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. The simple intervention of providing women who are having unprotected sex with a home pregnancy test could have a substantial impact on the health of potential newborns, according to a Michigan State University study. http://www.physorg.com/news153502010.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:27:45 EST news153502010 (PhysOrg.com) -- One in eight women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Now a new test will help physicians determine the best possible treatment for each patient. http://www.physorg.com/news153405134.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:03 EST news153405134 In the late 1990s the Finnish Yorkshire pig population was threatened by a genetic defect which spread at an alarming rate and led to infertility. The defective KPL2 gene in porcine chromosome 16 caused pig spermatozoa to be short-tailed and immotile. The recessive genetic defect did not cause any other symptoms in the pigs. http://www.physorg.com/news153392571.html Biology Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:14:23 EST news153392571 You know the feeling. You make a decision you're certain is merely a "lucky guess." http://www.physorg.com/news153323737.html Medicine & Health Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:56:05 EST news153323737 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit resumed driving Saturday after engineers gained confidence from diagnostic activities earlier in the week evaluating how well the rover senses its orientation. http://www.physorg.com/news152899667.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:08:20 EST news152899667 Researchers in Australia are reporting an advance toward the first urine test for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD), the condition responsible for most of the 1.5 million heart attacks that occur in the United States each year. The test could save lives in the future by allowing earlier diagnosis and monitoring of the disease, which is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, the researchers say. Their report is in the Nov. 19, 2008 issue of ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. http://www.physorg.com/news152801276.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:48:19 EST news152801276 (PhysOrg.com) -- The development of NASA's next-generation crew launch vehicle, the Ares I rocket, took another step forward Thursday as Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, successfully tested a critical piece. ATK conducted a full-scale separation test of the forward skirt extension for the Ares I-X flight test at its facility in Promontory, Utah. http://www.physorg.com/news152543648.html Space & Earth Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:14:41 EST news152543648 Nothing kills innovation like having to reinvent the wheel. Imagine how dull your diet would be if you had to build a new stove and hammer out a few cooking pots every time you wanted to test a new recipe. Until just a couple of years ago, electronics researchers testing new high-speed wireless technologies faced just this sort of problem; they had to build every test system completely from scratch. http://www.physorg.com/news152470346.html Technology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:52:47 EST news152470346 (PhysOrg.com) -- The systems that let you zap a photo to a friend, or an astronomer to control a telescope continents away, require intensive simulation and testing. Research has now made those key steps far easier. http://www.physorg.com/news152379315.html Technology Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:36:09 EST news152379315 Eyewitness testimony is a crucial part of many criminal trials even though research increasingly suggests that it may not be as accurate as we (and many lawyers) would like it to be. For example, if you witness a man in a blue sweater stealing something, then overhear people talking about a gray shirt, how likely are you to remember the real color of the thief's sweater? Studies have shown that when people are told false information about an event, they become less likely to remember what actually happened - it is easy to mix up the real facts with fake ones. However, there is evidence that when people are forced to recall what they witnessed (shortly after the event), they are more likely to remember details of what really happened. http://www.physorg.com/news152378697.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:25:17 EST news152378697 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work checked the old-fashioned way with the first of several uncrewed demonstration launches beginning in 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news151861629.html Space & Earth Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:48:00 EST news151861629 A new and simple urine test can detect polyomavirus nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The advance could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of patients with this condition. http://www.physorg.com/news151781450.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:31:12 EST news151781450 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a prototype malaria test printed on a disposable Mylar card that could easily slip into your wallet and still work when you took it out, even months later. http://www.physorg.com/news151776372.html Chemistry Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:06:36 EST news151776372 Thirty years ago last summer, the world's first "test-tube" baby was born, and since then more than 1 million infants have been successfully conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), the technique in which a woman's eggs and man's sperm are fertilized in a laboratory and then implanted in the mother's womb. http://www.physorg.com/news151176421.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:27:01 EST news151176421 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may enable a new era of high-altitude scientific research. The super-pressure balloon ultimately will carry large scientific experiments to the brink of space for 100 days or more. http://www.physorg.com/news150728447.html Space & Earth Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:47 EST news150728447 (PhysOrg.com) -- Marketing statements influence us subliminally more than was ever assumed. Even when you are not aware of being exposed to advertising material, it can still affect your actions. This emerged from research by Marieke Fransen of the University of Twente, Netherlands, who obtained her doctorate from the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences on 19 December. http://www.physorg.com/news150388664.html Other Sciences Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:37:44 EST news150388664 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of St Andrews have created exotic biological compounds in a test tube by uncovering some of Nature's chemical secrets. http://www.physorg.com/news149261319.html Chemistry Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:28:39 EST news149261319 You really can learn a lot from a dummy. For decades, automakers have been crashing test dummies to gain insight to how various auto safety systems protect - or fail to protect - people during car accidents. But those dummies are made of plastic and steel, not tissue and bone. They can teach only so much. http://www.physorg.com/news148236960.html Technology Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:56:00 EST news148236960 Research led by Psychology researchers at the University of Warwick reveals that cell phone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling at 60 miles and causes almost twice as many errors as drivers driving without the distraction of a hands free cell phone conversation. http://www.physorg.com/news147531138.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:52:18 EST news147531138 Have you ever felt as if your brain was so full of information that you couldn't process another thing? Mental overload creates confusion and frustration, and for airline pilots, the consequences can be disastrous. http://www.physorg.com/news146926514.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:55:14 EST news146926514 A quarter of drug trials submitted in support of new drug applications to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remain unpublished five years after the fact, says new research published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news146812337.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:12:17 EST news146812337 Screening for colorectal cancer detects four out of ten cancers and should be carefully designed to be more effective, according to a study published today on bmj.com. http://www.physorg.com/news146473215.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:00:15 EST news146473215 People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy -- but the consequences can be fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer found in American men and women and kills about 50,000 Americans every year. http://www.physorg.com/news146409834.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:23:54 EST news146409834 Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom are reporting development of a faster test for identifying the food protein that triggers celiac disease, a difficult-to-diagnose digestive disease involving the inability to digest protein called gluten that occurs in wheat, oats, rye, and barley. The finding could help millions of people avoid diarrhea, bloating, and other symptoms that occur when they unknowingly eat foods containing gluten. The study is scheduled for the December 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news146138056.html Chemistry Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:54:16 EST news146138056 The controversial No Child Left Behind law has forced teachers in low-income school districts to craft a curriculum that marginalizes writing at the expense of teaching to the test, resulting in educators who feel straitjacketed by a high-stakes test, according to a U. of I. education professor who has studied the issue. http://www.physorg.com/news145122757.html Other Sciences Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:52:37 EST news145122757 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency's next-generation launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news145026120.html Space & Earth Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:02:00 EST news145026120 According to new research from the Monell Center, the degree of change in blood triglyceride levels following a fatty meal may indicate susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. The findings open doors to new methods of identifying people, including children, who are at risk for becoming obese. http://www.physorg.com/news144668909.html Medicine & Health Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:48:29 EST news144668909 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks. http://www.physorg.com/news144513920.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:20 EST news144513920 Yesterday, the Zefiro 9-A motor successfully completed its first firing test at the Salto di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia (Italy). This was the penultimate firing test for the engine prior to the Vega launcher`s qualification flight, scheduled to take place by the end of 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news144065567.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:12:47 EST news144065567 (PhysOrg.com) -- Made up your mind who to vote for? Maybe it's because you like the looks of the candidate. Or maybe it's because the candidate looks a little like you, even if you don't realize it. http://www.physorg.com/news143905469.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:44:29 EST news143905469