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 consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the oldest example of extensive reliance on cereal and root staples in the diet of early Homo sapiens more than 100,000 years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news180282295.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:28:06 EST news180282295 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell researcher has developed simulation models to predict the economic implications of selling wine in New York grocery stores. With a new law, the state could reap about $22 million a year. http://www.physorg.com/news180200007.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:34:07 EST news180200007 The Sirt1 enzyme in the body has generated enormous attention as a possible secret to living longer. Some scientists believe that fasting and drinking wine appear to aid in this quest because both likely activate Sirt1, unleashing its power. http://www.physorg.com/news180087465.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:40:03 EST news180087465 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell study has identified four strategies that restaurants use to reap higher wine sales: including the wine list on the food menu and listing prices without a dollar sign. http://www.physorg.com/news179598181.html Other Sciences Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:30:03 EST news179598181 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the holiday party season at hand, UNC's Dr. James C. Garbutt offers these tips about how to enjoy a few drinks responsibly -- while sparing yourself and those around you from the potentially disastrous consequences of overdoing it. http://www.physorg.com/news179571639.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:01:24 EST news179571639 Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board will fund their research investigating this possibility. http://www.physorg.com/news176644123.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:01 EST news176644123 The long-standing rule of matching wine and food -- red wine with red meat and white wine with fish -- actually has a scientific explanation, according to two scientists working for the Mercian Corporation, a Japanese producer and marketer of wine. http://www.physorg.com/news176060518.html Chemistry Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:40:01 EST news176060518 (PhysOrg.com) -- The bottle sitting in your wine rack at home is probably labelled as a juicy, full-bodied French number, with dark berry flavours and a long, complex finish. http://www.physorg.com/news175507773.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:10:14 EST news175507773 Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific explanation for one of the most widely known rules of thumb for pairing wine with food: "Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish." The scientists are reporting that the unpleasant, fishy aftertaste noticeable when consuming red wine with fish results from naturally occurring iron in red wine. The study is in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news175348379.html Chemistry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:53:47 EST news175348379 A newly recognized pest in Oregon continues to concern fruit growers and researchers with the recent discovery of a Spotted Wing Drosophila fly in a sample of Willamette Valley wine grapes. http://www.physorg.com/news174841073.html Biology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:10:03 EST news174841073 (AP) -- Everyone likes a wine with character. How about one with 140 of them? Yes, the people at Twitter - the social media site on which users post messages no longer than 140 characters - are getting into the wine business, putting together an ambitious project aimed at raising money for literacy. http://www.physorg.com/news174819864.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:04:49 EST news174819864 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized hydrogen generator will take winery wastewater, and using bacteria and a small amount of electrical energy, convert the organic material into hydrogen, according to a Penn State environmental engineer. http://www.physorg.com/news173451507.html Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:10:01 EST news173451507 One of the best known episodes in the 8000-year history of grapevine cultivation led to biological changes that have not been well understood - until now. Through biomolecular detective work, German researchers have uncovered new details about the heredity of Vitis varieties in cultivation today. In the process, they have opened the way to more meaningful classification, accelerated breeding, and more accurate evaluation of the results, potentially breaking a bottleneck in the progress of the wine industry. http://www.physorg.com/news172991956.html Chemistry Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:30:01 EST news172991956 While the art of fine winemaking is a beautiful thing, winemakers are increasingly turning to the power of science to give them the tools they need to ensure a high quality pour each and every time. http://www.physorg.com/news171713377.html Biology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:25:06 EST news171713377 Turning grape juice into wine is a stressful business for yeasts. Dr Agustin Aranda from the University of Valencia, Spain has identified the genes in yeast that enable it to respond to stress and is investigating ways to improve yeast performance by modifying its stress response mechanism. http://www.physorg.com/news171700529.html Biology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:02 EST news171700529 Scientists have uncovered new details about how the cells in our bodies communicate with each other and their environment: findings that are of fundamental importance to human biology. http://www.physorg.com/news171611963.html Biology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:59:54 EST news171611963 The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it is no better than a placebo. http://www.physorg.com/news171193319.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:02 EST news171193319 (PhysOrg.com) -- Heavy drinkers of beer and spirits face a much higher risk of developing cancer than the population at large, says a group of Montreal epidemiologists and cancer researchers. Their findings show that people in the highest consumption category increased their risk of developing oesophageal cancer sevenfold, colon cancer by 80% and even lung cancer by 50%. http://www.physorg.com/news168518679.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:46:16 EST news168518679 A group of chemicals found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, cocoa and red wine, could protect the brain from Alzheimer`s disease, a  dementia expert will tell scientists at a conference today (Friday). http://www.physorg.com/news166429234.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:21:52 EST news166429234 (PhysOrg.com) -- Fifteen years ago, when Alan Lakso first sought to enlist Cornell's nanofabrication laboratory to develop a tiny sensor that would measure water stress in grapevines, the horticultural sciences professor ended up back at the drawing board. http://www.physorg.com/news166201610.html Chemistry Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:40:01 EST news166201610 It's happy hour for Texas wineries. Research now shows that wines produced in the Lone Star State share the anti-cancer traits known to exist in wines from other producing regions. http://www.physorg.com/news164034925.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:15:58 EST news164034925 The benefits of alcohol are all about moderation. Low to moderate drinking - especially of red wine - appears to reduce all causes of mortality, while too much drinking causes multiple organ damage. A mini-review of recent findings on red wine's polyphenols, particularly one called resveratrol, will be published in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; the review is also available at Early View. http://www.physorg.com/news163988399.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:30:01 EST news163988399 In a surprise discovery that may help boxed wine shake off its image as a gauche alternative to bottles, scientists in Canada are reporting that multilayer aseptic cartons (a.k.a. ‘boxes`) may help reduce levels of substances that contribute odors to wine and can lower its quality. Their study, the first comprehensive comparison of packaging type to wine quality, is scheduled for the June 10 issue of ACS` Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news163350187.html Chemistry Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:03:45 EST news163350187 After analysing different points of the process of the transformation of grape juice to wine, Ms Ana González Marco concluded that the type of container (wooden cask or steel tank) employed notably influences the fermentative aroma of Chardonnay wine, and that oak cask-fermented wines have, in general, a greater concentration of superior alcohols and esters of medium-sized chains of fatty acids. http://www.physorg.com/news160305673.html Other Sciences Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:21:25 EST news160305673 Drinking up to half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years -at least in men -suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://www.physorg.com/news160274666.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:45:03 EST news160274666 Pre-diagnostic wine consumption may reduce the risk of death and relapse among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, according to an epidemiology study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news159546195.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:23:44 EST news159546195 (AP) -- When great-grandma took a nip of the elderberry wine "for medicinal purposes," she was following a tradition that goes back thousands of years. http://www.physorg.com/news158864651.html Other Sciences Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:04:44 EST news158864651 It has long been known that red wine causes teeth to stain. But white wine? A recent study by NYU dental researchers found that drinking white wine can also increase the potential for teeth to take on dark stains. http://www.physorg.com/news157816969.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:03:15 EST news157816969 (AP) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority says archaeologists have discovered a Byzantine-era bathhouse in the south of the country dating back more than 1,500 years. http://www.physorg.com/news157292602.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:23:44 EST news157292602 Researchers at the University of Florida have introduced 'Delicious', a new muscadine grape cultivar. 'Delicious' ripens early, produces high yields, and is disease-resistant. The black fruit features exceptional taste and texture with an edible skin, making it well-suited for fresh fruit consumption and the potential for wine production. The name 'Delicious' was selected based on the comments of vineyard visitors who sampled the fruit. http://www.physorg.com/news156842048.html Biology Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:16:26 EST news156842048