London, Apr 24 : Breast milk has less protein than formula, a new study has claimed.

It has been believed that formula-fed babies, who tend to be bigger, are "programmed" to store fat and so have a higher risk of childhood obesity.

Now, an international study of 1,000 babies, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, has suggested that protein levels in formula should fall.

The study, which was carried out in Belgium, Italy, Germany, Poland and Spain, included babies born between 2002 and 2004.

Washington, Apr 24 : Stem cells derived from a patient''s own fat tissue can offer an effective treatment against multiple sclerosis (MS), say researchers from University of California San Diego.

The researchers demonstrated the possible effectiveness of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells in MS treatment.

"All three patients in our study showed dramatic improvement in their condition after the course of SVF therapy," said lead researcher Dr. Boris Minev, from the Division of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego.

Manila- The World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Friday to intensify the fight against malaria in Asia and the Pacific amid growing signs of the disease developing greater resistance to commonly used drugs.

The Manila-based WHO Western Pacific Office expressed concern over the situation in the Thai-Cambodian border where a strain of malaria that is increasingly resistant to artemisinin, the most effective drug available to fight the disease, has proliferated.

Washington, Apr 24 : A particular type of vitamin B1 supplementation can offer an effective treatment against common cause of blindness, says a research team led by an Indian-origin scientist.

Kota V. Ramana, from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and colleagues have found that supplementation with benfotiamene, a fat-soluble form of vitamin B1 can significantly help cure uveitis, one of the leading causes of blindness.

Uveitis is an inflammation of the tissue located just below the outer surface of the eyeball.

Washington, April 24 : Smoking to relieve stress is nothing new. But a new study has shown just how nicotine calms people down.

The study, conducted by a team of researchers at the University of California, suggests that nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas that are involved in the inhibition of negative emotions such as anger.

The research team, led by Jean Gehricke, studied the effect of nicotine patches on the subjects'' tendency to retaliate in response to anger provocation.