Washington, Nov 5: Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has split from his fiancee of three months.

The ex- fiancée of Becker has confirmed to People that she has split from the tennis legend.

The tennis ace earlier confirmed to the German magazine Bunte that he had broken off his engagement to Alessandra Meyer-Wolden.

Becker texted the publication''s Web site Tuesday and said, "Yes, it's true, unfortunately."

According to sources, the 40-year-old sportstar broke the news to his friends and family, including his ex-wife, Barbara, over the weekend.

He and the 25-year-old Meyer- Wolden – whom he''s known since she was a child – had announced their engagement in August.

Washington, November 5: An Indian-origin researcher at the University at Buffalo has found that the brains of obese mothers’ babies can get programmed to induce obesity in adulthood, while they are still in womb.

Biochemist Mulchand Patel’s findings are based on a study of obese rats.

His study has shown for the first time that the metabolic programming occurs in the foetal hypothalamus, the area of the brain responsible for maintaining body weight throughout life.

Washington, Nov 5: Apelin, a hormone produced by fat and other tissues, might serve as a promising target for managing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Usually, insulin makes it possible to store blood sugar in the form of glucose in the liver or adipose tissue (fat). The stored glucose is needed for the satisfactory function of the heart, brain and so on according to the body''s demands.

Washington, Nov 5: Researchers at York University have determined that climate change may be about to affect the lives of rare species such as the giant panda, because of fears that global warming is likely to result in substantial re-distribution of plants and animals.

According to a report in Environmental News Network (ENN), the University of York and the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, with Sichuan University and the Kunming Institute of Botany in China, carried out the research.

The researchers focused on the effect of climate change on the bamboo, which is the giant panda’s principal food.

Washington, Nov 5: A US based company is developing a vehicles that would require nothing but air to run on the roads, with Indian carmaker TATA already buying the rights to make the car for the huge Indian market.

According to a report in Environmental News Network (ENN), Zero Pollution Motors is developing a vehicle that can motor around all day on nothing but air and a splash of salad oil, alcohol or possibly a pint of gasoline.

Washington, Nov 5: A low-profile President George W Bush watched the election results from his White House residence, while hosting a birthday party for his wife, Laura.

Even before one vote was counted, this result was clear: The presidential race was a verdict on the two-term President as much as candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.

“May God bless whoever wins tonight," the president, who is suffering low approval ratings, told friends and advisers by his side.

Both Obama and McCain positioned themselves as agents of change -- that is, change from Bush.