Researchers have found a new drug, which could ease jet lag and reset the body's natural sleep rhythms. According to Shantha Rajaratnam from Monash University's School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, the drug testimelteon works on melatonin receptor in the brain and helped troubled sleepers nod off quicker and stay asleep for longer.
According to an Italian research, obesity among children may damage their thyroid as it creates a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight. Researchers conducted the study on 186 obese children who were overweight. They tested their thyroid hormone levels, thyroid antibodies and imaging the thyroid gland by using ultrasound for about three years. These tests suggested that their weight might be linked to structural changes in the thyroid.
The fourth phase of polling for J&K assembly will be held on Dec 7, Sunday.
As many as 12 constituencies located in north Kashmir’s Baramulla and central Badgam districts will go to the polls on that day.
There are 902,951 eligible voters including 518,964 voters of Baramulla district and Badgam has 383,987.
The fate of as many as 13 senior politicians and former ministers will be decided on Sunday. In all, 176 candidates are in the fray in seven constituencies of Baramulla and five of Badgam.
Ace Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif has been selected as the cover girl for December 2008 issue of the Vogue Magazine.
Moreover, Britain-born actress also gives a special interview for her gossip hungry lovers, and discusses about how she managed to balance her professional as well as personal life.
For all those who are Bollywood challenged, Katz is currently dating Bollywood biggie, Salman Khan.
Both of them share an excellent rapport because they have worked together in a number of movies.
The Election Commission of India has announced that re-polling will be held in Rajasthan on 7th December.
Earlier, the date was fixed on 6 Dec.
Chief Electoral Office has recommended in Jaipur on Friday that repolling in about three dozen polling booths in the districts of Ajmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Dausa, Dholpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Kota and Sawaimadhopur.
Repolling was recommended by the respective returning officers after complaints of rigging, EVM malfunctioning, and booth-capturing during polling in the desert state on Thursday.
The Orissa High Court on Friday directed Crime Branch to conduct the identification parade of catholic nun, who allegedly raped during kandhamal violence, at Cuttack.
The single judge bench of Justice B K Patal, which had earlier completed hearing on the nun's petition, did not, however, fix any date for the TIP.
Accordingly the prosecution (crime branch of Orissa police) was directed to make an application before the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate at Baliguda in Kandhamal district for further action.