Like Dragon, men tend to be apple-shaped and carry more belly fat, known as visceral fat.
It was already known that being "apple-shaped", as opposed to "pear-shaped", added to the risk of developing cardiovascular problems.
This research, in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, found signs of kidney problems in even otherwise healthy apple-shaped people.
Planned to open as soon as 2015 -- potentially ahead of Apple's halo-shaped new digs -- it's called Bay View and consists of nine buildings connected by bridges over 42 acres.
In one of the most-watched architecture developments in the US, California Gov. Jerry Brown fast-tracked construction approval for Apple's massive new disc-shaped Cupertino campus in California.
Inside the store, Apple employees put an iPa- shaped display in the store window, as others helped customers who came to shop for Macintosh computers and iPod music players.
The device, which is about the size of an Apple iPod Nano or a square-shaped matchbox, can be attached to a strap and worn on the wrist or the upper arm.
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For many people, Windows is far removed from the mass-market smartphone experience, which was first shaped in 2007, when Apple launched its iPhone, wrong-footing traditional phone makers and ultimately contributing to Nokia's woes.
In 2010 when the iPad was launched many mocked it as a plaything - but Apple, Google and even Microsoft believe the future of their industry is tablet-shaped, so getting the right offer in front of consumers is a very serious business.
These buyers' aesthetic preferences are shaped as much by Apple iPhones as high-performance cars, and many of them have been drawn to the understated lines of Audi's design and details such as the cars' high-tech multimedia systems.
More important, early reviews say that Windows 8 gives Microsoft a real chance to be a player in the all-important mobile market, an exploding market shaped by brilliantly disruptive innovations from an earlier, more-inspired Apple.
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck just below the Adam's apple.
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