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Three-Quarters of U. S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese The New York Times‘Obesity is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be overweight or obese by 2050 CNNSupersize US: Without ‘immediate action’ nearly 260 million Americans will be overweight or obese by 2050 The IndependentWithout immediate action, nearly 260 million people in the US predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050 Medical XpressUS Obesity Crisis Expected to Worsen by 2050, Study Warns Bloomberg

In search of ways to get Marvin Mims Jr. more opportunities on offense, Sean Payton got creative. Denver’s head coach had seen how the 49ers have used star wideout Deebo Samuel at running back. And routinely watching Mims’ speed as a returner, he thought the second-year wide receiver could be used similarly. That idea was put on display in Week 10’s loss to Kansas City.

Whooping Cough Is Soaring in the Bay Area. Here’s How to Get Vaccines KQEDHelena doctor shares ways to avoid whooping cough as cases rise KTVHCounty Public Health Reports Increase in Whooping Cough Cases countynewscenter.comWhooping cough cases spike in McHenry County suburbs WGN TV ChicagoWhooping cough cases on the rise in Arizona KVOA Tucson News

'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims Livescience.comJames Webb Space Telescope discovers mysterious 'red monster' galaxies so large they shouldn't exist Livescience.comDiscovery of three galactic 'red monsters' in early universe challenges current models of galaxy formation Phys.orgJames Webb Space Telescope finds galaxies pointing toward a dark matter alternative Space.comNASA Webb revelations challenge traditional theory of gravity Newsweek

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn CNNGlobal measles cases jumped in 2023 due to 'inadequate' vaccine coverage ReutersMeasles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO The HillMeasles cases rise 200% in European region amid global surge, WHO says Euronews

Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain Phys.orgGrowing up slowed down for an early Homo individual Nature.comFossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods Science News MagazineWhy do humans mature so slowly? An ancient youth offers clues Science3D reconstruction of the fossil skull of the sub-adult early Homo from the Dmanisi site in Georgia.