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) -- Visually impaired people appear to be fearless, navigating busy sidewalks and crosswalks, safely finding their way using nothing more than a cane as a guide. The reason they can do this, researchers suggest, is that in at least some circumstances, blindness can heighten other senses, helping individuals adapt. http://www.physorg.com/news177773741.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:04 EST news177773741 (PhysOrg.com) -- By building a tiny microscope small enough to be carried around on a rats' head, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, have found a way to study the complex activity of many brain cells simultaneously while animals are free to move around. http://www.physorg.com/news176455156.html Biology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:20:01 EST news176455156 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that body images can be formed independently of external sensory inputs, and that the phantom limbs of amputees can be trained to carry out tasks that would be impossible for real limbs. http://www.physorg.com/news175938091.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:20:04 EST news175938091 (PhysOrg.com) -- While gripping, lifting or manipulating an object such as drinking from a cup or placing a book on a shelf is usually easy for most, it can be challenging for those with neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's, or for people who had a stroke. For them, the tight gripping can cause fatigue, making everyday tasks difficult. http://www.physorg.com/news174746473.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:01 EST news174746473 (PhysOrg.com) -- Do potato chips taste better if an advertisement describes their crunchy sound? Is popcorn more flavorful if its buttery aroma is also depicted in an ad? Researchers at the University of Michigan say yes. http://www.physorg.com/news169398111.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:02:54 EST news169398111 Four months after a successful hand transplant -- 35 years after amputation in an industrial accident at age 19 -- a 54-year-old man's emerging sense of touch is registered in the former "hand area" of the his brain, says a University of Oregon neuroscientist. http://www.physorg.com/news142775476.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:51:16 EST news142775476