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. A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that better treatment options are needed for children with the disorder, called minimal change nephrotic syndrome. http://www.physorg.com/news173034968.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:20:01 EST news173034968 Begin treatment as early as possible: this general common sense rule seems to apply to most diseases except HIV-AIDS, which is only treated once a certain number of immune cells called "CD4+" cells have disappeared. The results of a North American study, which involved the team of Dr. Marina Klein of the Research Institute of the MUHC, run contrary to this consensus. The findings show that the risk of death in seropositive patients decreases by 69% to 94% if they start treatment earlier than officially recommended. http://www.physorg.com/news158928364.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:46:54 EST news158928364 While the number of times a scientific article is cited by other articles is currently the gold standard for ranking its impact, online publishing offers another measure: the number of unique downloads. http://www.physorg.com/news158583120.html Other Sciences Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:52:32 EST news158583120 A study showing improved survival of starting antiretroviral treatment earlier than current U.S. recommendations is being reported in the April 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that not starting HIV patients at a CD4 count greater than 500 cells per cubic millimeter increased risk of death by 94 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news157899939.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:06:15 EST news157899939 When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial meningitis. Now, in the largest study to date, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston find that this uncomfortable procedure is probably not necessary in well-appearing children who have had a simple febrile seizure. Findings are published in the January issue of Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news150483552.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:12 EST news150483552 Even though forgetting is such a common occurrence, scientists have not reached a consensus as to how it happens. One theory is that information simply decays from our memory -we forget things because too much time has passed. Another idea states is that forgetfulness occurs when we confuse an item with other items that we have previously encountered (also known as temporal confusability). http://www.physorg.com/news148316647.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:04:07 EST news148316647 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research led by the head of visual neuroscience at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) has demonstrated honey bees are capable of routinely counting up to four. http://www.physorg.com/news144427441.html Biology Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:44:01 EST news144427441 Schoolchildren, families and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from Oct. 20 to Nov.3, 2008, looking for specific constellations and then sharing their observations through the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news143295701.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:21:41 EST news143295701 Exposure to an excess of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during fetal development may be a potential risk factor for low sperm count and motility, according to a new study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society. http://www.physorg.com/news141371513.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:51:53 EST news141371513