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Washington: A new study has discovered that too much sleep can double up person’s death risk. The researchers have revealed that sleeping too much can also be harmful, as lack of sleep doubles a person’s death risk from heart disease.

The researchers group from the University of Warwick and University College London presented the findings to the British Sleep Society in Cambridge.

BSE Sensex crossed 17,000 levels, but ended the day lower due to selling pressure and profit booking in some index heavy-weights. The stock market closed at 16,921. Technology stocks were major gainers, while some banks and real estate stocks were in the red.

New York, Sept.26 : In an historic effort to cut maternal and child deaths, a global coalition of governments and organizations will launch a major advocacy drive today entitled Deliver Now for Women + Children.

The launch will take place at public rallies in the city center and the Bronx. Women leaders of the United Nations will also hold a special discussion Saving 77 Million by 2015: Advancing the Health of Women and Children.

Washington, Sept 26 : Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI) say that they have identified specific parts of the adhesive protein produced by the malaria parasite, which can lead to the development of a vaccine for the disease in future.

Led by Professor Mats Wahlgren at the Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology at KI, a team of researchers studied the adhesive protein PfEMP1 in children with severe malaria.

Washington, Sept 26 : A new NASA-supported study has reported that 2007 marked an overall rise in the melting trend over the entire Greenland ice sheet.

More surprising, researchers said, was the fact that melting in high-altitude areas was 150 percent more than average, adding that the amount of snow that had melted this year over Greenland could cover the surface size of the US more than twice.

Karachi, Sept.26 : The South African cricket team arrived in Karachi on Wednesday to play two Test matches and five One-day Internationals against Pakistan.

Tight security measures were taken at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on the arrival of the visiting team. Dozens of police officers including elite commandos were deployed at the airport. They surrounded the team as they left the Jinnah terminal building.