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. US defense contractor Raytheon on Wednesday unveiled the first of what it said will be a series of software applications to make iPhones or iPod touch devices into battlefield tools. http://www.physorg.com/news180266140.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:20:19 EST news180266140 In a new study to asses patient awareness of medications prescribed during a hospital visit, 44% of patients believed they were receiving a medication they were not, and 96% were unable to recall the name of at least one medication that they had been prescribed during hospitalization. These findings are published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news179651404.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:10:50 EST news179651404 A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of having a seizure or developing epilepsy. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks associated with cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently relate to epilepsy. Full findings of this study are currently available online and will appear in the February 2010 issue of Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy. http://www.physorg.com/news177763536.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:02 EST news177763536 Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's Journal of Vision reveals that our brains can be trained to consciously see stimuli that would normally be invisible. http://www.physorg.com/news175364478.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:40:01 EST news175364478 Scientists have found that some individuals in the vegetative and minimally conscious states, despite lacking the means of reporting awareness themselves, can learn and thereby demonstrate at least a partial consciousness. Their findings are reported in today's (20 September) online edition of Nature Neuroscience. http://www.physorg.com/news172671780.html Medicine & Health Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:23:52 EST news172671780 Many yoga classes use a wall as an occasional prop. But in Nancy McCaochan's classes, the wall is the star. http://www.physorg.com/news172482351.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:46:54 EST news172482351 (PhysOrg.com) -- From CNN to Ashton Kutcher everyone is tweeting. In ads, many companies now display the logo of an animated blue bird holding a sign that says "follow me." http://www.physorg.com/news171815151.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:03 EST news171815151 Should peer review detect fraud and misconduct? What does it do for science and what does the scientific community want it to do? Will it illuminate good ideas or shut them down? Should reviewers remain anonymous? http://www.physorg.com/news171624195.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:40:01 EST news171624195 It is widely known that the brain perceives information before it reaches a person's awareness. But until now, there was little way to determine what specific mental tasks were taking place prior to the point of conscious awareness. http://www.physorg.com/news167921900.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:30:07 EST news167921900 New research at the University of Leicester reveals that the recession will bring with it a new ‘economic ethic` which will curtail the display of ostentation and conspicuous consumption. http://www.physorg.com/news163824967.html Other Sciences Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:56:35 EST news163824967 People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities and Morris campuses. http://www.physorg.com/news160077614.html Other Sciences Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:01:04 EST news160077614 Patients who have lost part of their visual awareness following a stroke can show an improved ability to see when they are listening to music they like, according to a new study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news157048796.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:40:58 EST news157048796 A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. Among those who are aware of the recall, about six in ten (61%) say they have taken one or more precautions to reduce their risk of getting sick from contaminated peanut products. Specifically, about one in four say they have checked ingredient lists on foods in the grocery store to make sure they know which products contain peanuts (27%), thrown away foods in their home that they think might be on the recall list (25%), stopped ordering foods containing peanuts in restaurants (22%), and stopped eating those foods they heard were in the recall (28%), while 15% say they have stopped eating all foods containing peanuts. http://www.physorg.com/news153756551.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:09:44 EST news153756551 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Rutgers Food Policy Institute (FPI) have investigated public perceptions of the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, the largest foodborne illness outbreak in the United States in over a decade. http://www.physorg.com/news152464793.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:20:52 EST news152464793 A new study in the journal Learning Disabilities Research & Practice reveals that differences found between pre-kindergarten reading-disabled children and their typically reading peers diminish in various measures by pre-first grade, with the exception of phonological awareness abilities. http://www.physorg.com/news146409138.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:12:18 EST news146409138 (PhysOrg.com) -- Although members of the same species share more than 99 percent of their genetic makeup, individuals often have small differences, such as in their appearance, susceptibility to disease, and life expectancy. Another difference, one that has gone overlooked from the evolutionary perspective, is personality variation. Even identical twins can have personality types at opposite ends of the spectrum. http://www.physorg.com/news145793087.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:04:47 EST news145793087 (PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people co-operate while others are very selfish? Research by the universities of Bristol and Exeter offers a new explanation as to why such a wide range of personality traits has evolved in humans and other social species. The findings are published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. http://www.physorg.com/news144508596.html Biology Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:16:36 EST news144508596 By manipulating the brain noninvasively in a new way with magnetic stimulation, researchers have shown that they can restore some experience of color where before there was no visual awareness whatsoever. They report their findings in the October 28th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. http://www.physorg.com/news144329006.html Biology Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:23:26 EST news144329006 According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could lead to a lower likelihood of undergoing actual prostate cancer screening. Although previous studies have explored predictors of PSA test awareness, this is the first research to focus on health risk behaviors, such as smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and excessive alcohol consumption. The study findings were reported in the August issue of The Journal of Urology. http://www.physorg.com/news139053457.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:57:37 EST news139053457