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.

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.

Washington, Sept 20 : Anna Faris is gearing up to play porn queen Linda Lovelace in a forthcoming biopic titled ‘Inferno’.

Washington, Sept. 20: A large number of US citizens are blindly following health and nutrition advices available on the Internet, according to a new survey.

More than 1,000 adults participated in the study conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for The Kellen Company. The researchers found that more than two-thirds of the people polled gathered information from various health and nutrition Web sites.

Washington, Sept 20: Singer Justin Timberlake has finally broken his silence about his romantic life, talking about his past and present girlfriends on Oprah Winfrey’s show on Wednesday.

"I'm dating someone," People magazine quoted him as telling the Talk Show queen.

"But all I can tell you is she smells lovely," added the singer, who has spent most of this year being linked to Jessica Biel.

Justin admitted that he got pretty romantic around her, and that he sang songs to her.