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. New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design. http://www.physorg.com/news170512369.html Physics Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:44:06 EST news170512369 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, Stanford University School of Medicine and other centers have identified a mechanism by which a chronic form of leukemia can progress into a deadlier stage of the disease. The findings may provide physicians with an indicator of when this type of cancer - chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) - is progressing, enabling them to make more accurate prognoses for the disease and improved treatment choices. http://www.physorg.com/news154117655.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:28:12 EST news154117655 The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon (Bazooka, Karl Gustav) or a howitzer (Haubits) is fired. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy demonstrated mild injury to brain tissue. In response to this, the Swedish Armed Forces restricted the number of rounds per day Swedish personnel can be exposed to. http://www.physorg.com/news152378159.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:16:26 EST news152378159 Of all the threats facing U.S. soldiers in combat, among the most dangerous are roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices (IED's). At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics this week in San Antonio, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientist David Mott is presenting research aimed at predicting the risk of traumatic brain injury for U.S. soldiers and other people who are wounded by improvised explosive devices. http://www.physorg.com/news146831132.html Physics Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:25:32 EST news146831132 There may be more hope than has been recognized for some people with severe brain injuries, according to a U.S. neurosurgeon who earlier this year spent four months in Iraq treating soldiers and civilians. Jason Huang, M.D., this week presented his results from his experience in Iraq at the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in Orlando, Fla. http://www.physorg.com/news141471963.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:46:03 EST news141471963 Eta Carinae, the galaxy's biggest, brightest and perhaps most studied star after the sun, has been keeping a secret: Its giant outbursts appear to be driven by an entirely new type of stellar explosion that is fainter than a typical supernova and does not destroy the star. http://www.physorg.com/news140269798.html Space & Earth Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:49:58 EST news140269798