London, Oct 26 : They say ‘eyes are windows of ones heart’. Well, it may be true with the new range of high-tech eye scans that can help detect brain tumours to heart disease.

According to health experts, the new generation of high-tech eye scans are capable enough to tell to you about potential health risks.

Tests offered to detect eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration, and some other conditions such as diabetes can also provide an insight into the patients’ health problems.

The eye has a huge potential as a means of diagnosing illness early where internal blood vessels and nerves can be viewed working undisturbed.

London, Oct 26 : Older mothers and fathers are more likely to have a child with autism, according to a new US study.

In the study, researchers found that first-born children of older parents were three times more likely to develop autism than later children of younger parents.

"The results provide the most compelling evidence to date that autism risk increases with both maternal and paternal age, and decreases with birth order," the Telegraph quoted researchers, as saying.

“The increase in autism risk with both maternal and paternal age has potential implications for public health planning and investigations of autism," they added.

London, Oct 26 : Karl Rove, the noted architect of President George W Bush’s two victories, has said if Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wins the White House race, it will be because he has beaten the Republicans at their own game.

The Democrats have copied Rove’s formidable tactics and ground operation, pumping out a disciplined message, assembling a broad-based coalition which includes young first-time voters and African-Americans, and drowning their Republican opponents with money.

Braunschweig, Germany - If you use a radio-controlled watch in Western Europe, or observe an airport clock, the chances are that both are being calibrated from a laboratory in the north of Germany.

When European clocks were set back by one hour early Sunday morning, ending summer time, the change was largely automated using signals from a bank of atomic clocks in Braunschweig.

The 45-year-old man in charge of them, Ekkehard Peik, is head of the Time and Frequencies Department at the German Agency for Physics Technology.

"Our system of clocks has never stopped," he says proudly.

It sometimes happens that one clock fails and has to be replaced, but the set keeps going.

Washington, Oct 26 : An ancient Chinese exercise can effectively treat pain and physical impairment in people with severe knee osteoarthritis, says a new study.

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese exercise that uses an integrated mind-body approach to enhance muscle function, balance, and flexibility and has been known to reduce pain, depression and anxiety in those who practice the exercise.

Osteoarthritis, or OA as it is commonly called, is the most common joint disease affecting middle age and older people. It can limit movement and cause pain and swelling.

London, October 26 : Prince Harry will be guarded with super guns made famous by Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 3.

The 24-year-old, who served for 77 days on the front line in the Afghan War, will be shielded with the powerful Heckler & Koch G36 pump-action assault rifles if he is posted to another war front.

The 750 pounds short-barrelled rifle can bring about fatal consequences by firing up to 750 rounds per minute.