Washington, Apr 7 : ''Flirtexting'' a. k. a. ''sexting'' has become the perfect tool to let a potential partner know what''s exactly on your mind, and that too without any hesitation.

With exchanges like "XOXO" (hugs and kisses), "French" (French kiss), "IWSN" (I want sex now), "<3" (heart), or "LOML" (love of my life), the digital wireless communication is enabling potential partners to make first impressions and helping couples rekindle the passion.

Washington, April 7 : A dating guru duo has charted eight reasons for women to drop their boyfriends immediately.

L. Rx and P. L. Ayer, though are "gurus for men", have decided to start helping the "fairer" sex by giving advice to women about men through their popular website DatingToRelating. com.

Women can learn on the website what all men do to trick them, and how to bust a player who is lying and cheating on them, reports AssociatedNews. US.

Albany (New York, US), Apr. 7 : Disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has described his tryst with hookers "as an egregious violation of my behavior that I fell into for many reasons".

Admitting that none of them are an excuse or justifiable," Spitzer told the Today Show in an interview that lasted for a little over eight minutes, that it crossed his mind that what he was doing was not correct.

Washington, Apr 7 : In a novel study, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre have identified a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumour-suppressor in breast cancer.

They have found that the gene known as Rak helps protect and regulate PTEN, which also is important in several other types of cancer.

Washington, April 7 : A team of British scientists has identified a genetic mutation that may trigger up to 70 percent of cases of the most deadly form of skin cancer - melanoma.

Previous studies have shown that the BRAF gene was often damaged or mutated in melanomas - but it is not known whether this was a cause or result of the cancer.

The Institute of Cancer Research study shows that acquiring the mutation can be the first in a cascade of genetic changes leading to melanoma.

Los Angeles, April 7 : Each testimony in the latest hearing on prosecutorial misconduct in Anand Jon case was contradictory, sparking rumours that some members of the prosecutorial team may have committed perjury.

During the hearing, Brian Bennett, the supervising investigator on the case for the Los Angeles district attorney''s office, admitted that a juror was stopped from meeting Jon's sister Sanjana, reports LA Weekly.