The age old saying- warm hands lead to a warm heart, has now been backed by science. A research was conducted by Lawrence Williams, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Colorado, and John A. Bargh, a Yale University psychology professor.

It took the professor a few cups of coffee to prove his point. He says that the connection between warm hands and warm heart lies in our heads. 

Hot cup of coffee were given to a group who was asked to assess a stranger on kindness and generosity. A second group was given iced coffee and asked to assess the stranger on the same points.
 

A recent study shows that beginning HIV treatment early sharply improves the survival chances of the patients.

Research was conducted on 8,374 patients in USA and Canada. According to lead researcher Mari Kitahata of the University of Washington-Seattle, it was found that 70% HIV patients who are treated later are likely to die than the ones who receive early treatment.

Washington - US stock indices continued their downward spiral at the start of a new week Monday, led by a drop in energy and metals producers.

The price of oil fell to its lowest point since May 2007, sparking fresh concerns that a potential global recession will depress demand for commodities. Crude oil for December delivery dropped 1.4 per cent to 63.22 dollars per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 203.18 points, or 2.42 per cent, to 8,175.77. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 lost 27.85 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 848.92. The technology heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 46.13 points, or 2.97 per cent, to 1,505.90.

Wellington - The New Zealand dollar was trading at a five- year low of about 54.5 US cents on Tuesday, as stock markets and commodity prices continued to fall around the world amid fears of a global recession.

The kiwi dollar has now fallen by 33 per cent against the US greenback this year, Radio New Zealand reported.

Robin Clements, an economist with the Swiss investment bank UBS, was quoted in Wellington's Dominion Post as saying the kiwi was likely to continue falling as the central bank's benchmark interest rate comes down.

Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, gave Denver another chapter in what could be his ‘history-making’ playbook, when a massive 100,000-plus Sunday crowd jammed the Civic Center, and spilled up the steps of the state Capitol.