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Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 17 : Babies born to women in the age of 40 and over from assisted reproduction have fewer birth defects compared with those from women, who conceive naturally at the same age, suggests a new research.

This is contrary to the widespread belief that greater risk of birth defects after assisted conception is due to the frequent use of these services by older women.

The researchers believe this could point to the presence of more favorable biological conditions in IVF (in vitro fertilization) specific to pregnancies in older women but they're currently working to determine the exact cause.

The research is based on the data of all live births recorded in South Australia from 1986-2002.

Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 17 : The children, who are brought up under foster care system, are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - ranging from learning disabilities, developmental delays and depression to behavioral issues, asthma and obesity, suggests a recent research.

Co-author of the study, Kristin Turney, said: "No previous research has considered how the mental and physical well-being of children who have spent time in foster care compares to that of children in the general population."

Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct. 17 : One of the key topics of Kaspersky Lab's Cyber Security Weekend for Asia Pacific Countries that took place earlier this month in Indonesia was financial cyber-security. The company's experts and guests discussed financial threats that are currently on the rise globally and starting to penetrate the APAC region.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 17 : This autumn / winter, VERO MODA's #TRENDYVEROMODA campaign brings you fast fashion, straight from the International runways. The brand highlights one key trend inspired by International fashion every single week! And this week is all about the ROYAL VELVET PAISLEY Collection!

New Delhi, [India], Oct. 17 : For long, valuation has been debated in India as an art or science and substantial part of the litigation in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) takes place on the issue of valuation as it involves an element of subjectivity that often gets challenged.

More so, as in India, there are not much regulatory standards for business valuation specifically for unlisted and private companies, so in many cases the valuation lacks the uniformity and generally accepted global valuation practices. Even limited judicial guidance is available over the subject in India.

Further, absence of any stringent course of action and non-regulation under any statute is also leading to loose ends.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 17 : Ben Affleck starrer ' The Accountant', which was recently released, was placed No. 1 at the North American box office over the weekend.

Also starring Anna Kendrick and Jon Bernthal, the movie took in a sturdy almost 25 million dollars, according to comScore, which compiles ticketing data, reports the New York Times.

The movie reportedly cost Warner Bros. roughly 40 million dollars to produce and tens of millions more to market.

Gavin O'Connor directed the R-rated thriller, starring Affleck as an autistic mathematician. The film did not play especially well with critics, but audiences, who were 58 percent male and 68 percent over the age of 35, gave it a promising 'A' CinemaScore.