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Stress of early life social isolation may enhance juvenile response to cocaine

Stress Washington, April 17: Experiments on rats conducted by researchers at the University of Puerto Rico have shown that isolation during early development alters the brain sensitivity to cocaine.

Researchers Natasha Lugo-Escobar, Nicole Carreras, and Annabell C. Segarra say that they wanted to study the impact of stressful early life events like social isolation on rats' response to cocaine.

Zac Efron: I’m not getting married until 40

Zac Efron: I’m not getting married until 40Washington, Apr 17 : Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has revealed that he has no plans of getting married until he's 40.

Dismissing the reports of his engagement Vanessa Hudgens, the 21-year-old actor revealed he would not be walking down the aisle any time soon.

"That was such bulls**t. I'm definitely not getting married. In this business, you're either getting married or they want you to be pregnant," Contactmusic quoted him as telling GQ magazine.

Woody Allen hits back at sued US firm for dragging up his personal life

Woody Allen hits back at sued US firm for dragging up his personal lifeWashington, Apr 17 : Filmmaker Woody Allen has slammed American clothing company for engaging in "despicable effort to intimidate" him by dredging up his affair with adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker had sued clothing firm American Apparel for 6.7 million pounds last year for using his likeness on billboards without his consent, and tarnishing his image.

Miley Cyrus’ dad blasts Jamie Foxx for mocking his daughter

Miley Cyrus’ dad blasts Jamie Foxx for mocking his daughterWashington, Apr 17 : Jamie Foxx may have apologised for mocking Miley Cyrus, but the teen sensation's dad doesn't think the comedian's jokes were funny.

Billy Ray Cyrus has said that Foxx's insults to his daughter were hurtful and hardly funny.

The 41-year-old funnyman had launched a crude attack on the teen sensation in an episode of his weekly radio show `The Foxxhole'.

"Make a sex tape and grow up!" Fox News quoted him as having said on the show.

Is Madonna Gwyneth Paltrow’s ''frenemy''?

Is Madonna Gwyneth Paltrow’s ''frenemy''?Washington, Apr 17 : Taking an indirect jibe at Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow has posted an obscure message on her website Goop. com in which she has blasted a former pal, whom she called "frenemy", for turning against her.

Although the actress has kept the name under wraps, gossip-mills are running as to whom she's referring to as "frenemy".

Josh Hartnett blames contaminated water in underdeveloped countries for stomach disorder

Josh Hartnett blames contaminated water in underdeveloped countries for stomach disorderWashington, April 17 : `Pearl Harbor' star Josh Hartnett believes that his hospitalisation in March might have been a result of ignoring an advice against drinking unpurified water during several trips to underdeveloped countries.

The actor was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital after he complained of abdominal pains during a night out.

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