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. Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier and allowing information to be more accessible and available. However for some people, such as the aging population, technological progress can in fact be more limiting. http://www.physorg.com/news176571539.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:01 EST news176571539 While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State University researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news175442129.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:58:43 EST news175442129 Rats exposed to high doses of amphetamines at an age that corresponds to the later years of human adolescence display significant memory deficits as adults - long after the exposure ends, researchers report. http://www.physorg.com/news175364781.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:01 EST news175364781 People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report. http://www.physorg.com/news165159760.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:50:01 EST news165159760 High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor not only for cardiovascular disease including stroke, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, many cholesterol lowering drugs, including statins, have been developed in recent years. In addition to the cholesterol reducing effect of statins Amalia Dolga, PhD, of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and her co-investigators have demonstrated that statins can protect nerve cells against damage which we know to occur in the brain of Alzheimer's disease patients. The results are published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. http://www.physorg.com/news164886164.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:43:27 EST news164886164 Intel Corporation today previewed a new Intel Xeon processor codenamed "Nehalem-EX." The processor will be at the heart of the next generation of intelligent and expandable high-end Intel server platforms, which will deliver a number of new technical advancements and boost enterprise computing performance. http://www.physorg.com/news162656472.html Electronics Wed, 27 May 2009 15:21:46 EST news162656472 In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a new Georgia State University study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news157636804.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:00:27 EST news157636804 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen have succeeded in demonstrating for the first time that the activities of large parts of the brain can be altered in the long term. http://www.physorg.com/news155835170.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:33:25 EST news155835170 In recent years, demonstrations of memory's failures have convinced many scientists that human memory does not store the details of our experiences. However, a new study from MIT cognitive neuroscientists may overturn this widespread belief: They have shown that given the right setting, the human brain can record an amazing amount of information. http://www.physorg.com/news140187736.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:02:16 EST news140187736