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Our ‘potheads’ make their own marijuana

Our ‘potheads’ make their own marijuanaWashington, Apr 21 (ANI): Our brain makes proteins that act directly on the marijuana receptors in the head, say researchers.

In the new study in FASEB Journal, researchers have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself.

The discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite, and preventing marijuana abuse.

Jordana Brewster: I would love to be a Bond girl

Jordana Brewster: I would love to be a Bond girlWashington, Apr 21: American actress Jordana Brewster has in an exclusive interview with Maxim magazine revealed that she would love to be a Bond girl.

Brewster, 28, who is surprisingly very shy, still shuns Hollywood parties, revealing clothes, and even vacations, but she is game to doing crazy stunts.

"I'd love to be a Bond girl," Fox News quoted her as telling Maxim.

"I mean, if you''re going to be stereotyped, there are worse things to be stereotyped as.

Witherspoon, Gyllenhaal’s steamy desert weekend

Witherspoon, Gyllenhaal’s steamy desert weekend

Hugh Jackman fears his kids will grow up spoilt

Hugh Jackman fears his kids will grow up spoiltWashington, Apr 21: Aussie actor Hugh Jackman has revealed that he fears his children will grow up spoilt after the lavish lifestyle they have been living.

Jackman, 40, says he enjoys his fortune, as he did not have much as a struggling actor, and that it was only at the age of 30 after he landed a role in the superhero franchise that he was able to enjoy his life better.

But the X-Men star is worried that his adopted kids, Oscar, eight, and Ava, four, with wife Deborra-Lee Furness, will turn into brats with the easy lifestyle he has provided them.

Jessica Simpson denies ‘show with Britney Spears’ claims

Jessica Simpson denies ‘show with Britney Spears’ claimsWashington, Apr 21 : Popstar Jessica Simpson has rebuffed reports claiming that she is keen to team up with Britney Spears for a TV show.

It had been claimed earlier that Jessica wants to collaborate with the `Hit Me Baby One More Time' hitmaker for comedy show based on the lines of much-loved series Laverne & Shirley, according to U. S. tabloid the Globe.

It was also claimed that Britney loved the idea and would join Jessica once she is through with her ongoing Circus tour.

Gene therapy for Huntington disease on the anvil

Gene therapy for Huntington disease on the anvilWashington, Apr 21: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have come a step closer to using gene therapy for Huntington disease.

The team led by Kelvin J. A. Davies, professor of gerontology in the USC Davis School of Gerontology and professor of biological sciences in the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences has found that a form of the gene RCAN1, known as RCAN1-1L, is dramatically decreased in human brains affected by Huntington disease.

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