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Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens to feature in comedy skit

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens to feature in comedy skitWashington, Apr 3 : Hollywood actor Zac Efron and his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens are gearing up to feature in a comedy skit to be aired on comedian Will Ferrell's website FunnyOrDie. com.

The rib-tickling comedy will feature Zac and Vanessa alongside Nicole Richie and Thomas Lennon, who plays Efron''s Uncle Hank.

It has been directed by Adam Shankman, reports OK! magazine.

Its been reported that the cast had a blast shooting for the comedy skit.

Matthew McConaughey’s Airstream trailer obsession

Matthew McConaughey’s Airstream trailer obsessionWashington, Apr 3 : Matthew McConaughey insists that his Airstream trailer enables him to travel across America without hampering his career.

The actor says that the modern technology has made life easier for him.

"I can communicate just as well from the Airstream, run everything right there. I can do it better. My thoughts are better when I''m on the road. I''m more creative," Contactmusic quoted him, as telling the news issue of America''s Men''s Journal magazine.

Brain controls ''''memory'''' via a region that grabs images

Brain controls ''''memory'''' via a region that grabs imagesWashington, Apr 3 : A special region of the brain''''s visual cortex, which is in charge of distinguishing between background and foreground images, called V2, is what makes brain cells remember things, according to a new study.

Neuroscientists at The Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated that nerve cells in V2 can "grab onto" figure-ground information from visual images for several seconds, even after the images themselves are removed from our sight.

Brooke Shields’ shares her fake eyelash faux pas

Brooke Shields’ shares her fake eyelash faux pasNew York, Apr 3 : False eyelashes certainly don't make a beautiful sight for Brook Shields, as the actress once had an eyelash faux pas and hasn't used them since.

Instead, the `Lipstick Jungle' star prefers using Latisse - an FDA-approved treatment that enhances and lengthens eyelashes.

Shields recently described how she was left red-faced, when her friend discovered the actress' fake eyelashes in her car.

Michael Phelps’ mom pens tell-all book

http://www.topnews.in/sports/files/Michael-Phelps5.jpgNew York, Apr 3 : Ace swimmer Michael Phelps' mother has penned a tell-all book describing the "highs and lows" of her son's career.

In her book titled `A Mother for All Seasons', Debbie Phelps writes about "one golden boy turned loser" and his "disappointing, uncharacteristic behaviour."

It talks about Michael's DUI arrest and infamous bong hit, reports New York Daily News.

Snoring kids at increased depression, anxiety risk

Snoring kids at increased depression, anxiety riskWashington, Apr 3 : Preschoolers who snore are at an increased risk of developing mood disorders, and are likely to have language and attention problems, say researchers.

"The results of our study bring out snoring as a possible risk factor for mood problems and cognitive impairment in children," said lead researcher Eeva T. Aronen, M. D., Ph. D., of Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

During the study, the researchers looked at 43 preschoolers aged five, who snored and 46 children who did not snore.

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