Washington, Apr 1 : A new study from University of Illinois has revealed that kids who are physically active have greater cognitive control or ability to pay attention, and perform better at school.

The research led by Charles Hillman, a professor of kinesiology and community health and the director of the Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory at Illinois, showed that physical activity may increase students’ cognitive control – or ability to pay attention – and also result in better performance on academic achievement tests.

Washington, Apr. 1 : Congressional Republicans have decided to ditch the former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in favour of the former House speaker Newt Gingrich for the House-Senate fundraising dinner on June 8 in Washington.

This is a gazebo Republican event to raise money for GOP House and Senate candidates.

Just weeks ago, the House and Senate Republican campaign committees had firmly secured telegenic Palin for the major fundraiser. But Alaska Governor's attitude made things go awry.

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): A new study has shown that babies born to women who suffered from anxiety or depression prior to pregnancy are likely to sleep poorly at both 6 months and 12 months of age.

The researchers found that preconceptional psychological distress was a strong predictor of infant night waking, irrespective of effects of postnatal depression, bedroom sharing and other confounding factors.

A significant psychological distress prior to conception puts infant at 23-percent increased risk of infant night wakings at 6 months of age and a 22-percent increased risk at 12 months of age.

Washington, April 1 : Those on diet better avoid buffets, for a new study has shown that people tend to underestimate how much of each item is present when faced with a large variety of items.

Joseph P. Redden of the University of Minnesota and Stephen J. Hoch of the University of Pennsylvania came to this conclusion after studying consumers'' perceptions of quantity in a set of experiments.

Their aim was to determine how quantity perceptions influence portion sizes.

"Does a bowl with both red and blue candies seem to have more or less than a bowl with only one colour candy?" the researchers asked.

Washington, Apr 1 : A drug commonly used for treating alcoholism and drug addiction has been found to curb the compulsive behaviour of kleptomaniacs, say researchers.

The research team from the Medical School''s Department of Psychiatry has found that drug Naltrexone significantly reduced kleptomaniacs urge to steal.

During the study, the researchers conducted an eight-week, double-blind trial among 25 men and women ages 17-75, who spent an average of at least one hour a week stealing.

Washington, April 1 : Halle Berry revealed her experimental side when she guzzled down a shot of her own perfume.

The stunning star was offered a drink of her new scent, Halle by Halle Berry by TV chat show host Ellen Degeneres.

Degeneres first gulped a shot of the vanilla and sandalwood mix with ice before Berry cleaned the glass, reports Contactmusic.

DeGeneres joked: "It smells good, what''s in it...? It''s pretty much natural, right?"