Topic: Stockholm

Overweight men have poorer sperm count

Overweight or obese men, like their female counterparts, have a lower chance of becoming a parent, according to a comparison of sperm quality presented at a European fertility meeting Monday.In what they described as the largest study of its kind, doctors looked ...
A Danish study suggests that men who are obese by age 20 die eight years earlier on average than their non-obese peers, scientists said Tuesday.The research, presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Stockholm, also indicated that obesity usually develops before ...

Who Will Climb the Piano Stairs?

It feels as if the whole world is suddenly enthralled with the potential of nudge-y incentives: in Stockholm's Odenplan subway station, the staircase has been retrofitted to resemble giant piano keys, which produce real sound, to encourage commuters to climb the stairs ...
A lack of physical control and coordination in childhood may be tied to an increased risk of obesity in later life, a new study says.. com Wednesday, adds to previous studies that found poorer cognitive function in childhood may be linked to ...