Washington, March 17 : Yale researchers say that they have identified previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss.

The researchers have revealed that they made this advance while investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation.

Washington, March 17 : Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory say that they may have developed a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs, and transistors are built by reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone.

The researchers claim that this is the first time that any research team have converted the highest frequency sounds into light by reversing a process that converts electrical signals to sound.

New York, Mar 17 : American actress Mena Suvari has revealed that it would be appropriate for her to cover up her tattoos during her wedding.

Suvari, 30, thinks it would be inconsiderate if she were to reveal her tattoos to her fiance's family.

"I think it would be considerate to [fiance Simone Sistito''s] family to have my tattoos covered, since there are two nuns on his mother''s side of the family," the New York Daily News quoted her as saying at the Vanity Fair and USA Networks Character Project bash last week.

New York, Mar 17 : US President Barack Obama is 3.1 percent Irish, it has emerged.

According to Ancestry. com, Obama's great-great-great-grandfather, Falmouth Kearney, sailed aboard the Marmion from Liverpool on March 20, 1850, with plans of settling in Ohio.

The roots of Kearney can be traced back to the villages of Moneygall and Shinrone in County Offaly, Ireland, reports The New York Daily News.

Also, Joe Biden's ancestors arrived in the U. S. within six months of Obama's Irish family; both were shoemakers by trade.

Washington, March 17 : Brigham Young University researchers say that a new study conducted by them may help explain how and where the virus behind about half of all cold infections evolve in the rhinovirus genome, and what this means for possible vaccines.

"There are a lot of different approaches to treating the cold, none of which seem to be effective. This is partly because we haven''''t spent a lot of time studying the virus and its history to see how it''''s responding to the human immune system and drugs," said Keith Crandall, professor of biology and co-author of the study.

Washington, March 17 : A new case report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has determined that stun guns, in certain circumstances, may result in brain-specific complications such as seizures.

An analysis of an incident where a previously well police officer was mistakenly hit by a taser shot with 2 barbs in the upper back and head meant for a suspect indicates that seizures may occur and should be considered an adverse event related to the use of these devices.