London, Nov 6: A team of researchers has shown that a molecule called Cyclophilin D (CypD) interacts with amyloid beta (Aâ) peptide, the main constituent of plaques in the brains of Alzheimer''s patients, within the mitochondria.

The study involving a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease suggests that blocking CypD and development of surrounding mitochondrial targets may be viable therapeutic strategies for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, reports Nature.

Washington, Nov 6 : Angelina Jolie is using her kids'' video game console to shed her babyweight.

The actress has been struggling to get back in shape after giving birth to twins Knox and Vivienne back in July (08).

Now, she has turned to her kids’ video games to reclaim her former figure.

In fact, her eldest son Maddox, seven, has shown her the way - by teaching her all about virtual Pilates on his Nintendo DS computer.

Washington, Nov 6: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has dismissed reports that she is a ‘diva’, insisting that she never made unreasonable demands on the McCain campaign during her time as a vice presidential nominee.

Speaking to TV reporters in Phoenix, Palin said that rumours of tension between her and Republican nominee John McCain and members of his staff were ‘absolutely false.’

Washington, Nov 6 : Women who have a history of migraine headaches are at a significantly lower risk of breast cancer, a new study has found.

The findings have been reported in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention by Christopher I. Li, M. D., Ph. D., and colleagues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

"We found that, overall, women who had a history of migraines had a 30 percent lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who did not have a history of such headaches," said Li, a breast-cancer epidemiologist and associate member of the Hutchinson Center''s Public Health Sciences Division.

Washington, Nov 6: The life of Mars Phoenix Lander is literally hanging by a thread, with the solar-powered probe running out of sunlight, a condition that is being described by scientists as the ‘Hospice’ mode.

According to a report in Discovery News, compared to NASA’s long-lived Mars rovers, the ice-sampling Phoenix lander is presently in a communications coma, just five months after touchdown.

But, there is nothing engineers could have done to fix the fundamental problem.

Thimpu, Bhutan - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk on Thursday was crowned Bhutan's fifth dragon king in a lavish ceremony in the capital of the tiny Himalayan state, becoming the world's youngest head of state.

Oxford-educated Jigme Kehsar, 28, took over the kingship from his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, 53.

Jigme Khesar has been in office since late 2006 when his popular father announced he was abdicating in favour of his son and at the same time transforming the country from an absolute monarchy into a democracy.