Video game addiction can lead to sleep deprivation, thereby putting the players at serious risk of numerous health issues associated with sleep loss such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases, warns a study.

To address burning social issues in the country, clothing brand Denizen has used three dimensional animation to make a comic series on apparels with characters that depict the youth.

"For the first time, we have been able to show that increasing ghrelin levels that are seen prior to meals or during fasting, causes the brain to act impulsively and also affects the ability to make rational decisions," said one of the researchers Karolina Skibicka from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

When hungry, the hormone ghrelin is produced in the stomach. In the new study conducted on rats, the hormone has been shown to have a negative effect on decision making capabilities and impulse control.

The rats can be trained to be rewarded (with sugar) when they execute an action such as pressing a lever ("go") -- or instead they can be rewarded only when they resist pressing the lever ("no-go") when an appropriate signal is given. 

They learn this by repeatedly being given a signal, for example, a flash of light or a buzzing sound that tells them which action should be executed for them to receive their reward.

The 69th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) officially kicked off on Wednesday evening in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.

Veteran actor Om Puri has said that he hurt his elbow while shooting for a film and had to undergo a minor operation to treat it.

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone will soon be seen endorsing Lodha’s premium weekend home development property around a riverside Greg Norman golf course.

Located on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, this exclusive enclave is a short drive from both Mumbai and Pune. Deepika enjoyed staying there as part of the association.

“Although it was a hectic two days, I enjoyed it so much because it didn't feel like I was working. It was more like enjoying two days of my weekend, experiencing this exclusive enclave... playing golf, relaxing at the spa, sitting by the river and watching a movie,” she said in a statement.

This weekend development will be a home where residents can go relax, play a game of golf, spend quality family time by the riverside promenade, entertain friends and family over the weekends and indulge in outdoor sports.

Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming Tamil gangster drama "Kabali" will hit the marquee on July 1, a source said.

Upset that a lot of water would be wasted amid drought in a shooting sequence, actor Karan Patel refused to shoot for "Ye Hai Mohabbatein" -- until his concerns were met.

Over 182 films from 53 countries will be screened at the festival, which will be held here from May 25 to May 29.

McKellen will be the chief guest at the festival's opening ceremony, to be held on May 25 at Liberty Cinema. The ceremony is open to all registered delegates of the festival. 

"For too many years, gay characters appeared in films only as comic relief, as often as not meeting a sticky end, as if that’s all they deserved. Increasingly, in India too, the film industry has matured, treating gay people with the same seriousness as straight characters," McKellen said in a statement. 

Parineeti, last seen on screen in Shaad Ali-directed "Kill Dil", says her co-star Ayushmann Khurrana will join the set soon.

"It all begins in the City of Joy! Bindu’s favourite Abhimanyu will be here soon. Watch out for Ayushmann Khurrana. 'Meri Pyaari Bindu'," Parineeti tweeted on Thursday.

The "Ishaqzaade" star will be seen essaying the character of an aspiring singer in the Yash Raj Films (YRF) movie and she will also croon a number for it.

Ayushmann will be seen essaying the character of an author named Abhimanyu Roy, and flaunts a bearded look for it.

"'Meri Pyaari Bindu' Parineeti Chopra I love it when the Bindu in you says such things," Ayushmann tweeted.

Former Miss Teen Northeast #MahikaSharma is set to produce a TV show focusing on #Assamesefashion, food items, festivals and more.

Does application of castor oil increase growth of eyelash and eyebrow hair or is cleansing milk a more effective way to clean deep pores? An expert separates myth from reality.

Actor Manish Paul, who is seen on both the small screen and Hindi films, says that there isn't much difference between the two mediums for him and he just enjoys whatever work he receives.

"I just enjoy working. I don't think if I'm doing films or TV. Whether it is a film or 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' or a National Geographic show, whatever I get, I give it my 200 percent and that's what I believe in," Manish said at an event here. 

Manish will next be seen on the big screen in the film "Baa Baaa Black Sheep", where he will share screen space with veteran actor Anupam Kher, who plays his father in the film.

Asked whether his stint in Bollywood has made him too occupied to do television shows, Manish said: "I'm currently shooting for 'Baa Baaa Black Sheep', but television-wise, let's see what I get. It depends on the channels, I just go wherever they call me". 

The third season of India beach fashion week (IBFW) is all set to grip Goa with ace designers like Neeta Lulla and Varun Bahl setting the ramp on fire.

Wavy prints, orange, lavenders are ruling lingries this summer season, says an expert.

Suman Chowdhury, chief designer of online lingerie brand Clovia has shared some tips on lingerie colours, which are in trend.

♦ Beach Vibe: This season is all about the beach vibe with wavy prints, marine textured, animal print, deep sea motif and algae prints are in trend.

♦ Yellow and orange: Go for glowing yellow or fiery orange lingerie to match the bright sun outside.

♦ Regular wear: For your comfortable, everyday regulars you can go for lilacs and lavenders with delicate embroidery and soft laces that makes you feel simple yet elegant. 

Fashion designer Masaba Gupta, known for her quirky designs, on Tuesday launched her debut collection for kids eCommerce marketplace Flipkart.

Starting their journey in the fashion industry with a flair for art, architecture, flowers and wanderlust, the brand Geisha Designs, brainchild of designer duo Paras Bairoliya and Shalini Jaikaria, has completed 15 years in the industry.

Shalini Jaikaria says it has been an exquisite journey with the duo treating every day as a new challenge with new expectations and beliefs, and Paras Bairoliya shares that the duo's "ultimate hope is to amaze ourselves". 

Starting in 2000, the duo have carved a place for themselves in the industry using their craft and vision. 

A few celebrities who have worn Geisha Designs in the last few years are Paris Hilton, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Kajol, Nimrat Kaur, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra and Nargis Fakhri.

Their first ever collection was the rose, since roses have been an ultimate declaration of love; it became an inspiration for them. They titled it as "Whispering woods".

"Over the last 15 years I have laboured with craftsmen to re-invent romance such that it keeps me motivated and loved. The team which started as just two members proudly has 200 plus skilled craftsmen today," Jaikaria said in a statement. 

A team of researchers, including an Indian-American scientist, has found that the major reason cancer drugs fail is that they cannot penetrate the high-pressure environment of solid tumours.

The findings revealed that hyaluronic acid -- a large, naturally occurring molecule -- is primarily responsible for generating elevated gel-fluid pressures in tumours. 

"We show that the gel-fluid phase generates a primary mechanism of drug resistance in pancreas cancer," said lead researcher Sunil Hingorani from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the US. 

A hyaluronidase treatment -- family of enzymes that degrade hyaluronic acid -- holds promise for improving patient outcomes for drug-resistant cancers.

In the study, published in Biophysical Journal, the team conducted hyaluronidase treatment in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer and found that it broke down hyaluronic acid as well as normalised the fluid pressure in tumours, allowing vessels to re-expand and thereby overcoming a major barrier to drug delivery.

Short sleep duration combined with frequent snoring reported prior to cancer diagnosis may influence subsequent breast cancer survival, says a study.

One potential mechanism underlying this relationship is the adverse effect of poor sleep on inflammatory pathways, which may be a contributing factor in the development and progression of cancer, the researchers said.

The study found that women who typically slept less than the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night and were frequent snorers in the years before their cancer diagnosis experienced a poorer cancer prognosis.

In a warning to soon-to-be mothers, researchers have recommended healthy and nutritious food during pregnancy as excess weight and high blood sugar can make babies prone to childhood obesity.

If you thought human babies are capable of imitating facial gestures, hand gestures, facial expressions, or vocal sounds right from their first weeks of life after birth, think again! New research suggests that just is not so.

Use cucumber and rose water to remove the unwanted tan or opt for a tomato, yogurt and lemon juice face pack to get a glowing skin during the summer season, says an expert.

Pankaj Agagrwal, senior hoemoepath at Agrawal Homoeo Clinic has shared tips for those who face skin tan problems in the summer season. 

♦ Cucumber, rose water and lemon juice pack: One of the best home remedies for removing tan is cucumber and lemon. Lemon gives you skin lightening whereas cucumber and rose water soothes the skin. Mix the three ingrediant together and apply with cotton. Wash after 10 minutes with cold water. Apply the pack everyday. 

♦ Besan and turmeric face pack: This is a combination of bleaching and scrubbing. Turmeric powder adds glow to the skin and reduces tan. Besan works as natural scrub and it also removes dead cells. Add two tablespoon of besan and a pinch of turmeric. Mix it with a one tablespoon of milk and a spoon full of crushed orange peel. Mix with cold rose water and apply. Leave it for 20 minutes.

If you are calorie conscious and have kept your meals to the healthier side to shed those extra kilos, cheer as there is another, bigger reason to do so - better action between the sheets.

Do you perceive yourself to be a foodie? If yes, chances are that you may end up influencing the amount of your intake as well as decrease the risk of becoming obese, often attributed to an addiction to food, finds new research.

According to researchers, when the study participants were told that they were great food addicts, they tend to consume fewer calories than those who were told they had low or average score.

Further, they also reported greater concern about their eating behaviour, which in turn, reduced the amount of time they spent tasting the foods.

"Our research found that participants who believed themselves to be 'food addicts' reduced the amount of time they were exposed to unhealthy foods and ate less as a result," according to Helen Ruddock, doctoral student at the University of Liverpool in Britain.

Male voices are not deeply pitched in order to attract female mates but to dominate the competition with other males, finds a new study that analysed a wide variety of primates including humans.

"We wanted to determine if sexual selection had produced sex differences in humans and closely related species," said David A. Puts, associate professor of anthropology, Pennsylvania State University.

The findings showed that a deep-pitched male voice was seen as dominant by other males but had a smaller impact on attracting females.

Human male traits imply physical aggression and formidability and seem to provide competitive advantages in fighting or threatening other men more than they help attract women.

"We find that masculine traits in humans are not the same as, say, in peacocks where the beautiful tail attracts a mate," said Puts in the paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Also, the researchers found that the depth in the female voices did not affect how attractive they were deemed by male listeners.

However, deeper male voices were rated as more dominant by men and more attractive by women.

In addition, in men with low levels of the cortisol -- stress hormone -- a higher level of testosterone was linked to a deeper voice.

Do you want your children to eat more healthy food and less fast food? Researchers have recommended placing healthy food more visibly, attractively and conveniently so that your child can eat and stay healthy.

Strongly preferred foods, like fries at fast food restaurants or red meat at buffets, are so standard that it can be difficult to get people -- especially children -- to opt for healthier options, even if the healthy option is the default.

The findings indicated that more children choose French fries over apples when apples were presented as the default option.

"We guessed that children would opt out of a healthier default when much-loved fries were an option," said David Just from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in the US.

"We were surprised that this was the case even for a relatively attractive healthy option like apple slices," Just added in a paper published in the journal BMC Research Notes.

"There are many filmmakers with whom I want to work and I am waiting for them to offer a film. I am waiting to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It's my dream to work with him and I hope that happens. I love his cinema,” Shraddha told.

The actress, who is currently termed as one of the successful actresses in Bollywood thanks to her films like “Aashiqui 2”, “Ek Villain” and “Haider”, had a low phase in her career when she started off.

When asked how the industry reacted when she delivered a flop film like 'Teen Patti' and she said: "That time things were different. Post 'Teen Patti' nobody was easily offering films and it was difficult to let people believe in me after coming out of an unsuccessful film. But there were few people who believed in me including Mohti Suri ( director of “Aashiqui 2”).”

Filmmaker Suvahhdan Angre, who will direct the film, earlier claimed that Irrfan would be a part of the film.

However, Irrfan says he has never heard or read any script related to this movie.

“This news is false. If and when I'm part of any project, everyone will know directly from me,” Irrfan said in a statement.

She took to Twitter where shared that the shoot has started on a "summer night".

"'Oysters' shoot begins on a summer night! Oysters, Short, London summer," Radhika tweeted on Monday.

"Oysters", directed by Pratyusha Gupta and written by Sharmila Chauhan, is commissioned by Film London as part of London Calling Plus.

Film London is London's screen industries agency. They connect ideas, talent and finance to develop a pioneering creative culture in the city that delivers success in film, television, animation, games and beyond. 

London Calling, an annual short film scheme, is built on over a decade of experience. It will produce 20 new short films this year. It supports new and emerging filmmaking teams, with 15 short films awarded up to 4,000 pounds.

Pink is often associated with femininity. And if one goes by a survey, it is a hot favourite colour of women when it comes to everyday ethnic wear.