London, November 7 : Ingredients in plastic test tubes can block some biological reactions while testing the efficacy of drugs, and thereby lead researchers to bogus conclusions, according to a new study.
University of Alberta researcher Andrew Holt says that water alone can leach such chemicals out of plastic tubes.
He has revealed that the his team noticed the effect while testing experimental drugs that could potentially treat Parkinson''s disease.
According to him, his team’s work supports anecdotal evidence from various studies that plastics seem to affect some experiments.
Washington, Nov 7 : John Lennon''s widow Yoko Ono has welcomed news that the Beatles’ music is to be featured on an MTV video game with the hope of inspiring a whole new generation of Fab Four fans.
After months of discussion, the legendary group''s songs have been licensed to appear in a special edition of Rock Band.
Speaking of the release, Ono said that the surviving bandmembers didn''t have any trouble in agreeing to the project.
"All of us are actually pretty hip, so we said yes. I''m personally very excited. (The game) lets you participate in a way where you''re really (immersed in) the music,” Contactmusic quoted her, as telling Entertainment Weekly,
Washington, Nov 7 : Former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore has said that after recommending Daniel Craig for the 007 role he has began to feel like a father figure to him.
The ‘Gold’ actor was among Craig''s cheerleaders when critics claimed he wasn''t suitable to play to the world''s most famous secret agent.
"I supported him all the way through, from the time they were saying he''s too short, he''s too blond, he''s not right for Bond. I said ''Wait and see - he''s a hell of a good actor,” Contactmusic quoted Moore, as saying.
Moore even felt like taking care of Daniel, who hurt himself on the Bond set.
London, Nov 7 : Popstar Sophie Ellis Bexter and her husband Richard Jones are expecting their second baby.
Bexter revealed that her baby is due in the beginning of April, and her bassist husband is excited to give their 4-year-old son Sonny, a little brother or sister.
“I am due the beginning of April and naturally the Ellis-Bextor-Joneses are thrilled that Sonny with have a little brother or sister,” The Mirror quoted Bexter, as saying.
“I’ll then be back with another single and the fourth album is coming along nicely,” she added.
New York, Nov 7 : Supermodel Padma Lakshmi, who was once married to acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie, is apparently on a "man-search" for a filthy rich boyfriend.
After her divorce from Rushdie, Lakshmi has been linked to many rich men; she even had a brief romance with millionaire Ted Forstmann and Russell Simmons.
The ‘Top Chef’ host was recently spotted canoodling Russell Simmons at Madonna''s "Filth and Wisdom" premier.
"Russell had his hand on her upper thigh," The New York post quoted a snitch, as saying.
Washington, Nov 7 : Rahm Emanuel, who has accepted Barack Obama’s offer to be his chief of staff at the White House’, is better known by his nickname “Rahmbo”, for once he mailed a dead fish to a Democratic pollster who turned disloyal during a US Congressional race when Bill Clinton ran for his first bid to the Presidency.
London, Nov 7 : Popstar Sophie Ellis Bexter and her husband Richard Jones are expecting their second baby.
New York, Nov 7 : Supermodel Padma Lakshmi, who was once married to acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie, is apparently on a "man-search" for a filthy rich boyfriend.
Washington, Nov 7 : Rahm Emanuel, who has accepted Barack Obama’s offer to be his chief of staff at the White House’, is better known by his nickname “Rahmbo”, for once he mailed a dead fish to a Democratic pollster who turned disloyal during a US Congressional race when Bill Clinton ran for his first bid to the Presidency.
