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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Whether slalom or alpine skiing, competitive skiing is all about thousandths of a second. Hence, professional athletes must constantly refine their technique. Small radio transmitters will make it possible to analyze pros` habits more closely. http://www.physorg.com/news155326298.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:12:27 EST news155326298 Since the historical discovery of the speech center in the left cortex in 150 years ago, functional differences between left and right hemisphere have been well known; language is mainly handled by left hemisphere, while spatial recognition is more specialized to the right hemisphere. However, the structural differences of synapses underlying left-right difference of the brain remained unknown. http://www.physorg.com/news146162164.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:36:04 EST news146162164 Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, also leads to rapid weight loss and reduced food intake according to a new animal study from the same research group. The study will be published online August 20, 2008, by the journal Synapse. Vigabatrin is currently undergoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Phase II clinical trials against cocaine and methamphetamine addiction across the U.S. http://www.physorg.com/news138450996.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:36:36 EST news138450996 In a large clinical trial involving patients with coronary artery disease, use of B vitamins was not effective for preventing death or cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news138386192.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:36:32 EST news138386192 International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans were associated with a 16.6% rise in death rates from tuberculosis (TB) in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and 2002, finds a study in this week's PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news135917494.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:51:34 EST news135917494