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. A new study by Oregon researchers has found a significant correlation between "absolute" humidity and influenza virus survival and transmission. When absolute humidity is low - as in peak flu months of January and February - the virus appears to survive longer and transmission rates increase. http://www.physorg.com/news153423552.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:39:22 EST news153423552 "Remember when...?" is how many a wistful trip down memory lane begins. But just how the brain keeps tabs on what happened and when is still a matter of speculation. A computational model developed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies now suggests that newborn brain cells -generated by the thousands each day -add a time-related code, which is unique to memories formed around the same time. http://www.physorg.com/news152377532.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:06:01 EST news152377532 A type of benign breast disease (BBD) known as atypical hyperplasia substantially increases a young woman's risk of developing breast cancer, even if there is no history of breast cancer in her family, say researchers at Mayo Clinic. http://www.physorg.com/news148488167.html Medicine & Health Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:42:47 EST news148488167 Nonhormonal treatment regimens, including anthracycline-based regimens and taxanes, have improved overall survival in women with advanced (metastatic or recurrent inoperable) breast cancer over the last 35 years, according to a systematic review published December 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news148067994.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:59:54 EST news148067994 In a paper published in the journal Science today, scientists Gabriel A. Vecchi of NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Kyle L. Swanson of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Atmospheric Sciences Group and Brian J. Soden from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science teamed up to study hurricane data observed over more than 50 years. http://www.physorg.com/news144680456.html Space & Earth Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:00:56 EST news144680456 Analysis of data from 38 studies that enrolled more than 2.7 million women - the largest of its kind - by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of Santiago de Compostela reveals that regular use of Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with a 12 per cent relative risk reduction in breast cancer compared to non-users. http://www.physorg.com/news142616691.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:44:51 EST news142616691 Patients who undergo a complete negative colonoscopy have a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer, confirms a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. However, in the proximal colon, the incidence reduction of colorectal cancer following complete negative colonoscopy differs in magnitude and timing. http://www.physorg.com/news142170158.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:42:38 EST news142170158 A new study in the journal Industrial Relations reveals that employee well-being is dependent upon the rank of an individual's wage within a comparison group, as opposed to the individual's absolute pay. http://www.physorg.com/news139068485.html Other Sciences Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:08:05 EST news139068485 Researchers at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have developed a unique test for perfect pitch, and have found surprising results. http://www.physorg.com/news138896631.html Other Sciences Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:23:51 EST news138896631 Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware of it, the researchers believe, human beings keep up with the weight of the Joneses. For a whole society, this can lead to a spiral of imitative obesity. The researchers will present their results on Friday July 25th at a National Bureau of Economic Research conference in Cambridge Massachusetts in a paper entitled Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility at the NBER Summer Institute on Health Economics. http://www.physorg.com/news136122398.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:46:38 EST news136122398