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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding how plants produce storage organs that humans use as food would be a valuable tool for science and for a hungry world. http://www.physorg.com/news155327379.html Biology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:30:57 EST news155327379 Following surgery and radiation treatments for prostate cancer, most men suffer some degree of incontinence. For approximately 14 percent of these men, the problem lingers five years later. http://www.physorg.com/news154964930.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:49:33 EST news154964930 Researchers have discovered a gene that modifies the severity of lung disease in people with the lethal genetic condition, cystic fibrosis, pointing to possible new targets for treatment, according to a new study in Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news154790805.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:27:13 EST news154790805 Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going "wireless." http://www.physorg.com/news154619675.html Chemistry Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:55:26 EST news154619675 Is the air we breathe on a daily basis slowly killing us? It may not be that severe, but the air we breathe and water we drink may be more harmful than we realize. http://www.physorg.com/news154096321.html Chemistry Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:32:29 EST news154096321 Ask anyone working on a project, and the biggest complaint one hears is "There's not enough time." But instead of more time, maybe what they need is a change of perception. http://www.physorg.com/news153501798.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:24:14 EST news153501798 A recent discovery at Case Western Reserve University may help keep food and drugs safer and fresher longer and electronic equipment dryer and more secure than ever before - all at a lower cost. http://www.physorg.com/news153144756.html Nanotechnology Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:13:15 EST news153144756 A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that sleep duration is associated with changes in the levels of specific cytokines that are important in regulating inflammation. The results suggest that inflammation may be the pathway linking extreme sleep durations to an increased risk for disease. http://www.physorg.com/news152806699.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:18:46 EST news152806699 Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Yale University have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs of an infection. http://www.physorg.com/news150372671.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:11:11 EST news150372671 Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive that diagnosis by a pediatrician. The study, led by researchers at The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, also stresses that this failure to diagnose appears to mostly impact children who may most greatly benefit from early intervention. The study is published in the January issue of the journal Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news149774891.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:08:11 EST news149774891 An international research team led by Tim Nilsen, Ph.D., a professor of medicine and biochemistry and the director of the School of Medicine's Center for RNA Molecular Biology, has discovered an unexpected mechanism governing alternative splicing, the process by which single genes produce different proteins in different situations. The new mechanism suggests that curing the more than half of genetic diseases that are caused by mutations in the genetic code that in turn create mistakes in alternative splicing may be considerably more complicated than biomedical researchers have previously assumed. Those diseases include a large number of cancers and many neurodegenerative diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news149363159.html Biology Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:45:59 EST news149363159 Can an algebraic equation hold the secret to eradicating malaria or schistosomiasis? A Case Western Reserve University mathematics professor is utilizing the combination of algorithms and models in an effort to assist his medical colleagues in the fight against infectious diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news148908523.html Medicine & Health Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:28:43 EST news148908523 The recent emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) in Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacteria that causes infections primarily among seriously ill patients in the intensive care unit who may have reduced immune systems, has raised concern in health care settings worldwide. When comparing the genome sequence of three MDR A. baumannii isolates and three drug-susceptible A. baumannii isolates, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that one variation of bacteria would respond to antibiotics while another variation of the same bacteria may not. http://www.physorg.com/news148658777.html Biology Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:06:17 EST news148658777 When retiring, men are more likely than women to move directly from work to retirement, but overall the retirement patterns for dual-income married couples are complex and call for additional considerations in planning for the future, according to a new study from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. http://www.physorg.com/news146233022.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:17:02 EST news146233022 A multidisciplinary research team at Case Western Reserve University led by Gary Landreth, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Medicine's Department of Neurosciences, has uncovered a common genetic pathway for a number of birth defects that affect the development of the heart and head. Abnormal development of the jaw, palate, brain and heart are relatively common congenital defects and frequently arise due to genetic errors that affect a key developmental pathway. http://www.physorg.com/news145556359.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:19 EST news145556359 A team of theoretical and experimental physicists, with participants from Case Western Reserve University, have designed a new black hole simulator called BlackMax to search for evidence that extra dimensions might exist in the universe. http://www.physorg.com/news145272828.html Physics Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:33:48 EST news145272828 Research results from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine show that the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is markedly slowed in new laboratory-engineered mice when they received treatments of retinylamine, a trial drug that has been tested in a medical school lab. AMD is a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older. http://www.physorg.com/news142774216.html Chemistry Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:30:16 EST news142774216 When a reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 in what was then the Soviet republic of Ukraine, radioactive elements were released in the air and dispersed over the Soviet Union, Europe and even eastern portions of North America. http://www.physorg.com/news142076642.html Space & Earth Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:44:02 EST news142076642 An increasing number of students are packing more than their computers and iPods when leaving for college. They are bringing along prescribed psychiatric medications. Case Western Reserve University researchers will survey incoming students on how they manage psychiatric medications in the transition from home to college. http://www.physorg.com/news138385887.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:31:27 EST news138385887 Spouses of husbands and wives with dementia pay an emotional toll as they care for their ailing spouse. This has prompted a call for new interventions and strategies to assist caregivers in coping with the demands of this difficult time, according to a study from Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news137771133.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:45:33 EST news137771133 Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it currently takes for existing delivery systems. http://www.physorg.com/news135959326.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:28:46 EST news135959326