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Katherine Heigl to bring "Lost & Found" to the big screen

Washington, Sept 21 : Actress Katherine Heigl will be bringing ‘Lost & Found’ to the bring screen after securing the film rights to the bestselling dramatic novel.

Though it’s not as yet known whether Heigl will star in the movie, she will be producing it along with her mother and producing partner Nancy Heigl through her new production banner Abishag.

The book, by Jacqueline Sheehan, is based on a widowed psychologist who moves to a remote Maine island and works in an animal hospital after her husband dies, reports Variety.

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Smart insulin nanostructures pass feasibility test on animal models

Washington, September 21 : A smart particle insulin release system that detects spikes in glucose and blood sugar levels, and releases insulin to counteract them has shown promising results in feasibility tests on animal models.

Researchers at The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston have announced the findings of the pre-clinical test in the International Journal of Nanomedicine.

New target to axe heart problems triggered by air pollutants

Washington, September 21: An animal study at Northwestern University in Chicago has shown how exposure to particulate matter leads to accelerated blood clotting and thrombosis, which can in turn cause heart attacks and stroke.

Particulates, chemical or biological agents that change the natural characteristics of the atmosphere, cause air pollution.

Mechanism that helps in coping with stress also boosts cancer

Washington, Sept 21 : A new research has revealed that heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1) that helps in coping with environmental stresses, including heat and toxic exposures, also gives cancerous tumors a boost.

This finding has researchers excited as targeting this mechanism could help treat cancer, and may also have implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other diseases.

Washing hands with soap and warm water is the best way to fight C.difficile

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