Researchers have found a stem cell that may be the cause of some types of prostrate cancer. Although their findings are experimental, but these could still explain some types of prostate cancer and then offer new ways of treating them.

The genetic code of late blight - the plant pathogen that lead to the Irish potato famine of the 1840s and 1850s- has been unlocked and clues regarding it being such a enemy of the potato have been revealed by Scientists.

The future of the jobs market is looking bright as temporary and permanent appointments grew in August for the first time in 17 months, showing signs of green shoots of recovery.

Data compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation revealed that vacancies are still tumbling but at a slower pace.

A drug developer, Vivus, claimed that its weight-loss drug, called Onexa, produced effective results in two late-stage clinical trials, causing a steep rise in the company's share price.

Boys may soon be given Gardasil, the vaccine against human papillomavirus, just as it is given to girls.

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted in favor of the vaccine to be made available to even boys and men aged 9-26 for protection against genital warts.

The popular property-building board game, Monopoly, has been given a 21st century makeover by the toy-making company Hasbro and Internet search bigwig Google - with the Wednesday release of the global online version of supposedly "the biggest land grab of 2009"!

Going by a Wednesday announcement by AT&T, the company has worked out clear-cut plans to upgrade its wireless network, aiming at increasing its speed by two times, in six US cities by the end of the year. The cities that will receive the network upgrade include Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami.

According to NASA, the 19-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, upgraded by the Atlantis astronauts in May, is back to work with a bang!

Making the iTunes a much stronger media-playback application with enhanced features, Apple expectedly introduced iTunes 9 at its 'Rock and Roll' annual media event on Wednesday.

Washington  - President Barack Obama late Wednesday challenged US lawmakers to end a vicious dispute over health care and approve an overhaul of the system before it is too late.