Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said.

Washington, June 18 (ANI): An international team has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ways.

Washington, June 14 (ANI): A unique odour signature from human skin cells can be used for identifying melanoma - the deadliest form of cancer, a new research has claimed.

Washington, June 11 (ANI): Early exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used in the composition of plastics and resins, might damage the enamel of teeth, a new study has revealed.

Washington, June 11 (ANI): Many people with cancer and other chronic health issues depend on painkillers such as morphine and Vicodin to relieve pain.

Washington, June 6 (ANI): Scientists are reporting development and successful lab tests on the first potential drug to pack a lethal one-two punch against melanoma skin cancer cells.

Washington, June 6 (ANI): A new research has suggested that icy comets that crashed into Earth millions of years ago could have produced life building organic compounds, including the building blocks of proteins and nucleobases pairs of DNA and RNA.

Washington, May 28 (ANI): A synthetic compound ShK-186, originally derived from a sea anemone toxin, has been found to enhance metabolic activity and shows potential as a treatment for obesity and insulin resistance, according to scientists at UC Irvine.

Washington, May 27 (ANI): Honokiol - a powerful polyphenol compound extracted from Magnolia officinalis bark - protects muscles from the normal inflammation caused by intense exercise, a new research has found.

London, May 27 (ANI): Researchers have created a compound that offers to give heart attack survivors an improved quality of life.

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.