Washington, November 4 : Computer scientists in Germany have written a piece of software that can one day enable cars to coordinate maneuvers together in dangerous situations, such as the falling over of a road construction or a sudden emergence of a child in front of the vehicle.

Thomas Batz, who developed the software together with his colleagues at the Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing IITB in Karlsruhe and at Karlsruhe University, says that applying the brakes or swerving the car to avoid such a situation generally proves difficult because of the presence of heavy traffic on the neighboring lanes.

Washington, Nov 4 : Having diabetes or high blood pressure may increase the chances of death in people with Alzheimer''s disease, new research suggests.

The study has been published in the November 4, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

The study involved 323 people who had no memory problems when first tested but later developed dementia. Memory tests and physical exams were then given every 18 months.

Washington, Nov 4: People who have undergone liver transplants are at a greater risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and colorectal cancer, say researchers.

A new Canadian study led by Ying Jiang of the Public Health Agency of Canada has shown that liver transplant recipients have higher cancer risk than the general population.

Moreover liver transplant patients were at an approximate twenty-fold increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin''s lymphoma.

New Delhi, Nov. 4 : Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ocean Development Kapil Sibal has said the country needs an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) revolution if it has to move forward.

Speaking at the 55th Convocation Day of the Institution of Electronics and

Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) here over the weekend, Sibal said that ICT should be recognized as the vehicle of success and growth of the nation and initiatives should be taken at political level.

London, Nov 4 : Hollywood actress Kate Winslet, who struggled with her weight as a teenager, has graced the cover of the December issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

The ‘Revolutionary Road’ actress posed for one of the most authentic picture for the upcoming issue of ‘Vanity Fair’, and can be seen flaunting a buttery complexion and an incredible figure.

However, in the accompanying interview, the mother of two children, Mia, eight, and Joe, five, has accentuated the fact that her attractive picture will definitely cause hullabaloo among other mums.

Washington, Nov 4: Children who live in areas with higher annual rainfall levels could be more likely to develop autism – a brain development disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction and restricted behavior – claims a new study.

The results raise the possibility that an environmental trigger for autism may be associated with precipitation and may affect genetically vulnerable children.