Washington, May 24 (ANI): Cinnamon might hold the key to delaying the onset of-or warding off-the effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to scientists at UC Santa Barbara.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine's effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice.

Washington, May 21 (ANI): A compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death, a new research has suggested.

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Scientists from the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) have identified the compound that gives ripe strawberries their characteristic caramel-like aroma.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): Scientists have found that the phenolic compounds found in champagne can improve spatial memory.

Bijni (Assam), May 6 (ANI): Police and paramilitary personnel in Bijni town of Assam diffused two improvised explosive device, while non-political student's body said that it was an attempt to tarnish its image as the bombs were found within the compound of the dilapidated house, which was once its office.

Washington, April 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that green tea extract in tandem with an additional compound could be effective for body weight control and type 2 diabetes.

London, April 22 (ANI): Scientists have tailor-made a new chemical compound that blocks a protein that has been linked to poor responses to treatment in cancer patients.

Washington, April 12(ANI): Mount Sinai researchers have identified a soy-based treatment for colorectal cancer, a promising therapy for treatment-resistant ovarian cancer and a new drug target for advanced prostate cancer.

London, Apr 11 (ANI): A member of the team that raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan will testify at the trial of Bradley Manning, US army private charged in a massive leak of American secrets to Wikileaks.

Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): A compound that is abundant in red meat and is added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis - or the hardening or clogging of the arteries, a new study has revealed.

Washington, April 5 (ANI): A new study led by a NASA researcher has found that Hydrogen peroxide is abundant across much of the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa,.

London, March 25 (ANI): Scientists in America have found that oleocanthal - a compound which gives olive oil its peppery "bite" - helps to destroy the toxic proteins that are thought to cause Alzheimer's disease.

Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): A new class of anti-malarial compounds that target multiple stages of the malaria parasite's life cycle has been identified by a group of researchers from 16 institutions around the world.

Beijing, Mar. 9 (Xinhua-ANI): A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan Defense Ministry compound in the capital city Kabul on Saturday leaving nine people dead and injuring 10 others, police confirmed.

Washington, Mar. 6 (ANI): Shortly after the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya was attacked in September 2012, a phone call was made from the area to al Qaeda leader.

Washington, March 3 (ANI): For the first time, a new study has found that cannabinoids-psychoactive compounds of marijuana-can be detected in the blood of daily pot smokers during a month of sustained abstinence.

Washington, February 28 (ANI): Drawing inspiration from a chemical that fungi secrete to defend their territory, MIT chemists have synthesized and tested several dozen compounds that may hold promise as potential cancer drugs.

Washington, February 24 (ANI): A researcher at the University of South Carolina is developing new plastics using compounds found in pine trees, firs and other conifers.

Washington, February 22 (ANI): An international group of scientists has discovered a new class of molecular compounds capable of killing the influenza virus.

Washington, February 21 (ANI): Researchers from Gottingen and Bonn have shed light on why the chemical compound known as "methylene blue" is a potential candidate for treating Alzheimer's.

Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Administration of the active compound tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside (TSG) derived from the Chinese herbal medicine Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, reversed both overexpression of a-synuclein, a small protein found in the brain, and its accumulation using a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

London, February 15 (ANI): Many women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum have seen their tumors stabilize or shrink after taking a regular dose of the compound selumetinib, researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have found.

Washington, February 8 (ANI): Using two different compounds they developed, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been able to show in animal models that inhibiting a specific enzyme protects heart cells and surrounding tissue against serious damage from heart attacks.

London, Feb 4 (ANI): Outgoing US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has admitted that torture was used to 'put together the puzzle' that led the American military to Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.