A new definition of obesity could dramatically increase the number of Americans considered obese. Under the new definition, the prevalence of obesity rose from around 40% to nearly 70% among more than ...

A drug dealer has been jailed for six years after police tracked his phone number. Meltjan Isufi, 34, of Wilkinson Street North, Ellesmere Port, was jailed at Chester Crown Court on Monday, October 20 ...

A medical expert has unveiled the "earliest" warning sign of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, describing it as a "clear and telling" indicator of these cognitive disorders. Dementia represents a ...

The pursuit of speed has continued to fascinate humans since Carl Benz introduced the first motor car to the world in 1886. For decades, the desire to push the boundaries of what is possible has ...

Ask someone where outer space is, and they’ll probably point at the sky. It’s up, right? Simple. Except, no one really knows where “air space” ends and “outer space” begins. That might sound trivial, ...

President Trump has set his sights on defunding colleges, singling out some of the world’s wealthiest schools in what critics say is an attack on academic freedom. Some are negotiating. Others are ...

‘The Ramsey Show’ co-host Ken Coleman gives his take on the Trump administration’s 50 year mortgage idea on ‘The Bottom Line.’ A Miami-based real estate developer has seen a $100 million surge in ...

Elvis Picardo is a regular contributor to Investopedia and has 25+ years of experience as a portfolio manager with diverse capital markets experience. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Nonce, short for "number used only once," is ...

Who is an ‘asylum-seeker’? An asylum-seeker is someone who is seeking international protection. Their request for refugee status, or complementary protection status, has yet to be processed, or they ...