http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A ladybird's colour indicates how well-fed and how toxic it is, according to an international team of scientists. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool directly shows that differences between animals' warning signals reveal how poisonous individuals are to predators. http://www.physorg.com/news247768941.html Biology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:01 EST news247768941 Teen school drop-outs are almost three times as likely to be on benefits in later life as their peers who complete their schooling, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://www.physorg.com/news247768809.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:04 EST news247768809 A drug that has been shown to prevent breast cancer in postmenopausal women at high risk of developing the disease, and is poised for widespread use, appears to significantly worsen age-related bone loss, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news247768606.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:03 EST news247768606 Frequent house moves during childhood seem to increase the risk of poor health in later life, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://www.physorg.com/news247768692.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:02 EST news247768692 Infants allowed to feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning (baby led weaning) are likely to eat more healthily and be an appropriate weight as they get older than infants spoon-fed purees, indicates a small study published in BMJ Open. http://www.physorg.com/news247768843.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:01 EST news247768843 (AP) -- Coinstar's fourth-quarter earnings nearly tripled as its Redbox kiosks for renting DVDs picked up customers who stopped getting their discs through Netflix's rival service. http://www.physorg.com/news247775242.html Technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:27:35 EST news247775242 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the past four years, founders of the start-up company Nicira have been developing cutting-edge software that they predict will transform the networking technology underlying the Internet. Today Nicira has debuted the software, called the Network Virtualization Platform (NVP). As its name implies, the NVP software acts as a virtual network by simulating the routers, switches, and other physical hardware used in data center networks. Yet the virtual network is completely independent of the physical network hardware. This software-defined networking means that operators can reconfigure any piece of a network programmatically rather than having to manually reconfigure the physical hardware. http://www.physorg.com/news247772280.html Technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:38:23 EST news247772280 Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC forecast Monday that its revenue in the three months to March may plunge 30 percent from a year ago, as competitors Apple and Samsung take their grip on the market. http://www.physorg.com/news247772222.html Technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:37:20 EST news247772222 Tropical Storm 11P has formed in the South Pacific Ocean, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of its cloud temperatures, revealing power in the cyclone. http://www.physorg.com/news247772172.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:36:18 EST news247772172 Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico doesn't begin until June 1, 2012, but a low pressure area in the Gulf called System 90L, is being watched on February 5 and 6 for possible development into sub-tropical depression although the chances are now slim to none. Data from the GOES-13 satellite was created into an image at NASA, and it showed System 90L raining on south Florida today. http://www.physorg.com/news247772156.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:36:00 EST news247772156 NASA's Aqua satellite passed over strengthening Tropical Storm Jasmine and noticed bands of thunderstorms wrapping into its center as it heads toward Vanuatu and New Caledonia. http://www.physorg.com/news247772074.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:35:42 EST news247772074 In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new work represents a contribution to basic science, but the findings may also hold implications for identifying when dune landscapes like those in Nebraska's Sand Hills may reach a "tipping point" under climate change, going from valuable grazing land to barren desert. http://www.physorg.com/news247772041.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:23 EST news247772041 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers' discovery of a new gene mutation provides hope for new screening methods. http://www.physorg.com/news247772006.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:38 EST news247772006 Preventing violent outbreaks of "spectator rage", similar to the deadly riots that broke out following a soccer game in Egypt, requires assessment and action by sports team owners and stadium managers, according to a report in the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Service Research. http://www.physorg.com/news247769524.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:10:01 EST news247769524 Closing elementary and secondary schools can help slow the spread of infectious disease and should be considered as a control measure during pandemic outbreaks, according to a McMaster University led study. http://www.physorg.com/news247768548.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:02 EST news247768548 The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have failed to adequately improve high blood sugar. http://www.physorg.com/news247768644.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:01 EST news247768644 A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California. http://www.physorg.com/news247769472.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:51:26 EST news247769472 Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment. Some of the most important factors in managing stress during a visit to the dentist include optimism on the part of the patient and an atmosphere of humour in the interaction with the dental staff. http://www.physorg.com/news247768052.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:50:02 EST news247768052 (AP) -- A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix. http://www.physorg.com/news247768441.html Technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:50:01 EST news247768441 As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are needed to find and treat individuals who have malaria, but show no signs of the disease. The prevalence of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic malaria can be as high as 35 percent in populations with malaria and these asymptomatic individuals can serve as a reservoir for spreading malaria even in areas where disease transmission has declined. http://www.physorg.com/news247767850.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:02 EST news247767850 The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.physorg.com/news247768322.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:11 EST news247768322 In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama praised the potential of the country's tremendous supply of natural gas buried in shale. He echoed the recommendations for safe extraction made by an advisory panel that included Stanford University geophysicist Mark Zoback. The panel made 20 recommendations for regulatory reform, some of which go well beyond what the president mentioned in his address. http://www.physorg.com/news247768168.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:43 EST news247768168 The Office of Naval Research (ONR)'s Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun program will take an important step forward in the coming weeks when the first industry railgun prototype launcher is tested at a facility in Dahlgren, Va., officials said Feb. 6. http://www.physorg.com/news247768133.html Technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:03 EST news247768133 Injectable progesterone contraceptives may be associated with poor periodontal health, according to research in the Journal of Periodontology. The study found that women who are currently taking depotmedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injectable contraceptive, or have taken DMPA in the past, are more likely to have indicators of poor periodontal health, including gingivitis and periodontitis, than women who have never taken the injectable contraceptive. DMPA is a long-lasting progestin-only injectable contraceptive administered intermuscularly every three months. http://www.physorg.com/news247768075.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:16 EST news247768075 More and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has lifted the lid on a world of panic, breathlessness and unheard pain. http://www.physorg.com/news247767993.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:14 EST news247767993 In two new studies featured in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer. One article focuses on an imaging agent that targets estrogen receptors in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer patients with formerly inconclusive assessments, and the second highlights a different imaging agent's ability to help predict the prognosis for patients undergoing chemotherapy for a very aggressive type of breast cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news247767908.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:14 EST news247767908 When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be assembled to turn a half-inch nut in tight quarters, or to loosen a rusted-tight one-inch bolt using a very persuasive lever. http://www.physorg.com/news247767829.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:56 EST news247767829 Research just published by a team of demographers at the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago contradicts a long-held belief that the mortality rate of Americans flattens out above age 80. http://www.physorg.com/news247767788.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:20 EST news247767788 Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Monday his country would freeze plans to ratify a controversial international online anti-piracy accord after mounting off-and-online protests. http://www.physorg.com/news247766656.html Technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:01 EST news247766656 A large Scandinavian study, that has been running for 30 years, has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods reports scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news247767516.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:48 EST news247767516