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Celebrity News - 15/10/2014

LONDON The BFI London Film Festival continued to shine a light on a crop of new films. Damien Lewis headed the premiere of the ‘Silent Storm’, a romantic drama set on a remote Scottish island. ‘Testament of Youth', based on the acclaimed classic, held its Centerpiece Gala Screening with stars Dominic West & Kit Harington and there was a charge in the air as ‘Electricity’ held its premiere with star Agyness Deyn who plays a woman with epilepsy searching for her long lost brother. Also in London, songwriter Nile Rodgers, lyricist Sir Tim Rice and Kinks front man Ray Davies were some of the winners at this year’s BMI London Awards which honors the best in British music. LOS ANGELES HGTV’s own Matt Blashaw lent a hand as DIRECTV & Scripps Networks partnered with U.S.VETS, an organization providing housing & employment for returning veterans. Blashaw & volunteers worked to rehabilitate rooms used by former servicemen & women. NEW YORK Past & present Superhero’s visited Good Morning America as former Batman and current ‘Birdman’ Michael Keaton thrilled autograph seekers while Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman gave a wave and thumbs up to fans. That’s all for now. We’ll be back tomorrow with more celebrity news and sightings. Oct 23, 2014
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Marijuana Compound Holds Promise for Alzheimer's

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychotic component in cannabis, reduced production of amyloid beta, the toxic proteins responsible for the brain disease, to slow and halt progression of the brain disease. Aug 28, 2014
The New York is to allow limited access to medical marijuana in the state, making it the 23rd US state where cannabis are made available for therapeutic purposes.

Frequent Marijuana Use Damages Brain: Experts

Dr Krista Lisdahl, director of the brain imaging and neuropsychology lab at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in US pointed out that the number of American teens getting addicted to marijuana has gone up in the recent past- from 2.4 percent in 1993 to 6.5 percent in 2012. Aug 11, 2014
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Marijuana Compound may Fight Cancer

Study indicates that certain compounds found in marijuana can slow down tumour growth. However, doctors caution against self-medication. Jul 16, 2014
Human Proteome

Indian Researchers Help Fill Gaps in Protein Map

Two independent research bodies simultaneously announced drafts of the human proteome, which is the protein equivalent of human genome. One of the drafts was created by researchers at Bangalore, India while the other was from Germany. May 29, 2014
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