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. Fierce competition over raw materials for new green technologies could become a thing of the past, thanks to a discovery by scientists from the University of Leeds. http://www.physorg.com/news180097093.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:58:48 EST news180097093 A study published online in this week's Science shows that SPC3649, a breakthrough microRNA-targeted therapy developed by Santaris Pharma A/S, holds promise as a novel treatment for patients infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). http://www.physorg.com/news179073359.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:36:40 EST news179073359 Every cook knows the ingredients for making bread: flour, water, yeast, and time. But what chemical elements are in the recipe of our universe? http://www.physorg.com/news178996002.html Space & Earth Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:13:29 EST news178996002 (AP) -- A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later. http://www.physorg.com/news176809684.html Biology Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:10:02 EST news176809684 Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have developed a new "plasmonic nanorod metamaterial" using extraordinarily tiny rods of gold that will have important applications in medical, biological and chemical sensors. http://www.physorg.com/news174651275.html Nanotechnology Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:16:09 EST news174651275 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of-its kind procedure, physicians have used stem cells taken from the fat tissue of a 14-year-old boy and combined them with growth protein and donor tissue to grow viable cheek bones in the teen. http://www.physorg.com/news174580442.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:50:05 EST news174580442 Rare earths may not be on most investors' radars, but they are certainly in almost any high-tech item they use -- and in the world of rare earths, China is king. http://www.physorg.com/news173379084.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:10:02 EST news173379084 (AP) -- A Chinese official tried to calm unease about curbs on exports of rare earths used in clean energy products and superconductors, saying Thursday that sales will continue but must be limited to reduce damage to China's environment. http://www.physorg.com/news171178307.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:02 EST news171178307 Japan plans to deploy unmanned probes to scour the sea-floor around the resource-poor island nation for mineral deposits, a government-backed scientific organisation said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news168778082.html Space & Earth Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:20:02 EST news168778082 (PhysOrg.com) -- The accepted dogma has been that bone-forming cells, derived from the body's connective tissue, are the only cells able to form the skeleton. However, new research shows that specialized cells in the blood share a common origin with white blood cells derived from the bone marrow and that these bloodstream cells are capable of forming bone at sites distant from the original skeleton. This work, published online this month in the journal Stem Cells, represents the first example of how circulating cells may contribute to abnormal bone formation. http://www.physorg.com/news167579675.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:55:07 EST news167579675 Bangladeshi conservationists said Thursday the discovery of a rare leopard captured by villagers in the southeast of the country renewed hopes for the survival of the critically endangered species. http://www.physorg.com/news167553867.html Biology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:10:01 EST news167553867 (PhysOrg.com) -- An analysis of Martian meteorites has led scientists to believe that Mars was molten for up to 100 million years after it formed, thwarting the evolution of early life on the planet. http://www.physorg.com/news167407498.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:05:57 EST news167407498 The historic 30 January 1970 edition of the journal Science, featuring analysis of the first geological samples from the Moon, is now freely available to the public to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing on 20 July 1969. http://www.physorg.com/news167314166.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:11:52 EST news167314166 (AP) -- Tourette syndrome occurs in 3 out of every 1,000 school-aged children, and is more than twice as common in white kids as in blacks or Hispanics, according to the largest U.S. study to estimate how many have the disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news163345483.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:45:14 EST news163345483 Your immune system plays an important function in your health -it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing unprovoked and dangerous inflammation. Now, researchers from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and other institutions have discovered a new autoinflammatory syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects children around the time of birth. The findings appear in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news163333960.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:33:26 EST news163333960 As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for keeping chromosomes together also plays an important role in regulating gene expression in humans. In addition to shedding light on the biological roles of these proteins, the research may lead to the development of better diagnostic tools for Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS), a multisystem developmental disease. http://www.physorg.com/news162625388.html Biology Wed, 27 May 2009 06:43:35 EST news162625388 Brain may win out over brawn as the primary cause of breathing problems in children with a severe form of muscular dystrophy known as Pompe disease. http://www.physorg.com/news162490827.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 17:20:51 EST news162490827 The lesson from Australia's Great Barrier Reef is that we have to protect its biodiversity - because biodiversity in turn protects us. http://www.physorg.com/news160924011.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 May 2009 14:07:38 EST news160924011 In a recent issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics, published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratory describe the first comprehensive, molecular-level numerical study of gene therapy. Their work should help scientists design new experimental gene therapies and possibly solve some of the problems associated with this promising technique. http://www.physorg.com/news160238845.html Physics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:47:50 EST news160238845 Rangers in Kenya's Hellsgate National Park have spotted an albino buffalo, the first of its kind ever recorded in the wildlife rich country, park officials said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news159786819.html Biology Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:14:02 EST news159786819 Rare plant and animal species are like rare stamps or coins: they are perceived to be inherently more valuable to people, whatever they look like. Researchers Elena Angulo and Franck Courchamp, from Université de Paris-Sud, have found that people are more attracted to species labeled "rare" than those labeled "common" even when they do not know which species are involved. The study, published April 22 in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE shows that this irrational value conferred to unknown items only for the sake of rarity is both an asset and a threat for conservation. http://www.physorg.com/news159648006.html Biology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:40:24 EST news159648006 Dartmouth researchers have determined that the presence of the rare element osmium is on the rise globally. They trace this increase to the consumption of refined platinum, the primary ingredient in catalytic converters, the equipment commonly installed in cars to reduce smog. A volatile form of osmium is generated during platinum refinement and also during the normal operation of cars, and it gets dispersed globally through the atmosphere. http://www.physorg.com/news159544802.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:00:22 EST news159544802 (AP) -- A fuzzy fledgling of Bermuda's national bird, spotted on a secluded offshore sanctuary this week, may help bring the rare creature back from the brink of extinction. http://www.physorg.com/news159175737.html Biology Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:29:36 EST news159175737 Researchers have identified a new cancer gene - one that is common to many cancers and affects the most basic regulation of our genes. The new example - a gene on the X chromosome called UTX - is found in 10% of cases of multiple myeloma and 8% of esophageal cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news157559436.html Medicine & Health Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:31:14 EST news157559436 A seriously ill baby boy in Britain died Saturday, the day after his parents lost a legal battle to force doctors to keep him alive. http://www.physorg.com/news156842585.html Medicine & Health Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:23:36 EST news156842585 People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart's electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity at the time of emergency treatment, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news156751398.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:04:37 EST news156751398 Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the disease. Their findings, published today in the journal Science Express, suggest a link between T1D and the enterovirus (a common virus that enters via the gastrointestinal tract but is often non-symptomatic). http://www.physorg.com/news155485027.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:18:02 EST news155485027 (PhysOrg.com) -- A 380-million-year-old fossil fish that shows an unborn embryo and umbilical cord has been discovered, scientists report in the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news154796016.html Biology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:54:04 EST news154796016 Since their Katelyn was born five years ago, Cheryl and Christopher Woodley have known the stress of rearing a child with special medical needs. http://www.physorg.com/news152541441.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:37:41 EST news152541441 (PhysOrg.com) -- Your refrigerator`s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)`s Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).* http://www.physorg.com/news152380484.html Physics Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:55:15 EST news152380484