[03:50.49]He hanged himself with a bedsheet in his prison cell after just one month of his life sentence.
[03:55.71]Castro had been in protective custody and was checked every half hour.
[03:59.27]His lawyer said the prison authorities had denied him access to a psychologist.
[04:03.02]Researchers in the US say they’ve found a way to reverse down syndrome in newborn mice.
[04:09.25]Writing in the Journal Science Translation Medicine, the scientist said that by injecting an experimental compound into genetically engineered mice,
[04:17.10] they were able to prompt the brain to develop normally.
[04:19.37]Down syndrome is caused by the presence of an additional chromosome and is associated with intellectual disabilities, growth delays and distinctive facial features.
[04:28.34]The team at Johns Hopkins University said this might lead to new treatments for humans.
[04:33.59]Japanese delegates at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee have been making the case for Tokyo to host the 2020 summer Olympic Games.
[04:42.21]Madrid and Istanbul are the other candidates.
[04:45.35]Japan has had to address concerns about a leak of radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
[04:51.67]The leader of Japan's bids said the water and food in Tokyo were safer than New York, Paris or London and there was no need to worry.