Washington, Apr 22 : Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered potential drug-like compounds that can speed up the destruction of protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

The research team led by Dr Malcolm Leissring, from Mayo''s Department of Neuroscience have found two chemicals that could speed up activity of a molecule, insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), which helps destroy A-beta proteins that form plaque in the brains of patients.

Washington, Apr 22 : Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have identified a novel way to combine imaging with chemotherapy in a single agent for the treatment of prostate cancer.

According to lead researcher Dr John P. Sedelaar, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, conventional methods include multimodality MRI to examine the urological system for diagnosing prostate cancer.

Washington, April 22 : Amy Winehouse’s estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil has demanded a paternity test from his alleged rehab lover following claims that she’s pregnant with his child.

Gilleen Morris recently said that she is expecting Fielder-Civil''s baby following a brief fling while they were being treated at the Phoenix Futures Rehab Centre in Sheffield, England in February (09).

Washington, April 22 : Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey have been named ‘Greenest Celebrities in the World’ in a new poll.

The ‘Titanic’ star beat off competition from Bono, Brad Pitt and actor Ed Begley Jr to top the male category in the survey to find the most popular eco-friendly stars, reports Contactmusic.

The poll was carried out by GreenDaily. com and Bebo. com, to mark Earth Day on Wednesday (22Apr09).

New York, Apr. 22 : The United Nations has been lambasted as "utterly hypocritical" for continuing to employ Fiji''s soldiers and hand money to the country''s power-hungry military regime.

New Zealand''s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has joined a host of regional commentators in challenging the international organisation''s role in giving work to Fiji''s powerful military.

Washington, April 22 : Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will, says a new study.

The study found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who don''t buy in to negative stereotypes about aging and memory loss.