Washington, April 24 : A research team has found a novel drug that reduces the growth of neuroblastoma, a childhood brain cancer, by more than 75 percent.

A study, conducted with human neuroblastoma cells transplanted into mice, showed how 3-BrOP, a glycolysis inhibitor, starved the cancer cells to death by shutting down their main energy source, glucose.

Washington, Apr 24 : Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that there is a depressive side to her and she used it for her role in new flick `Closed for Winter'.

Imbruglia, who plays a woman suffering from mood disorders in the flick, revealed that in real life too she tends to go into depression and it is actually a `family trait'.

"For all my strength, I also have that vulnerable side. There''s something - a melancholy, I guess. Sometimes I get a bit down," Contactmusic quoted Imbruglia, as saying.

Washington, Apr 24 : Kirsten Dunst has left Spiderman makers in a fix, as even after zillion requests she has not given her nod to be a part of the fourth installment of the superhero franchise.

Though, Kirsten portrayed the role of Mary Jane Watson in the last three Spiderman flicks, she is in doubt about whether or not to portray the character for the fourth time.

Washington, Apr 24 : Reality TV star Spencer Pratt has reportedly admitted to be the mastermind of the sex tape between his co-star Lauren Conrad and her ex-boyfriend.

Washington, Apr. 24 : Tarnished cricket-loving Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is living on charity, according to his 30-year-old fiancée Andrea Stoelker.

When the FBI found him, Stanford, who was once known for his larger than life existence, was served with fraud charges related to an eight billion dollar Caribbean pyramid scheme, had taken refuge at the family home of his 30-year-old fiancée, Andrea Stoelker, a modest town house that was a far cry from the mansions and castles of his privileged life further south.

Washington, Apr 24 : Pop singer Justin Timberlake has revealed his make-out session with actress Jessica Biel at the Lakers game on April 21.

Timberlake, 28, said that he and Biel, 27, were not usually in the habit of displaying their affection in public, but they were so caught up in the moment that they were not able to stop themselves.

"We're not actually that much of exhibitionists in front of 18,000 people," Us magazine quoted Timberlake as saying on Jimmy Kimmel Live!