London, Oct 26 : Couples opting for IVF would soon be able to know whether their child is suffering from any genetic disorder, courtesy British researchers, who have developed a gene-mapping test t

London, Oct 26 : Former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham has reportedly been offered 10 million pounds to host a documentary about her soccer ace hubby David Beckham’s move to AC Milan.

The Italian club confirmed on October 22 that it has been trying to get Beckham on loan from LA Galaxy, with an offer for Posh from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to do a film about the move.

Berlusconi, reportedly wants Victoria to do a film that will show the couple’s move from the time of their arrival, house-hunt and their first shopping trips in the European fashion capital.

London, Oct 26 : They say ‘eyes are windows of ones heart’. Well, it may be true with the new range of high-tech eye scans that can help detect brain tumours to heart disease.

According to health experts, the new generation of high-tech eye scans are capable enough to tell to you about potential health risks.

Tests offered to detect eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration, and some other conditions such as diabetes can also provide an insight into the patients’ health problems.

The eye has a huge potential as a means of diagnosing illness early where internal blood vessels and nerves can be viewed working undisturbed.

London, Oct 26 : Older mothers and fathers are more likely to have a child with autism, according to a new US study.

In the study, researchers found that first-born children of older parents were three times more likely to develop autism than later children of younger parents.

"The results provide the most compelling evidence to date that autism risk increases with both maternal and paternal age, and decreases with birth order," the Telegraph quoted researchers, as saying.

“The increase in autism risk with both maternal and paternal age has potential implications for public health planning and investigations of autism," they added.

London, Oct 26 : Karl Rove, the noted architect of President George W Bush’s two victories, has said if Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wins the White House race, it will be because he has beaten the Republicans at their own game.

The Democrats have copied Rove’s formidable tactics and ground operation, pumping out a disciplined message, assembling a broad-based coalition which includes young first-time voters and African-Americans, and drowning their Republican opponents with money.

London, Oct 26 : The Internet improves people’s ability to make snap decisions and filter large amounts of information, according to a new study.

In the study, Gary Small, director of the memory and ageing research centre at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that the brains of those tested were markedly more active when carrying out Internet searches than when reading books.

However, the stimulation was particularly in the areas that control decision-making and complex reasoning. Areas associated to abstract thinking and empathy showed virtually no increase in stimulation.