Washington, Mar 25: Aids drug ABC (Abacavir) can reduce proliferation and induce differentiation of human cancer cells, called medulloblastoma cells, by the downregulation of telomerase activity, according to new study.

The finding can make ABC an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the highly malignant primary brain tumours.

Washington, Mar 25: Researchers have found a brain region which predicts choices before we even know what they are.

The finding may explain why people re-evaluate options after making decisions.

Researchers in the March 25 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience have reported that the activity in one brain structure can predict people''s preferences.

Washington, Mar 25: The neighbourhood where we live might play an important role when it comes to smoking, says a study by Indian origin researcher.

The new study involving Asian-Americans population showed that people living in cohesive neighbourhood are less likely to smoke. While local socioeconomic status did not affect smoking behaviour, other community traits did.

Washington, Mar 25: Cell phones and video games have no detrimental effects on students’ academic performance, says a new study.

Lead researcher Linda Jackson, Michigan State University professor of psychology revealed that video games did not appear to affect math skills and had a positive relationship with visual-spatial skills.

These skills – in which a child learns visually, by thinking in pictures and images – are considered the “training wheels” for performance in science, technology, engineering and math.

Washington, Mar 25 : Women who are physically fit are less likely to die from breast cancer, says a new study.

The findings of the study by researchers at University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health are published in the April issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official scientific journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.