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The "kitchen counter diet" can result in people eating 20 percent less -- by keeping serving bowls in the kitchen, a New York researcher has said.

The study involving 78 adults found the adage "out of sight, out of mind" was true when it came to food, Professor Brian Wansink of Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y., and author of "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," said.

Keeping in mind that infrastructure is one area where India still lags behind as compared to the developed and even some developing nations, it opens up a wide opportunity for the investors to grab in the market. Experts are of a view that the Mutual funds that are investing money in infrastructure projects certainly offer a promising return in the long rather than other options available in the market.

In Britain, many Mothers have expressed dismay and anger over Liberal Democrat plan to let 16 year olds watch and star in pornographic films. The discussion raised in the famous chat room of Mumsnet. Mumsnet is the popular website for mothers in Britain.

The controversial policy has faced blistering criticism from the mothers in UK. They have said that such policies will hamper the education and co-curricular activities of the children.

U. S. researchers have said that by studying the immune cells of patients with head and neck cancer, physicians can choose a more individualized treatment.

Levels of an immune cell are higher in head and neck cancer patients whose tumors are linked to the human papillomavirus, study author Dr. Gregory T. Wolf of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, says.

Red wine may help protect the brain from stroke damage, U. S. researchers have said.

It was found by the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore that a molecular pathway in mice that may explain the protective effect of resveratrol, a compound found in the skins and seeds of red grapes.

Study leader Sylvain Dore says in a statement, "Our study adds to evidence that resveratrol can potentially build brain resistance to ischemic stroke."

As per a recent survey, sometimes people find it difficult to quit smoking cigarettes. In spite of all efforts, they fail to stop smoking. But the recent survey says sometimes people hesitate to quit smoking because it can be a part of their genetics.

Scientists have found out that genetic alternates have been connected with the smoking behaviors of humans. However smoking causes numerous hazards on health.