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Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 3 : Contraceptive pills and the birth control pills are now used very commonly in India and world-wide.

Though there are many benefits to using these forms of birth control, like lighter periods, acne control, less cramping, and of course protection from unwanted pregnancy, a new study has identified a pretty major risk factor for women, which is depression.

We know that hormonal birth control, especially the Pill, carries some risks, but the relationship between depression and hormonal birth control is still not totally understood.

Scientists have thought for awhile that the hormone progesterone, which is contained in birth control in the form of progestin, plays some kind of role in causing depression.

London [England], Oct. 3 : Looks like a new research has found out a possible cure for HIV infection.

UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection said that they have made remarkable progress after a test patient showed no sign of the virus following treatment, reports the Guardian.

The research, being carried out by five of Britain's top universities with NHS support, is combining standard antiretroviral drugs with a drug that reactivates dormant HIV and a vaccine that induces the immune system to destroy the infected cells.

Antiretoviral drugs alone are highly effective at stopping the virus from reproducing but do not eradicate the disease, so must be taken for life.

London [England], Oct. 3 : A recent study has threatened the National Health Service (NHS) as more and more people are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which is costing them10.3 billion pounds each year, 10 percent of their budget.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, a record four million people are living with the condition, despite more than 500,000 not knowing they have it, figures show.

A BBC Panorama investigation will show that the bleak situation has left many doctors worried about the condition's financial burden on the health service.

Often thought of as harmless, the preventable condition is a hidden killer and can lead to heart failure, blindness, kidney disease and leg amputations.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 3 : Taking us a step ahead to understand sex differentiation, a recent study has revealed that key sex-determining genes continue to operate in a mammalian species that lacks the Y chromosome.

In most placental mammals, the Y chromosome induces male differentiation during development, whereas embryos without it become female.

The sex-determining gene SRY is present on the Y chromosome and induces other regulatory genes that suppress female differentiation. The Amami spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis) is exceptional as it lacks a Y chromosome and thus the SRY gene, raising the question of why male differentiation can still occur.

London [England], Oct.2 : Manchester United's Wayne Rooney will continue to remain captain despite losing his place in the first team at Old Trafford, manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed.

The England international was dropped from the starting XI during the side's 4-1 win over reigning Premier League champions Leicester City while he also started from the bench in the Europa League game against Zorya Luhansk.

In spite of that, Mourinho backed Rooney to continue to motivate the rest of the players in the team, while adding that the 30-year-old does not have to worry about potentially losing his role at United.

Kolkata [India], Oct.2 : Indian seamers produced a scintillating performance as New Zealand were bundled out for 204 in their first innings on the Day Three of the second Test here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.

Resuming at overnight score of 128-7, BJ Watling and Jeetan Patel added 60 runs for the eighth wicket.

India broke the partnership when all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Patel (47) with his first ball of the morning.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who finished with five wickets in 10 overs on Saturday, added one more in the third over of the day to become the first Indian pacer to seal six wickets at home.

Mohammad Shami trapped Watling leg before for 25 before ending the New Zealand 's innings to give India a 112-run first innings lead.