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. College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue University. http://www.physorg.com/news179669689.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:30:01 EST news179669689 (PhysOrg.com) -- The time it takes for our brains to search for and retrieve the word we want to say has been measured for the first time. The discovery is reported in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA today. http://www.physorg.com/news178216686.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:53 EST news178216686 William Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about words, advised that "An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." But the exact meaning of plain language isn't always easy to find. Even simple words like "most" and "least" can vary greatly in definition and interpretation, and are difficult to put into precise numbers. http://www.physorg.com/news177852815.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:02 EST news177852815 Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system. http://www.physorg.com/news177359909.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:01 EST news177359909 Try to pronounce the words "caught" and "cot." If you're a New Yorker by birth, the two words will sound as different as their spellings. But if you grew up in California, you probably pronounce them identically. http://www.physorg.com/news175787445.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:53:19 EST news175787445 Our minds might be able to find the right word quicker than Google and yet we rarely pause to think about how language shapes everything we do. http://www.physorg.com/news171642070.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:40:01 EST news171642070 (PhysOrg.com) -- Making comparisons between objects, like comparing a tiger to a cat, is elemental in the development of a child`s ability to grasp the concept of categories. http://www.physorg.com/news165589455.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:05:48 EST news165589455 (PhysOrg.com) -- Historical collections that include everything ever written in a dozen American and British newspapers since they started are now available electronically. Donald MacQueen from Uppsala University, Sweden, has carried out the first comprehensive study that makes use of this resource in order to track changes in language usage, a method that makes it possible to attain an entirely new degree of precision in dating. http://www.physorg.com/news165241746.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:29:55 EST news165241746 The oldest words in the English language include "I" and "who", while words like "dirty" could die out relatively quickly, British researchers said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news154875116.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:52:28 EST news154875116 (PhysOrg.com) -- When you hear the word `planet,` do you automatically think of the word`s literal definition, or of other words, such as `Earth,` `space,` `Mars,` etc.? Especially when used in sentences, words tend to conjure up similar words automatically. Further, human beings` ability to draw associations and inferences between words may explain why we`re generally able to communicate complex ideas with each other quite clearly using a limited number of words. http://www.physorg.com/news154180635.html Physics Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:57:48 EST news154180635 (PhysOrg.com) -- The teaching of languages could be revolutionised following ground-breaking research by Victoria University, New Zealand, PhD graduate Paul Sulzberger. Dr Sulzberger has found that the best way to learn a language is through frequent exposure to its sound patterns--even if you haven't a clue what it all means. http://www.physorg.com/news152292870.html Other Sciences Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:35:10 EST news152292870 (PhysOrg.com) -- A McGill-led study has found that the perception of speech sounds is modified by stretching facial skin in different directions. Different patterns of skin stretch affect how subjects perceive different words. http://www.physorg.com/news151689168.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:53:40 EST news151689168 Although babies typically start talking around 12 months of age, their brains actually begin processing certain aspects of language much earlier, so that by the time they start talking, babies actually already know hundreds of words. While studying language acquisition in infants can be a challenging endeavor, researchers have begun to make significant progress that changes previous views of what infants learn, according to a new report by University of Pennsylvania psychologist Daniel Swingley. The report, published in the October issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, describes an increasing emphasis among researchers in studying vocabulary development in infants. http://www.physorg.com/news144587328.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:08:48 EST news144587328 (PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft recently obtained a patent designed to create an Automatic Censorship of Audio Data For Broadcast . The invention is intended to act as a filter for live broadcasts where it is impracticable to delete or make inaudible certain undesired words or phrases. Additionally, other audio streams like music or games can utilize the automatic censor. http://www.physorg.com/news144414485.html Technology Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:08:05 EST news144414485 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Rochester have shown for the first time that our brains automatically consider many possible words and their meanings before we've even heard the final sound of the word. http://www.physorg.com/news140359613.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:46:53 EST news140359613 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words - the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns. http://www.physorg.com/news138979448.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:24:08 EST news138979448 The study, by researchers from the University of Melbourne and University College London, is set to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news138297778.html Other Sciences Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:02:58 EST news138297778