Washington, April 22 : Farrah Fawcett''s doctor has trashed claims made by her son that her cancer problems had reduced her to a skeletal weight and said she was instead a “reasonable” 101 pounds.

Lawrence Piro said he had weighed the actress a week ago and found "she was 101 pounds," which he tags "a reasonable weight" at her condition.

Washington, Apr 22 : Scientists have found that our greatest allies in the fight against malaria may be the mosquitoes themselves.

The researchers found that mosquitoes have immune systems that actually kill 80 to 90 percent of the malaria parasites that enter the insect''s bodies.

The discovery is part of an international effort to create a new generation of malaria treatments.

Washington, Apr 22 : The latest beauty cream that can be added in a woman''s skin care regimen can be found in berries. A new study has found that an antioxidant present in the fruit could help fight skin damage due to ultraviolet (UV) rays.

Using a topical application of the antioxidant ellagic acid, researchers at Hallym University in the Republic of Korea markedly prevented collagen destruction and inflammatory response - major causes of wrinkles - in both human skin cells and the sensitive skin of hairless mice following continuing exposure to UV-B, the sun''s skin-damaging ultraviolet radioactive rays.

Washington, Apr 22 : Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered potential drug-like compounds that can speed up the destruction of protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

The research team led by Dr Malcolm Leissring, from Mayo''s Department of Neuroscience have found two chemicals that could speed up activity of a molecule, insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), which helps destroy A-beta proteins that form plaque in the brains of patients.

Washington, Apr 22 : Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have identified a novel way to combine imaging with chemotherapy in a single agent for the treatment of prostate cancer.

According to lead researcher Dr John P. Sedelaar, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, conventional methods include multimodality MRI to examine the urological system for diagnosing prostate cancer.

Washington, April 22 : Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will, says a new study.

The study found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who don''t buy in to negative stereotypes about aging and memory loss.