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. Visits to a gynaecologist or midwife are generally associated with different tests and/or prescriptions for contraceptives, but could offer so much more. Women, doctors and midwives are agreed that gynaecological visits presents great opportunities for dialogue about sexual health, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news180095889.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:30:04 EST news180095889 (PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular scholarship that attributes low rates of marriage among low-income mothers to their general distrust of men, a new study led by a Duke University sociologist finds that gender distrust may not be as influential in shaping these mothers` unions. http://www.physorg.com/news178822616.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:30:01 EST news178822616 Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system. http://www.physorg.com/news177359909.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:01 EST news177359909 (AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news176703133.html Space & Earth Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:30:05 EST news176703133 Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news176387584.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:50:06 EST news176387584 Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by Dr. Luis Angeles from the University of Glasgow in the UK have just been published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies. http://www.physorg.com/news175861714.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:29:01 EST news175861714 Video game players are often accused of passively reacting to tasks that are spoon fed to them through graphics and stimuli on the screen. A group of researchers from Iowa State University shows that playing lots of video games has different effects on two types of cognitive activity, proactive and reactive attention. http://www.physorg.com/news174665129.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:20:02 EST news174665129 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a sense, Antonis Rokas is an arborist: He is a member of a small cadre to scientists who are applying the growing power of genomics to untangle and correctly arrange the branches of the Tree of Life. http://www.physorg.com/news174242914.html Biology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:50:21 EST news174242914 (PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October 1 in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. http://www.physorg.com/news173551810.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:50:47 EST news173551810 There is a strong relationship between drinking and taking one's own life. In any given year, people with alcohol dependence (AD) commit more than 20 percent of suicides in the general population; some 80 to 90 percent of AD suicides are by men, mostly white. A new look at suicide and alcohol has found that both attempted and completed suicides occur at greater rates in rural communities with greater bar densities. http://www.physorg.com/news172513898.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:40:01 EST news172513898 (PhysOrg.com) -- From CNN to Ashton Kutcher everyone is tweeting. In ads, many companies now display the logo of an animated blue bird holding a sign that says "follow me." http://www.physorg.com/news171815151.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:03 EST news171815151 Plants that live in the soil don't live alone -- a mere teaspoon of soil teems with an estimated billion microscopic organisms. http://www.physorg.com/news171634295.html Biology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:12:05 EST news171634295 Scientists are beginning a large-scale effort to identify and analyze the vast majority of cells in or on your body that aren't of human origin. http://www.physorg.com/news171139045.html Biology Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:10:01 EST news171139045 Patients who ask their doctor about information they have read on the Internet, or webs that better inform them of their diagnosis, are no longer a rarity. A study undertaken by Spanish researchers reveals the advantages and disadvantages of online medical enquiries. Some 31% of doctors believe that the Internet complicates their relationship with patients and undermines their credibility. http://www.physorg.com/news171047487.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:20:02 EST news171047487 (PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has spent a sleepless night anguishing over a possible job loss has experienced the central finding of a new brain scan study: Uncertainty makes a bad event feel even worse. http://www.physorg.com/news169755202.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:00:02 EST news169755202 Do not get too friendly with your investment adviser. It lowers your guard and increases your risk of being deceived, warn BI researchers Harald Biong and Kenneth H. Wathne. http://www.physorg.com/news169457626.html Other Sciences Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:34:28 EST news169457626 Three Thai orchids have been found to rely on a wide range of fungi to help them take carbon out of the soil instead of producing their own organic carbon. A detailed study of the relationship, published in the open access journal BMC Biology, also features stunning pictures of the plants. http://www.physorg.com/news169411384.html Biology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:20:01 EST news169411384 Schools have the ability to drastically reduce cheating among their students - all they need to do is follow the relatively simple and inexpensive solutions suggested by research. http://www.physorg.com/news169012252.html Other Sciences Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:51:28 EST news169012252 The more time college students spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to feel jealous toward their romantic partners, leading to more time on Facebook searching for additional information that will further fuel their jealousy, in an escalating cycle that may become addictive, according to a study reported in CyberPsychology & Behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news168773965.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:50:01 EST news168773965 A school-based program that integrates information about healthy relationships into the existing ninth-grade curriculum appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and increase condom use two and a half years later, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The effects of the low-cost intervention appear stronger in boys. http://www.physorg.com/news168537991.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:10:02 EST news168537991 New research from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that children born outside of marriage are less likely to be visited by their father when the mother is involved in a new romantic relationship. Many children born outside of marriage are born to parents in unstable relationships and often live apart from their fathers.  The study finds that a mother`s social decisions have a direct effect on the contact between a father and his child. http://www.physorg.com/news168528290.html Other Sciences Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:40:05 EST news168528290 (PhysOrg.com) -- Taller men are able to earn more money than their shorter counterparts simply because taller people are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful, this according to a study published in The Economic Record by Wiley-Blackwell. http://www.physorg.com/news166721834.html Other Sciences Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:37:32 EST news166721834 University of Denver (DU) researchers find that couples who live together before they are engaged have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they are married to live together, or at least wait until they are engaged. In addition, couples who lived together before engagement and then married, reported a lower satisfaction in their marriages. http://www.physorg.com/news166714990.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:43:37 EST news166714990 Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner, according to research published in the July issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. http://www.physorg.com/news166098631.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:31:03 EST news166098631 Is Facebook a phenomenon -- or a fad? Even as it has grown to more than 200 million users and become the global leader in social-networking Web sites, many people see it as just a nifty way for people to share information and images among far-flung friends and acquaintances. http://www.physorg.com/news165051388.html Technology Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:37:19 EST news165051388 New research from Vanderbilt University indicates the way our brain handles how we move through space -- including being able to imagine literally stepping into someone else's shoes -- may be related to how and why we experience empathy toward others. http://www.physorg.com/news164972802.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:47:03 EST news164972802 A study by neuroscientist Heather Rupp and her team found that a woman's partner status influenced her interest in the opposite sex. http://www.physorg.com/news163245070.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:54:36 EST news163245070 (PhysOrg.com) -- Why does dishing with a girlfriend do wonders for a woman's mood? http://www.physorg.com/news163178026.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:14:14 EST news163178026 New research from North Carolina State University shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly said they would get married if they could in order to secure legal rights - such as retirement and healthcare benefits. http://www.physorg.com/news163071668.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:41:41 EST news163071668 Hearing and vocal problems go hand-in-hand among the elderly more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Together, they pack a devastating double punch on communication skills and overall well-being. http://www.physorg.com/news162994514.html Medicine & Health Sun, 31 May 2009 13:17:26 EST news162994514