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. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world's leading causes of blindness. http://www.physorg.com/news159729742.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:23:49 EST news159729742 We've all experienced a "good cry" -whether following a breakup or just after a really stressful day, shedding some tears can often make us feel better and help us put things in perspective. But why is crying beneficial? And is there such a thing as a "bad cry"? University of South Florida psychologists Jonathan Rottenberg and Lauren M. Bylsma, along with their colleague Ad J.J.M. Vingerhoets of Tilburg University describe some of their recent findings about the psychology of crying in the December issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://www.physorg.com/news148735833.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:30:33 EST news148735833 NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned, in the fall of 2011. The mission will send a next-generation rover with unprecedented research tools to study the early environmental history of Mars. http://www.physorg.com/news147618449.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:07:29 EST news147618449 (PhysOrg.com) -- Four intriguing places on Mars have risen to the final round as NASA selects a landing site for its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory. http://www.physorg.com/news146417016.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:23:36 EST news146417016 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover. NASA, in cooperation with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' movie WALL-E from Pixar Animation Studios, will conduct a naming contest for its car-sized Mars Science Laboratory rover that is scheduled for launch in 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news146246203.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:56:43 EST news146246203