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. An f1000 evaluation examines how pain relief improves greatly when the sufferer can actually see the area where the pain is occurring. http://www.physorg.com/news176047794.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:40:03 EST news176047794 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that body images can be formed independently of external sensory inputs, and that the phantom limbs of amputees can be trained to carry out tasks that would be impossible for real limbs. http://www.physorg.com/news175938091.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:20:04 EST news175938091 (PhysOrg.com) -- Developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy, the Smart Hand project has given patient, Robin af Ekenstam (see video) the sense of touch in his new prosthesis hand. http://www.physorg.com/news175354299.html Electronics Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:34:32 EST news175354299 (PhysOrg.com) -- In 1972, Apollo astronauts narrowly escaped a potential catastrophe. On August 2nd of that year, a large and angry sunspot appeared and began to erupt, over and over again for more than a week, producing a record-setting fusillade of solar proton radiation. Only pure luck saved the day. The eruptions took place during the gap between Apollo 16 and 17 missions, so astronauts missed the storm. http://www.physorg.com/news163349846.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:58:35 EST news163349846 Geneva, Switzerland - March 25, 2009 - Phantom limbs, often described after amputation, are also experienced as an extra limb in patients who are paralyzed on one side following a stroke. Referred to as supernumerary phantom limb (SPL), patients can usually perceive these limbs as a vivid somatosensory presence of an extra limb, but generally cannot see or intentionally move them. In some unusual cases, however, patients have reported seeing their phantom limb or feeling objects or body parts with it, which indicates that multiple areas of the brain may be involved in SPLs. http://www.physorg.com/news157214905.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:49:00 EST news157214905 In the comics, the Phantom is a masked crimefighter who protected the innocent from pirates, hijackers and other evildoers. While not as dashing or exciting as its costumed namesake, this electromagnetic phantom -- a carbon and polymer mixture that simulates the human body -- is being readied by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for its upcoming role as a different kind of protector. The NIST phantom serves as a mannequin in a standardized performance test for walk-through metal detectors or WTMDs such as those used at airports. http://www.physorg.com/news149276153.html Physics Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:35:53 EST news149276153