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Gaining a lead in the fight to control the market for the next generation of flat-screen televisions, Sony is ready to launch the world’s first television using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology eventually for the Christmas market.

The company will start selling its 11-inch TV (just 3mm thick) on December 1 in Japan for Y200,000 ($1,700).

Washington, Oct 02 : According to a study, women over 35 years of age can avoid multiple births with the help of a new in vitro fertilization technique.

The Stanford University School of Medicine study found that more than half the women became pregnant after undergoing the procedure, called a single blastocyst transfer, which transferred one embryo into the womb.

Washington, Oct 02 : A fast, inexpensive test which can help avoid ‘out of the blue’ headaches followed by consumption of certain red wines, cheese, chocolate, and other aged or fermented foods, has been developed.

The study led by Richard A. Mathies, Ph.D., a chemist with the University of California, Berkeley reported the development of a home use test, which could prove beneficial for millions of people for curing their surprise headaches.

Washington, Oct 02 : Emory University researchers have discovered a compound in tree bark that mimics the chemical reactions of a naturally occurring molecule in the brain responsible for stimulating neuronal cell signalling.

The tree bark compound, known as gambogic amide, behaves much like Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), a molecule found in the brain.

Neuronal cell signalling plays a crucial role in the growth, plasticity and survival of brain cells.

September 30, 2007, celebrated as the ‘World Heart Day,’ has destined to eradicate the disease from the entire world. The beat of the day was ‘Team Up For Healthy Hearts.’

As per the WHO estimations, around 17.5 million people died due to heart disease and stroke every year.

Even a year after its initiation, the Nintendo Wii still remains a sizzling item, which hardly ever stays in retail stock.

Reginald Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo's North American division, pointed out that demand will again exceed supply charts this holiday season.