Discovery of Anti-Obesity compound

In 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults were overweight and more than half a billion were obese. At least 2.8 million people each year die as a result of being overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. Once associated with high-income countries, obesity is now also prevalent in low- and middle-income countries.These startling figures are tend to increase in future. The obesity is also linked with various health problems such as heart problem diabetes e.t.c But it looks like a cure to this peril is being found by the researcher. Two researchers named  Jonathan R Brestoff Parker, a Skidmore College graduate and Thomas H Reynolds, associate professor of health and exercise sciences have discovered an anti-obesity compound. 

The compound so far have been tested on mice where the mice lost 40% of its body weight. Researchers further concluded that if they put the number in context a 300-pound (136kg) obese person would lose 40 percent of its body weight which is 120 pounds(54kg). 

This discovery have caught worldwide attention. The researchers have patented the compound as US patent number 8,598,150. The next step researchers have said is to find out about the mechanism of the compound. 

Note- The figures used in the article are authentic and are taken from WHO

The fountain of youth is being discovered

There had been a long run of people who have devoted their life in finding the fountain of youth. But now these stories have started to appear like myths and no one is interested in checking authentication of it. But the idea of eternal youth is now becoming possible by using different expensive surgeries and also by injecting various chemicals. For ages the scientists were trying to find a natural substitute which would bring the desired result. Now it looks like the wait have ended as an Australian and Us scientist have discovered an anti aging cream. 

The Australian and  US scientists have developed a new compound that would reverse the aging process in humans. The scientists planned to begin the human trails of this compound at the beginning of next year. So far the compound have been successfully tested on mice. The study shows a bright new possibilities for this new treatment for age related diseases including cancer, muscle wasting and other diseases says the researchers. 

Dad asks for one million likes on facebook page as dowry

Apparently the new emerging phenomenon of social networking is affecting the peoples life’s. What was first discovered for a whole social experience on the web had now become people’s obsession. The physiologists have termed the obsession of Facebook as FAD, or Facebook Addiction Disorder. People are now being evaluation on the bases of likes that they get on the Facebook pics and status. But a latest news from Yemen have took it to an whole another level where the bride’s family asked man to get 1 million “likes” as dowry.

                                                        A father in Yemen has asked his future son in law to provide him one million likes on his Facebook profile before he allows him to marry his daughter.  Salem Ayash, a professional poet said he agreed to this peculiar request before letting his daughter get married as no one in Yemen could afford to pay the dowry because of the financial status. The page which was recently set up by the groom have received over 35000 likes so far. Ayash also said that the groom can take any amount of time he likes to get the requested number of likes.

Link to the page- https://www.facebook.com/saalm