate sperm on whether they had an X chromosome (making female offspring) or a Y one (male offspring). Sperm with an X chromosome are slightly heavier than those with a Y,…