Washington, Apr 21 : News coverage detailing harmful effects of trans fat, along with labelling information, could prompt shoppers to stay away from short-term purchases of foods high in trans fat, according to a new study.

However, such coverage does not suffice to influence consumers to avoid these potentially artery-clogging purchases over the long term.

Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Our brain makes proteins that act directly on the marijuana receptors in the head, say researchers.

In the new study in FASEB Journal, researchers have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself.

The discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite, and preventing marijuana abuse.

Bollywood hottie Mallika Sherawat has joined the likes of Hollywood biggies such as Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham and Paris Hilton, after a Hollywood milkshake was named in her honor.

Miss Sherawat, who recently visited ‘Millions of Milkshakes’ event in West Hollywood, has been honored with her very own milkshake named the “Mallika shake”, which features blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

Washington, Apr 21: American actress Jordana Brewster has in an exclusive interview with Maxim magazine revealed that she would love to be a Bond girl.

Brewster, 28, who is surprisingly very shy, still shuns Hollywood parties, revealing clothes, and even vacations, but she is game to doing crazy stunts.

"I'd love to be a Bond girl," Fox News quoted her as telling Maxim.

"I mean, if you''re going to be stereotyped, there are worse things to be stereotyped as.

Washington, April 21 : In a new research, scientists have determined that the ancient Maya civilization used a rare type of clay called "palygorskite" to produce Maya blue, a unique bright blue to greenish-blue pigment.

As part of the research, the Spanish research team defined the features of palygorskite clay on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

These findings will make it possible to ascertain the origin of the materials used to produce this pigment, which survives both time and chemical and environmental elements.

The team traced the route followed by the Maya to obtain palygorskite clay, one of the basic ingredients of Maya Blue.

Washington, April 21: Astronomers, using different telescopes, have found that the well-known Great Nebula of Orion, which is a stellar nursery of sorts, is a lively and overcrowded place, with young stars emitting gas jets in all directions, creating quite a chaotic picture.

This was observed by astronomers using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii, the IRAM Millimeter-wave Telescope in Spain, and the Spitzer Space Telescope in orbit above the Earth.