Washington, Apr 27 : American pop singer Prince has revealed that his school bullies helped him develop an interest in music.

The singer, real name Prince Rogers Nelson, gives them credit for the interest they sparked in him to play his father's piano, after they left him isolated from other kids.

Washington, April 27 : Researchers in the US have made a new electrical device that could improve fuel cell technology by turning carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane, a potential biofuel.

According to a report in ABC News, the technique won't combat global warming directly, since both CO2 and methane are potent greenhouse gases, but it could help store alternative energies such as wind and solar more efficiently.

Washington, Apr 27 : College-aged women, who indulge in increased sexual activity and alcohol consumption, are more likely to develop urinary tract infections
(UTIs), according to a new study.

The researchers advised that the college-aged women experiencing urinary frequency or urgency should seek medical care to treat what may be their first urinary tract infection (UTI).

Washington, Apr 27 : People, who suffer from nocturia, the need to urinate at least twice during the night, could have a significantly high risk for mortality, according to a new study.

In the study, researchers demonstrated that there was a significantly increased mortality rate in elderly patients living in a Japanese assisted-living facility who suffered from nocturia, relative to other residents.

They conducted a comprehensive geriatric assessment of 788 residents 70 years old or older to determine incidence of nocturia.

Washington, April 27 : A new study has found that erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil may improve lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH.

Researchers from Nashville, Dallas, San Antonia and Indianapolis randomly separated 200 men, with an age equal to or older than 40 years and at least a six-month diagnosis of BPH-LUTS with an International Prostate Symptom Score (IPPS) greater than or equal to 13, into two groups taking either 20 mg of tadalafil once daily or a placebo.

Washington, Apr 27 : Veteran actor Michael Caine has threatened to leave Britain if the government implements another tax rise.

The 73-year-old actor is enraged after U. K. politicians announced new plans to raise income tax to 50 per cent for those who earn more than 150,000 pounds a year.

Caine has pledged to move to America if British taxes are raised again.