Washington, Mar 28 : Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker that may lead to the development of a novel test to predict breast cancer metastasis.

The research team has identified a marker called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis, density of which is associated with the development of distant organ metastasis via the bloodstream - the most common cause of death from breast cancer.

London, March 28: French surgeons have carried out the world’s fifth face transplant, and given a 28-year-old man a new nose, mouth and chin after his original features were blown off in a shooting accident.

The surgery, which marked the third face transplant in France, took place at the Henri Mondor Hospital, near Paris.

Doctors at the hospital spent 15 hours giving the man a new face, after the accident had destroyed the muscles in the man''s mouth, which prevented him from moving his jaw.

London, March 28 : A 16-year-old English girl has had 17 heart operations to save her life.

Sarah Haselgrove of Hythe, Kent, was not expected to survive seven days after she was born five weeks prematurely, and had been operated five times before she was one.

She might have spent half her life in hospital, but that has not stopped her from living a normal life.

Sarah had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which meant that less than half her heart was working properly.

London, March 28 : Biochemists believe that future medicines may feature an in-built system to prevent them from reaching the wrong tissue inside the body, says a report.

Washington, Mar 28: Many shampoos, skin conditioners and soaps contain an ingredient that can cause eczema, warn Swedish scientists.

A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden found that over 5 percent of those who underwent patch testing were allergic to the air oxidized form of the fragrance ingredient linalool.

Eczema can cause a lot of different skin conditions, including rashes, swelling, itching and cracking.

Washington, March 28: Studies on fireflies and jellyfish’s genes are providing significant insights into the possible causes of infertility and autoimmune diseases in humans, says a report.

The article states that with the aid of the luminescent and florescent genes, scientists illuminate cells that produce a hormone linked to conditions, which include rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.