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Here is how Bush spends his retirement in Texas

Here is how Bush spends his retirement in TexasDallas (Texas, US), Apr. 11 : Eight years after serving as the 43rd President of the United States, George W Bush loves to lead the simple life in Dallas, Texas.

Bush almost always arrives at his Dallas office by 7:30 a. m., a few minutes before many of his employees. He works on his book with the help of a speechwriter, leaves for a late afternoon bike ride and spends his evenings reading or watching televised golf or baseball.

Neither he nor Laura like to cook, so they have relied on food brought by friends or prepared meals from EatZi''s, a local market.

Obama to approve release of Reagan records on Monday

Obama to approve release of Reagan records on MondayWashington, Apr 11: President Barack Obama is ordering the release of nearly 250,000 pages of records from the Reagan White House years that were kept away from the public eye during a lengthy review by former President George W. Bush.

The Reagan documents, which include presidential briefing papers, speechwriting research materials and declassified foreign policy records, are expected to be released on Monday.

Novel drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer

Novel drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancerWashington, April 11 : A novel therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials by reducing signs of the disease in patients with drug-resistant cancer.

Of 30 men who received low doses of one the drugs in a multisite phase I/II trial designed to evaluate safety, 22 showed a sustained decline in the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in their blood.

Scientists identify molecule that prompts damaged heart to repair itself

Washington, Apr 11 : Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Centre have identified a molecule that prompts damaged heart cells to repair themselves after a heart attack.

The research team led by Drs. J. Michael DiMaio and Ildiko Bock-Marquette has discovered a molecule called, Thymosin beta-4 (TB4), which is expressed by embryos during the heart's development and encourages migration of heart cells.

They showed that introducing TB4 systemically after a heart attack encourages new growth and repair of heart cells as early as 24 hours after systemic injection.

In the mouse study, researchers found that TB4 initiates capillary tube formation of adult coronary endothelial cells in tissue culture.

NASA Study: Arctic is warming due to growing amount of aerosols in Atmosphere

ArcticThe US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has stated that it has noted aerosols affecting climate by reflecting or absorbing the radiation of Sun, in the atmosphere. In its recent study, NASA has articulated that Arctic has been warming since 1976, due to the increase of aerosols in Atmosphere.

The NASA study has warned that the growing amount of aerosols could have damaging effects on climate, particularly if the amount of aerosols surpasses maximum-allowed limits. The sources of aerosols can be natural as well as human.

Barack Obama is a huge Entourage fan

Barack Obama is a huge Entourage fanWashington, Apr 11: US President Barack Obama is such a huge fan of TV show Entourage that he reschedules his commitments in order not to miss an episode.

The hit HBO series follows the life of an aspiring actor played by Jeremy Piven.

“We would talk about Entourage all the time. I remember one time I emailed him (Obama) because the call was scheduled for the last 15 minutes of Entourage and I said, ‘Just be late and we can just watch Entourage and still get on and do the call’”, Contactmusic quoted White House press secretary Robert Gibbs as telling politico. com.

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