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 addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. http://www.physorg.com/news177960758.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:04 EST news177960758 Janet Davison Rowley, MD, a pioneer in demonstrating that cancer is a genetic disease, will receive the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom the White House announced Thursday. President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Rowley and 15 others at a ceremony Wednesday, August 12. http://www.physorg.com/news168187760.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:02 EST news168187760 Researchers have devised a scheme for identifying genes in yeast that could lead to the identification of new cancer genes in humans. The study is published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology. http://www.physorg.com/news167989074.html Biology Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:00:04 EST news167989074 A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively. http://www.physorg.com/news166183195.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:02:14 EST news166183195 A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has demonstrated the mechanism by which a signaling protein found throughout the brain controls the maturation and strength of excitatory synapses, the tiny gaps across which the majority of neurons communicate. http://www.physorg.com/news163077382.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:16:54 EST news163077382 Kim Harper started a career before starting a family. After graduating from Michigan State University in 1990, she traveled, earned a law degree and began working as an attorney. When Harper married in 2006, she and her husband, Jeff, hoped a baby would soon follow. http://www.physorg.com/news158567193.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:27:45 EST news158567193 In contrast to women, men are fertile throughout life, but research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now shown that a fertilising sperm can get help from the egg to rejuvenate. The result is an important step towards future stem cell therapy. http://www.physorg.com/news157201393.html Biology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:03:42 EST news157201393 A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College of Medicine, said researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Prenatal Diagnosis. http://www.physorg.com/news146138198.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:56:38 EST news146138198