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. Tax increases are the only solution to a widening budget crisis that a new study says has landed Illinois among the nation's most financially troubled states, a soon-to-be-released report by a team of University of Illinois economists warns. http://www.physorg.com/news177761361.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:30:03 EST news177761361 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of climate risk, published by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, shows that even moderate carbon-reduction policies now can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. It also shows that quick, global emissions reductions would be required in order to provide a good chance of avoiding a temperature increase of more than 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level - a widely discussed target. But without prompt action, they found, extreme changes could soon become much more difficult, if not impossible, to control. http://www.physorg.com/news173697789.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:30:01 EST news173697789 The area of forest burnt by wildfires in the United States is set to increase by over 50% by 2050, according to research by climate scientists. http://www.physorg.com/news168010385.html Space & Earth Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:40:29 EST news168010385 (AP) -- Emily Weinstein graduated from college into an economic meltdown, and as a self-employed jewelry maker she'll be lucky to bring in $16,000 this year. http://www.physorg.com/news167413569.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:50:02 EST news167413569 Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links between habitats would counteract a moderate temperature increase and give threatened species more time to adapt better and/or to migrate to cooler regions. http://www.physorg.com/news165771682.html Biology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:47 EST news165771682 Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey subjected species found in Antarctic waters to increasing levels of water temperature to learn how well they would cope with a warmer ocean. The study, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Tuesday, June 30, shows that several of these species are already living really close to their upper temperature range, and that further increases could easily provoke serious ecological imbalances in this region. http://www.physorg.com/news165566317.html Biology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:44 EST news165566317 (AP) -- There is no easy fix. http://www.physorg.com/news162396877.html Medicine & Health Sun, 24 May 2009 15:15:10 EST news162396877 (AP) -- Most people with job-based health insurance don't think of their benefits as a form of income. But Uncle Sam might just change that. http://www.physorg.com/news161409791.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 05:03:43 EST news161409791 A new study published in Value in Health estimates the extent of hospital admissions for individuals with diabetes and its economic burden in the U.S. The results show that, during 2005, Americans with diabetes had 3.5 times more hospital admissions than those without diabetes. Though only 7 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, in a study of data from 2005, nearly 22 percent ($171 billion dollars) of hospital charges resulted from treating individuals with the condition. http://www.physorg.com/news151077389.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:56:29 EST news151077389 (PhysOrg.com) -- Extremes are exciting. Does anyone really think dinosaurs would capture our imagination the way they do if they hadn't been so huge? You don't see natural history museums vying for fossil skeletons of prehistoric rodents. It's the Tyrannosaurus rex fossils they salivate and squabble over. And would the Hollywood glitterati cart around those little teacup pups if they weren't so dang tiny and cute? Not likely. http://www.physorg.com/news149188848.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:20:48 EST news149188848 (PhysOrg.com) -- The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. http://www.physorg.com/news148916785.html Space & Earth Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:25 EST news148916785 Based on projected increases in the prevalence of diabetes, the number of people with diabetes-related retinal disease, with glaucoma and with cataracts is estimated to increase significantly by 2050, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news147980017.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:33:37 EST news147980017 Older adults with symptoms of depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat, over a five-year period, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news147372755.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:52:35 EST news147372755 Latina women have a lower risk of breast cancer than European or African-American women generally, but those with higher European ancestry could be at increased risk, according to data published in the December 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news147337377.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:02:57 EST news147337377 Raising taxes on beer, wine and liquor immediately reduces the number of deaths from alcohol-related diseases such as liver disease, oral or breast cancers, and alcohol poisoning, according to a new study published in the online edition of the American Journal of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news145814381.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:59:41 EST news145814381 Adjusting the clocks to summer time on the last Sunday in March increases the risk of myocardial infarction in the following week. In return, putting the clocks back in the autumn reduces the risk, albeit to a lesser extent. This according to a new Swedish study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news144581496.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:31:36 EST news144581496 About 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF). While some reports indicate that changes to diet can reduce HF risk, few large, prospective studies have been conducted. In a new study researchers observed over 14,000 participants for more than 13 years and found that whole grain consumption lowered HF risk, while egg and high-fat dairy consumption raised risk. Other food groups did not directly affect HF risk. The results are published in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. http://www.physorg.com/news144326835.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:47:15 EST news144326835 The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. The increase in the overall suicide rate between 1999 and 2005 was due primarily to an increase in suicides among whites aged 40-64, with white middle-aged women experiencing the largest annual increase. Whereas the overall suicide rate rose 0.7 percent during this time period, the rate among middle-aged white men rose 2.7 percent annually and 3.9 percent among middle-aged women. By contrast, suicide in blacks decreased significantly over the study's time period, and remained stable among Asian and Native Americans. The results are published online at the website of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and will be published in the December print edition of the journal. http://www.physorg.com/news143786830.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:47:10 EST news143786830 As concerns about the effects of global warming continue to mount, a new study published in the December issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology finds that an increase in average temperature of only two degrees Celsius could have a devastating effect on populations of Australia's iconic kangaroos. http://www.physorg.com/news143287047.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:57:27 EST news143287047 Aspirin has become one of the most widely used medications in the world, owing to its ability to reduce pain, fevers, inflammation, and blood clotting. In animal studies, aspirin has also been shown to prevent atherosclerosis, though none of its known mechanisms of action would seem to account for this. In a new study, though, researchers have uncovered the mechanism that may explain aspirin's ability to prevent arterial plaque buildup. http://www.physorg.com/news141315102.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:11:42 EST news141315102