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Regulating intestinal inflammation may be the key to preventing colon cancer, a Canadian researcher has suggested.

The protein Caspase-1 plays a crucial role in inflammation regulation and intestinal tissue repair, found Dr. Maya Saleh of McGill University and McGill University Health Centre. Saleh and colleagues also found that if Caspase-12 -- the protein that blocks Caspase-1-- is absent, the inflammation mechanism caused by Caspase-1 can go out of control.

Gold closed modestly higher along with a rise in equities, but were capped by gains in the U.S. dollar. Gold opened at 16455 and traded in a narrow range as investors moved to the sidelines, slipping to a low of 16359. A notable revision to the housing price index caused the dollar to slump and gold rallied. The metal was swept higher as the London fix began and later peaked at 16504. It traded quietly for the remainder of the session and finally unwound at 16445. Now support for the gold MCX is seen at 16368 and below could see a test of 16291. Resistance is now likely to be seen at 16513, a move above could see prices testing 16581.

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U.S. researchers have suggested that the ultraviolet portion of sunlight may play a bigger role than vitamin D in controlling multiple sclerosis.

MS is much more common in higher latitudes than in the tropics and researchers have wondered if the high levels of vitamin D engendered by sunlight could explain this unusual pattern of prevalence, said Hector DeLuca and Bryan Becklund of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Scientists from University of Hiroshima have discovered a new method to cure fears.

The researchers stated that a common local anesthetic injected into the brain may help cure fears.

They carried out the experiments on goldfish that were instructed to get anxious when a light was flashed.

Lead researcher Prof. Masayuki Yoshida said, "The goldfish soon became afraid of the flash of light because, whether or not we actually gave them a shock, they had quickly learned to expect one."

Better food is demanded by a coalition of Chicago high school students in their cafeterias, giving students an alternative to high-calorie, high-fat fare.

The Chicago Tribune has reported that the group, about 20 strong, plans to address the Board of Education at its monthly meeting on Wednesday. It is further said by them that if the school board does not want to implement a healthy food plan city wide individual schools should be allowed to plan their own menus -- as charter schools do now.

Researchers have accepted that as initially thought that U.S. moms were quitting their jobs to drive their children to activities was a fad, the reality is opposite and it is a national trend.

After three decades of decline, the amount of time dedicated to child care went up dramatically in the past 20 years, while the number of children per household decreased, found Garey and Valerie Ramey of the University of California, San Diego.