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) -- A unique collection of hundreds of interviews with people who witnessed Indian independence and the final days of the British Raj is being put online. http://www.physorg.com/news179404535.html Other Sciences Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:36:02 EST news179404535 Leading statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter claims today that the number of murders in London last year was not out of the ordinary and followed a predictable pattern. Spiegelhalter's report, published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society, argues that shocking headline numbers are not as surprising as one might think. http://www.physorg.com/news156540743.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:32:49 EST news156540743 Unemployment benefits help reduce the negative health-related behaviours often associated with being unemployed. A study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health has found that unemployment benefits recipients are less likely to increase drinking or have changes in weight whilst out of work. http://www.physorg.com/news155550266.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:24:55 EST news155550266 Scientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human health from fertility to blood pressure; digestion to mental health. This has opened up the potential for discovery of new drugs to treat an enormous variety of conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news154790736.html Biology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:26:00 EST news154790736 A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating Parkinson's disease patients, who in some instances develop various addictions when undergoing medical treatment. The review, published in this week's (February 25) issue of the scientific journal Neuron, illustrates that persistently elevated levels of dopamine in the brain promote the development and maintenance of addictive behaviours. http://www.physorg.com/news154787820.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:37:49 EST news154787820 Parents who have conceived children with the help of sperm or egg donors and then try to find the donors and also other children conceived with the donors' help, often end up creating new forms of extended families, according to research published today (Tuesday 24 February). http://www.physorg.com/news154682249.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:24:50 EST news154682249 Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer. http://www.physorg.com/news153577561.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:26:46 EST news153577561 A new study identifies specific chromosomal regions linked to auditory visual synaesthesia, a neurological condition characterized by seeing colors in response to sounds. The research, published online on February 5th in the American Journal of Human Genetics, makes major strides towards identifying the genes that underlie synaesthesia and may eventually lead to improved understanding of typical and atypical cognitive development. http://www.physorg.com/news153058875.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:21:46 EST news153058875 Reed warblers use mobbing as a front line of nest defense against parasitic cuckoos, according to a new report published online on January 29th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Cuckoos act as parasites by laying their eggs in the nests of other birds, reed warblers in particular, burdening their hosts with the trouble of raising young that don't belong to them. http://www.physorg.com/news152458734.html Biology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:39:43 EST news152458734 Followers are just as important to good leadership as are the leaders themselves, reveals a new study of stickleback fish published online on January 29th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. http://www.physorg.com/news152458245.html Biology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:31:43 EST news152458245 Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men published in the January issue of BJU International. http://www.physorg.com/news152191908.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:32:12 EST news152191908 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Tim Wilkinson from the Department's Photonics Research Group, University of Cambridge, has made an exciting breakthrough, he has combined liquid crystals with vertically grown carbon nanotubes to create a reconfigurable three-dimensional liquid crystal device structure. http://www.physorg.com/news151250341.html Physics Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:59:01 EST news151250341