Washington, Sept 18: Cyprian honeybees kill their archenemy, the Oriental hornet by smothering them, a new study by entomologists in the recent issue of Current Biology, has revealed.
Washington, Sept 18: A new study has revealed that medical dramas on TV such as ‘ER’ are an influential medium for health communication.
Researchers at the University of Southern California found that the primetime NBC network drama had a positive influence on the attitudes and behaviours of viewers, particularly among men when it dealt with issues like teen obesity, hypertension and healthy eating habits.
Washington, Sep 18: Researchers have proposed a new diagnostic criteria which will enable physicians to detect and treat Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in its earliest stages, when patients are experiencing only mild degrees of cognitive impairment.
The research, which was co-led by Dr. Howard Feldman, head of the Div. of Neurology in the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine, included investigators from countries like Japan, the U.S. and England.
Washington, Sept 18: Britney Spears has just been dealt with another blow, for her manager has announced that he is parting ways with her.
Manager Jeff Kwatinetz of the Firm confirmed that the management company would no longer be repping Britney, after being on the job for just one month.
"It saddens us to confirm media reports that we have terminated our professional relationship with Britney Spears," E! Online quoted him, as saying.
Washington, September 17: Actor Michael Douglas has revealed that he asked his seven-year-old son to pee on him, after being stung by a jellyfish this year.
He said that he was stung on the back while scuba diving off the coast of Spain, and was left writhing in pain.
"My son was there... I said, 'Dylan, please pee-pee on daddy's back.' He kinda thought it was a trick question,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.
