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 Environmental Restoration Project at Sandia National Laboratories reports the successful construction of an alternative evapotranspirative cover at the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) in September. The 2.6-acre site is located in Technical Area 3 in the west-central part of Kirtland Air Force Base. http://www.physorg.com/news176464927.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:30:02 EST news176464927 In all the world, there are about 200 types of zeolite, a compound of silicon, aluminum and oxygen that gives civilization such things as laundry detergent, kitty litter and gasoline. But thanks to computations by Rice University professor Michael Deem and his colleagues, it appears there are -- or could be -- more types of zeolites than once thought. http://www.physorg.com/news176391313.html Physics Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:50:02 EST news176391313 Saturated fats have a deservedly bad reputation, but Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a sticky lipid occurring naturally at high levels in the brain may help us memorize grandma's recipe for cinnamon buns, as well as recall how, decades ago, she served them up steaming from the oven. http://www.physorg.com/news176134811.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:42 EST news176134811 Joan Ketterer still recalls the button her son Edward got for donating his baby teeth to what was then a ground-breaking study looking at the effect of nuclear fallout on children born in the St. Louis-area in the 1960s. http://www.physorg.com/news175368568.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:30:55 EST news175368568 Antioxidant extracts of the leaves of the Gingko biloba tree may protect cells from radiation damage, according to a study published in the International Journal of Low Radiation. The discovery may one day be used to help reduce side effects in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. http://www.physorg.com/news175174404.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:10 EST news175174404 (PhysOrg.com) -- Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient. http://www.physorg.com/news174139641.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:07:57 EST news174139641 Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an area of granite in Torrelodones, Madrid. http://www.physorg.com/news173532458.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:40:02 EST news173532458 (PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men. http://www.physorg.com/news173108718.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news173108718 Tiny particles of albumin, a protein found in the blood, can be used to carry radioactive isotopes to the site of a cancerous tumour in the body and so avoid many of the side-effects of conventional radiotherapy. http://www.physorg.com/news172305780.html Nanotechnology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:43:48 EST news172305780 An IAEA mission to get powerful radioactive sources out of Lebanon was completed 30 August 2009, after a plane carrying the high-activity cargo safely touched down in Russia, where the sources are now securely and safely stored. http://www.physorg.com/news171882449.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:08:17 EST news171882449 The Lost Orphan Mine below the Grand Canyon hasn't produced uranium since the 1960s, but radioactive residue still contaminates the area. Cleaning the region takes an expensive process that is only done in extreme cases, but Judy Wall, a biochemistry professor at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is researching the use of sulfate-reducing bacteria to convert toxic radioactive metal to inert substances, a much more economical solution. http://www.physorg.com/news171643831.html Biology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:10:02 EST news171643831 (PhysOrg.com) -- Exposure to dust and river sediment containing toxic metals and radioactivity from a coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority`s Kingston power plant last December could pose risks to local communities and aquatic ecosystems, according to a new study led by Duke University scientists. http://www.physorg.com/news169830622.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:10:01 EST news169830622 The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGARF) and the University of Puerto Rico have granted an international, non-exclusive license for a portfolio of glow-in-the-dark pigments that can be designed to emit light in any color of the visible spectrum for nearly a day. Performance Indicator, LLC, of Lowell, Mass., acquired the license. http://www.physorg.com/news169751346.html Physics Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:09:55 EST news169751346 A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news169384753.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:30:01 EST news169384753 A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has designed nanoparticles that can carry cancer-treating radioisotopes through the body and deliver them selectively to tumors. Today in Anaheim, CA, they will report the latest results of their research, including studies in animal models, at the 51st meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). http://www.physorg.com/news168024877.html Nanotechnology Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:34:55 EST news168024877 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers working with data from ESA`s Integral gamma-ray observatory has disproved theories that some form of dark matter explains mysterious radiation in the Milky Way. http://www.physorg.com/news167493073.html Space & Earth Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:40:01 EST news167493073 A team of international astrophysicists, including Dr Maria Lugaro from Monash University, has discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system. http://www.physorg.com/news167302986.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:03:41 EST news167302986 An aging Canadian nuclear reactor responsible for production of one-third of the isotopes used in medical radiation treatment around the world will be out of service through at least the end of 2009, authorities said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news166275860.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:45:10 EST news166275860 The vast amount of carbon stored in the arctic and boreal regions of the world is more than double that previously estimated, according to a study published this week. http://www.physorg.com/news165588881.html Space & Earth Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:55:10 EST news165588881 (AP) -- Ninety-two veterans were given incorrect radiation doses in a common surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, according to newspaper reports Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news164883132.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:55:10 EST news164883132 (AP) -- Later this month, the first trainloads of PCB-tainted sludge dredged from the Hudson River will arrive and, in the eyes of critics, will turn a stretch of West Texas into New York's "pay toilet." http://www.physorg.com/news164877380.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:20:02 EST news164877380 A new study shows that an alpha-particle emitting radiopeptide -radioactive material bound to a synthetic peptide, a component of protein -is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to researchers. The results could eventually result in a significant breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment, especially for patients whose cancer recurs after the prostate is removed. http://www.physorg.com/news164292070.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:41:29 EST news164292070 An Italian court has ordered the recall of 10,000 tonnes of wood fuel pellets imported from Lithuania over fears that they could have dangerous levels of radioactivity, newspapers reported on Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news164190078.html Space & Earth Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:21:29 EST news164190078 A Canadian nuclear reactor that produced about a third of the world's supply of medical isotopes has halted operation for three months due to a heavy water leak, authorities said. http://www.physorg.com/news162708897.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 05:55:18 EST news162708897 Twenty-two years after the Chernobyl nuclear power station accident in the Ukraine - the worst in history - scientists are reporting insights into the mystery of how plants have managed to adapt and survive in the radioactive soil near Chernobyl. Their research is the first to probe how production of key proteins in plants changes in response to the radioactive environment, according to the report. It is scheduled for the June 5 issue of ACS` Journal of Proteome Research. http://www.physorg.com/news161456026.html Chemistry Wed, 13 May 2009 17:54:24 EST news161456026 The Yucca Mountain crest in Nevada, USA has been proposed as a permanent site for high level radioactive waste. But a new study, already published as an article in press by Elsevier's journal Geomorphology and recently included in the Research Highlights of Nature, shows that there may be erosion of the crest. http://www.physorg.com/news160734541.html Space & Earth Tue, 05 May 2009 09:29:23 EST news160734541 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stellar explosions called novæ are caused by nuclear reactions between the star's atoms. In order to better understand such violent phenomena, astrophysicists study the radiation emitted by certain types of atom, and in particular the fluorine-18 produced by these reactions. http://www.physorg.com/news160317543.html Physics Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:39:51 EST news160317543 By midsummer it will be announced where Sweden's spent nuclear fuel will be permanently stored. Ahead of the decision a debate is underway regarding how safe the method for final storage is, primarily in terms of the three barriers that are intended to keep radioactive material from leaking into the surrounding groundwater. http://www.physorg.com/news159686355.html Chemistry Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:19:52 EST news159686355 While finding a biomarker for Parkinson's disease that would let physicians screen for or track its progression remains an elusive goal, a team led by a University of Illinois at Chicago neuroscientist has shown that a non-invasive brain scanning technique offers promise. http://www.physorg.com/news157126236.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:11:06 EST news157126236 A University of Nottingham expert is calling on the Government to provide substantial new investment into the production of medical isotopes or face a dangerous shortage that threatens to compromise patient healthcare. http://www.physorg.com/news156617062.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:44:59 EST news156617062