Washington, Nov 4: Smaller mosquitoes are more likely to be infected with viruses that cause diseases in humans, according to a new study.

For the study, Barry Alto, Ph. D., Director of the Medical Entomology Program at the Illinois Natural History Survey, along with Assistant Professor Michael Reiskind of Oklahoma State University and Professor L. Philip Lounibos of the University of Florida fed mosquitoes blood with dengue virus and later tested them for infection.

The study was conducted at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory.

Washington, Nov 4: A team of researchers has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which holds great promise as it may offer an alternative to fossil fuels.

According to Gary Strobel, from the Montana State University (MSU), who led the research team, the ouput of this particular fungus is “myco-diesel”.

Strobel, who travels the world looking for exotic plants that may contain beneficial microbes, found the diesel-producing fungus in a Patagonia rainforest.

Strobel visited the rainforest in 2002 and collected a variety of specimens, including the branches from an ancient family of trees known as “ulmo.”

Washington, November 4: Rhode Island Hospital researchers say that they have identified genetic proteins that may help detect people who are likely to progress to oesophageal cancer.

Writing about their breakthrough in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, the researchers have pointed out that Barrett''s esophagus
(BE) is a common pre-cancerous condition of the lower oesophagus.

They say that the presence of this condition increases the risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common form of oesophageal cancer.

Washington - In a departure from 40 years of Republican loyalty, 21 voters in remote northern New Hampshire gave a resounding yes to Democrat Barack Obama early Tuesday.

With 15 votes for Obama and six for McCain reported by broadcasters, the opening of the Dixville Notch polling station Tuesday just after midnight marked the opening of US elections that could put produce the first-ever African-American president.

Washington, Nov 4: Heidi Klum, who dressed up as Hindu goddess Kali, who symbolises death and destruction, for her Halloween bash, has left the Hindu community in America fuming.

The German supermodel dressed up as Kaali for the Halloween party at her place on Oct 31, and was even awarded for the best costume of the night.

And now upset Hindus have asked Klum to make a public apology for posing as a sacred figure.

Washington, November 4: Tel Aviv University researchers have come up with a new driver’s training program that can help decrease road accidents and fatalities on account of ADHD, an attention deficit disorder common in teens which is considered to be a serious driver’s disability.

The researchers say that they have merged their findings of their own clinical research with occupational therapy to develop the new approach, which can prove fundamental in treating old as well as young drivers with ADHD.

“There is no doubt in my mind that ADHD interferes with one’s ability to drive safely,” says Dr. Navah Ratzon from TAU’s Department of Occupational Therapy, who is leading the new initiative.