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. The doctorate certificate that Albert Einstein obtained from the University of Zurich in 1906 will come up for auction in June, auctioneers Fischer Galerie said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news155556118.html Physics Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:02:33 EST news155556118 (BRONX, NY) - Recurrent and metastatic endometrial and ovarian cancers can be notoriously difficult to treat: They have spread to other organs and typically have developed resistance to chemotherapy; and patients already heavily treated with chemotherapy may not be able to endure more chemo. Now, physicians at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that a combination of two chemotherapy drugs not only produced clinical benefit for such patients but were also well tolerated. The findings are published online in the journal Gynecologic Oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news159558309.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:46:14 EST news159558309 A laboratory study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that an anti-cancer compound studied for treating blood cancers may also help in treating cancers of the head and neck. The work is reported in the April 28th online edition of the Journal of Pathology. http://www.physorg.com/news160153426.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:05:55 EST news160153426 Physicists at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) have succeeded in producing a Bose-Einstein condensate from the alkaline earth element calcium. The use of alkaline earth atoms creates new potential for precision measurements, for example for the determination of gravitational fields. http://www.physorg.com/news172824034.html Physics Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:42:14 EST news172824034 Women with certain gene variations appear to be protected against cervical cancer, according to a study led by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and reported in Clinical Cancer Research. Knowing whether or not women have these genetic variants could help physicians to better tailor treatment strategies. http://www.physorg.com/news156098381.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:40:12 EST news156098381 Scientists are harnessing the cosmos as a scientific 'instrument' in their quest to determine the makeup of the universe. http://www.physorg.com/news154357589.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:07:11 EST news154357589 Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified a small intracellular protein that helps cells commit suicide. The finding, reported as the "paper of the week" in the January 16th print issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, could lead to drugs for combating cancer and other diseases characterized by overproduction of cells. The research was led by the late Dennis Shields, Ph.D., a professor in Einstein's Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology for 30 years, who died unexpectedly in December. http://www.physorg.com/news151226507.html Chemistry Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:21:47 EST news151226507 Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a gene crucial in triggering the spread of breast cancer is turned on and off. The findings could help predict whether breast tumors will metastasize and also reveal potential drug targets for preventing metastasis. The study will appear in the May 20th online edition of the Journal of Cell Science. http://www.physorg.com/news161355941.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 May 2009 14:06:16 EST news161355941 (PhysOrg.com) -- When one thinks of Einstein, it is natural to assume that obviously his brain differed from that of the average person. And, ever since Thomas Harvey, a pathologist in Princeton, removed Einstein's brain upon his 1955 death and documented it, scientists have been studying it. Currently, Einstein's brain is in 240 pieces, mounted on slides. However, measurements and photographs were taken of the brain prior to its dis-assembly, and these photos are pored over every few years by those wishing to unravel the secrets of the brain belonging to one of the geniuses of the 20th Century. http://www.physorg.com/news159536686.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:45:26 EST news159536686 (AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections. http://www.physorg.com/news165825836.html Technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:44:23 EST news165825836 Women who have more years of fertility (the time from first menstruation to menopause) have a lower risk of developing Parkinson`s disease than women with fewer years, according to a large, new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. http://www.physorg.com/news154803926.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:07:41 EST news154803926 Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in this month's issue of Pediatrics, calls for efforts to educate communities about the hazards of camphor and to crack down on illegally marketed camphor products. http://www.physorg.com/news160830532.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 12:09:30 EST news160830532 Einstein@Home, based at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) and the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in Germany, is one of the world's largest public volunteer distributed computing projects. More than 200,000 people have signed up for the project and donated time on their computers to search gravitational wave data for signals from unknown pulsars. http://www.physorg.com/news157113935.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:45:58 EST news157113935 Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified genetic markers that signal poor outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer. These findings could one day lead to a genetic test that could help select or predict successful treatment options for patients with this type of cancer. The results were published in the American Journal of Pathology. http://www.physorg.com/news156619491.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:25:25 EST news156619491 (PhysOrg.com) -- "In many ways, the standard model of cosmology works very well," Jose Cembranos tells PhysOrg. "However, there are very basic features that we just do not know. We have dark energy and dark matter. They dictate the evolution of late time cosmology. They both together constitute more than 95 percent of the energy content of the present Universe." If this is the case, why do we trust the standard model? It can`t explain such a large portion of the universe. http://www.physorg.com/news159444907.html Physics Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:17:07 EST news159444907