For many students and parents, building a college list and ultimately selecting an institution to attend come down to two primary factors: name recognition and prestige.

Net profit margin shows a company's remaining revenue after expenses as a percentage. To calculate net profit margin, divide net income by revenue and multiply by 100. Comparing net profit margins ...

Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...

BMI was never meant as the sole measure for a person’s health. When we use BMI with an individual patient, it can often ...

Social Security uses a formula based on your 35 highest-earning years to calculate retirement benefits. Claiming benefits before your full retirement age (FRA) reduces monthly payments; delaying ...

Even if you’re a Strava refuser or a smartwatch shunner, the purest of purist runners invariably have an ideal finish time in their heads when they arrive at a start line. If you’re going to hit or go ...

The proposed new definition of obesity incorporates body mass index (BMI) with other measurements like waist circumference.

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Animal researchers need to close all aspects of their research when retiring from the university or departing for other institutions.

The Havighurst Center for East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies is an interdisciplinary center devoted to programming designed to foster research on the most important questions relating to the ...