London, Feb 8 : A breakthrough vaccine to end heroin addiction could be ready for human use in around five years, researchers say.

Mexico's Health Secretary Salomon Chertorivski revealed that the Government had patented the treatment after successfully testing it on addicted rats.

"The next step is testing on humans," the Daily Mail quoted Chertorivski as saying

Washington, Feb 8 : In a new study, scientists have revived a theory first proposed in the late 1800s and studied organ development in mice to reveal how breast cancers, and possibly other cancers, develop in people.

According to the theory, the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related.

Washington, Feb 8 : Following a total joint replacement, anticoagulation drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), a new study has revealed.

DVT is a blood clot deep within the extremities, while PE is a condition that triggers a blood clot to move to the lungs.

However, prolonged use of these therapies may increase the risk of hemorrhage and infection.

Washington, Feb 8 : Adolescents who suffer from depression are more at risk of developing difficulty in peer relationships including being bullied at school, a new study has revealed.

It is often assumed that being bullied leads to psychological problems, such as depression, but the study does not support this line of thought.

Washington, Feb 8 : Introduction of non-invasive fat removal technologies is opening the door for more people to remove stubborn fat, safely and effectively without undergoing liposuction, researchers say.

London, Feb 8 : Researchers have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene lead to the incurable Parkinson's disease.

The University at Buffalo findings reveal potential new drug targets for the disease as well as a screening platform for discovering new treatments that might mimic the protective functions of parkin.

UB has applied for patent protection on the screening platform.

Washington, Feb 8 : High level of soft drink consumption may make a person more vulnerable to asthma and, or, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study has revealed.

Led by Zumin Shi, MD, PhD, of the University of Adelaide, researchers conducted computer assisted telephone interviewing among 16,907 participants aged 16 years and older in South Australia between March 2008 and June

Washington, Feb 8 : The middle finger has a slower reaction time than our thumb or finger, and scientists have found that it is because it is inhibited by its central position.

Washington, Feb 8 An important step forward has been taken in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body.

This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is diagnosed every 10 seconds somewhere throughout the world.

London, Feb 8 - German anthropologists have decoded the entire genome sequence of a Denisovan, representative of the extinct Asian group related to Neanderthals, from a finger bone fossil, a study reveals.

Washington, Feb 8 - A new smart phone senses your depression and nudges you to go out with friends, a study reveals.

It's the future of therapy at a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine centre where scientists are inventing web-based, mobile and virtual technologies to treat depression and other mood disorders.

Tel Aviv, Feb 8 - Those with a weakness for sweets can now include cookies and cake in a 600 calorie breakfast menu with some proteins and carbs to shed weight in a pleasurable way and also stay slim.

Attempting to avoid sweets entirely can create a psychological addiction to these same foods in the long-term, explains Daniela Jakubowicz, professor at Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, who led the study.

Cape Town, Feb 8 - Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the biggest killers of children under five years old. But standard antibiotic therapy, given to children with zinc, improved their chances of surviving the infection and was more pronounced in case of HIV-infected children, a study reveals.

Sydney, Feb 8 - Magnetic pulses could stamp out neurological disorders such as Parkinson's, depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy and stroke after researchers unravelled how they work to stimulate the brain.

Sydney, Feb 8 - The key to shedding pounds is cutting down on calories, not carbohydrates or proteins, especially among the overweight with type 2 diabetes, a study reveals.

London, Feb 8 - Men wishing to acquire a higher sex drive can benefit by exposing their body to the sun's rays, as a study by Austrian scientists has found sunshine increases level of male sex hormone testosterone.

According to the study at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, men with high blood vitamin D levels have significantly higher testosterone levels than men with less vitamin D, the Daily Express reported.

Washington, Feb 7 : Oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced age, and pregnancy increases risk of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clot in long-distance travellers, a new study has warned.

New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) address the many risk factors for developing DVT as the result of long-distance travel.

Washington, Feb 7 : Researchers have long known that specific areas of the brain get activated when people view particular images.

However, it’s been unclear whether such specialization also exists for visual working memory, a category of memory that allows the brain to temporarily store and manipulate visual information for immediate tasks.

London, Feb 7 : British scientists have suggested that soldiers could control weapons systems simply by using their minds.

A study, from the Royal Society, Britain’s national academy of science, described the possible benefits of neuroscience to military and law enforcement.

It predicted new designer drugs that boost performance, make enemy troops fall asleep and ensure captives become more talkative.

Melbourne, Feb 7 : People who are exposed to more sunlight may be less likely to suffer from food allergies and eczema, researchers say.

The study of 7600 Australian children found that those in southern parts of the country were more likely to develop eczema and food allergies than those who lived further north.

London, Feb 7 - Girls born to mothers over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty faced higher chances of developing breast cancer.

These findings were based on an analysis of a sample of 3,574 women aged between 45 and 68 years, assisted by the screening programmes of seven of Spain's autonomous communities.

Washington, Feb 7 : Hormones produced by heart may trigger normal energy-storing white fat cells to turn into calorie-burning brown fat, researchers say.

Brown adipose tissue (often known as brown fat) is a specialized tissue that burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans.

London, Feb 7 : Doctors have for the first time fitted a 3D printer-created lower jaw to an 83-year-old woman's face in the Netherlands.

The transplant was carried out in June, but is publicised only now.

The implant was made out of titanium powder - heated and fused together by a laser, one layer at a time.

London, Feb 7 - Scientists have, for the very first time, recorded live yet detailed images of the nerve cells in the brain of a mouse.

Stefan Hell's team at the Max Planck Institute in Gottingen, Germany, used STED microscopy to explore the most intricate cerebral structures to unravel how it functions.

London, Feb 7 - Smoking may be a risk factor for dementia among the elderly that erodes their problem-solving capacity and self-control and makes them see things which are not there.