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Hudson hero Sully to share his ‘pricey’ Flight 1549 story

Hudson hero Sully to share his ‘pricey’ Flight 1549 storyWashington, Mar. 27 : Hero pilot Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger is going to share his success story with America - and the world, but only at a price.

Sullenberger glided into aviation history on January 15 with a flawless emergency landing in the Hudson River after geese disabled his jet''s engines shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport.

All 155 people aboard U. S. Airways Flight 1549 survived.

External focus improves postural stability in Parkinson’s disease patients

parkinsonsWashington, Mar 27 : Parkinson’s disease patients can improve their postural stability by directing their attention to the external effects of their movements, instead of focussing on movements of their own body, according to a new study.

Adults with Parkinson disease are at greater risk for posture and balance impairments, which may lead to falls and resultant head injuries and fractures. Such injuries may finally lead to hospitalisation, and further mobility limitations.

How oxidation regulates cancer-causing gene

Washington, Mar 27 : A researchers duo at the University of Rhode Island has revealed how reactive oxygen species (ROS), a type of stress signal, regulate a cancer causing protein, called Src.

The findings may help understand how this protein normally behaves in human cells, and eventually help in designing drugs to target specific cancers.

Doctoral student David J. Kemble and Professor Gongqin Sun in the URI Department of Cell and Molecular Biology are the first to provide a biochemical mechanism describing how tyrosine kinases sense and respond to oxidation.

Gwyneth Paltrow to turn fashion designer with 70’s enthused clothing line

Gwyneth Paltrow to turn fashion designer with 70’s enthused clothing line

Courtney Love sued by top fashion designer for defamation

Courtney Love sued by top fashion designer for defamationWashington, Mar 27 : Top fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir has sued troubled singer Courtney Love for defamation, claiming that the rocker has been trying to ruin her business.

Dawn filed a case against Courtney in L. A., claiming that she has been defaming her by spread lies about her on her own website, calling her "an a**wipe nasty lying hosebag thief", among other things, reports Contactmusic.

Modified magnetic resonance imaging may help picture disease metabolism in action

Modified magnetic resonance imaging may help picture disease metabolism in actionWashington, March 27 : Duke University researchers have devised a new MRI signalling method that can help see such molecular changes inside the body as may signal health problems like cancer.

Warren Warren, James B. Duke Professor of chemistry at Duke, says that the novel method makes more of the body''s chemistry visible by MRI.

When used for brain imaging, MRI enlist the hydrogen atoms in water to create a graphic display in response to magnetic pulses and radio waves.

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