Islamabad, Apr 7 (ANI): Experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been having counseling sessions with a sports psychologist recruited by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to help regain his confidence in bowling ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Your height is still in your hands even if you avoided veggies and milk as a child, a new study has revealed.

Washington, March 17 (ANI): Montefiore Medical Center has used Radio Frequency Ablation to shrink uterine fibroids in women, becoming the first hospital in the United States to use the procedure since approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year.

Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): Australian cricketer Steve Smith has sought the help of Cricket Australia's (CA) sports psychologist to ensure that he plays without any pre-mediated thoughts in his first Test comeback in more than two years.

Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Leading Australian Test players have been offered professional counseling to help the depleted squad to prepare for the Mohali Test starting today.

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.

London, Feb 12 (ANI): BlackBerry has filed a new pair of patents to secure the rights to a new technology that would conceal concertina-like keyboards within their digital devices.

Washington, Jan. 31 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, the first time that the world's largest economy shrank in about three years, U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday.

London, Jan 22 (ANI): David Beckham's world famous "goldenballs" seems to have shrunk in his latest underwear ad.

London, Jan.19 (ANI): Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has admitted he feared his Formula One career may have ended following an ill-fated start in 2012, and added he had even consulted a professional sports psychologist to overcome the suspicions.

New Delhi, Jan.12 (ANI): The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has said that India's industrial output unexpectedly shrank in November for statiscal reasons.

Washington, Jan. 6 (ANI): President Barack Obama has touted that the fiscal cliff compromise is 'one more step in the broader effort to grow the economy and shrink deficits, but warned that another "manufactured crisis" over the debt ceiling could wreak havoc on the economy.

Karachi, January 4 (ANI): The Siachen Glacier has reduced by 5.9 km in longitudinal extent between 1989 and 2009 because of rising temperatures, researchers say.

New York, December 31 (ANI): As seen in popular shows like 'Sex and the City' and 'Girls', it's a cliche that dating for women in New York City is rough, men cheat and are immature, and finding the right guy is nearly impossible, but according to a sex therapist the scenario is much, much worse.

Johannesburg, Dec 14(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has brought in former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and a psychologist for the national team as they start a weeklong training camp on Friday for their limited overs series against India.

Washington, December 4 (ANI): Satellites observations have indicated that snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere is decreasing much faster than expected.

London, Nov 20(ANI): England manager Roy Hodgson has conceded for the first time that he is considering bringing in a psychologist to solve Three Lion's penalty shoot-out curse.

Washington, November 17 (ANI): Some glaciers of the Himalayas will continue shrinking for many years to come, even if temperatures hold steady, a Brigham Young University geology professor has predicted.

London, Nov 12 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has seen 6.8 billion dollars wiped from his fortune in a year, according to a report.

Washington, November 6 (ANI): Warmer temperatures cause greater reduction in the adult sizes of aquatic animals than in land-dwellers, British researchers say.

London, Oct. 29 (ANI): The Dead Sea is shrinking at a record rate, prompting calls for Israel and Jordan to stop fertilizer makers from siphoning water whose restorative powers have attracted visitors since ancient times.

Washington, October 25 (ANI): Data from NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites has revealed that the average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years.

Washington, October 24 (ANI): Last month the world witnessed two opposite records concerning sea ice.

Washington, October 23 (ANI): Exercising regularly in old age may better protect against brain shrinkage, which affects memory and thinking, than engaging in mental or social activities, according to a new study.

Washington, October 23 (ANI): Older adults who exercise may better protect their brain from age-related changes than those who do not, according to a study.