Washington, November 6: A bark extract from the French maritime pine tree can help reduce jet lag in passengers by nearly 50 percent, reveals a new study.

The study, carried out by G. D'Annunzio University in Pescara, Italy, and involving a brain CT scan and a scoring system, found that Pycnogenol reduced symptoms.

The findings included symptoms, found in both healthy individuals and hypertensive patients, such as fatigue, headaches, insomnia and brain edema (swelling), lower leg edema - a common condition associated with long flights.

Washington, Nov 6: She might be one of the most famous faces in Hollywood, but socialite Paris Hilton often dreams of living in anonymity.

Being one of the most famous faces, the 27-year-old hotel heiress fantasies about blending in, and sometimes even tries to travel in disguise.

"I try to sometimes travel... I'll wear a wig and I try to go unnoticed, but it doesn't ever work. No matter what country I go to, people recognise me and know who I am,” Contactmusic quoted Hilton, as telling Moviefone. com.

Washington, Nov 6 : Rumours are abuzz that actress Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, is dating a young Australian drama student.

The 18-year-old actress is said to have met Angus Willoughby, 19, while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, reports the Telegraph.

According to the West Australian newspaper, the pair is now planning a holiday in Willoughby''s home town of Perth, Australia, and a tour of the region''s beaches and wineries.

Washington, Nov 6 : Angelina Jolie is using her kids'' video game console to shed her babyweight.

The actress has been struggling to get back in shape after giving birth to twins Knox and Vivienne back in July (08).

Now, she has turned to her kids’ video games to reclaim her former figure.

In fact, her eldest son Maddox, seven, has shown her the way - by teaching her all about virtual Pilates on his Nintendo DS computer.

Washington, Nov 6: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has dismissed reports that she is a ‘diva’, insisting that she never made unreasonable demands on the McCain campaign during her time as a vice presidential nominee.

Speaking to TV reporters in Phoenix, Palin said that rumours of tension between her and Republican nominee John McCain and members of his staff were ‘absolutely false.’

Washington, Nov 6: The life of Mars Phoenix Lander is literally hanging by a thread, with the solar-powered probe running out of sunlight, a condition that is being described by scientists as the ‘Hospice’ mode.

According to a report in Discovery News, compared to NASA’s long-lived Mars rovers, the ice-sampling Phoenix lander is presently in a communications coma, just five months after touchdown.

But, there is nothing engineers could have done to fix the fundamental problem.