Washington, Sept 12: Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that a common amino acid that is easily available as a health food supplement may help restrain pathological gamblers' addiction.

At a recently conducted trial, increasing doses of the amino acid, N-acetyl cysteine, were given to 27 people. The doses were found to have an impact on the chemical glutamate, which is often associated with reward in the brain.

Washington, Sept 12: Researchers at the American Cancer Society have found that having some education beyond high school is strongly associated with a decreased risk of developing cancer.

Washington, September 12 : Researchers at two universities in the US say that they have identified a brain network related to intelligence.

Richard Haier of the University of California, Irvine and Rex Jung of the University of New Mexico say that the brain network identified by them primarily involves areas in the frontal and the parietal lobes.

Washington, Sept 12 : A professor from the university of Tel Aviv has developed a novel laser device that can revolutionize the treatment of glaucoma.

Glaucoma, nicknamed the silent sight thief, is the second leading cause of blindness in the West.

Washington, September 12 : Deakin University
researchers say that diesel exhaust is far more injurious to health
than exhaust from the plant-based biodiesel.