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'STICKY NANOTUBES' HOLD KEY TO FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES
http://www.physorg.com/news128611149.html
FOR GOOD OR ILL IRELAND GAINS ANOTHER MAMMAL SPECIES
http://www.physorg.com/news128587808.html
IS HAPPINESS HAVING WHAT YOU WANT, WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE, OR BOTH?
http://www.physorg.com/news128600238.html
SAP BUSINESS SOFTWARE LAUNCH TRIPPED UP: REPORT
http://www.physorg.com/news128579173.html
INDIAN ROCKET PUTS A RECORD 10 SATELLITES INTO ORBIT
http://www.physorg.com/news128579781.html
EMISSIONS IRRELEVANT TO FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE?
http://www.physorg.com/news128578990.html
GENE THERAPY IMPROVES VISION IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL RETINAL DISEASE
http://www.physorg.com/news128578161.html
SCIENTISTS EXPLORE BRAIN'S REACTION TO POTENT HALLUCINOGEN
http://www.physorg.com/news128603889.html
IDAHO LAB DEVELOPS A QUICKER WAY TO CATCH A THIEF
http://www.physorg.com/news128605453.html
CAMBRIDGE RESEARCHER CREATES REVOLUTIONARY VEHICLE SUSPENSION DESIGN
http://www.physorg.com/news128606408.html



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Latest News On SPACE and EARTH SCIENCE:
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WASHINGTON TURNING TO BIKE-SHARING PLAN, April 28
A new bike-sharing venture in Washington called SmartBike DC will allow people to rent bicycles using only a membership card, city officials say.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128580028.html

SKOREA'S 1ST ASTRONAUT TO HELP COUNTRY DEVELOP SPACE TECH, April 28
(AP) -- South Korea's first astronaut says she will do her best to help her country develop its own space technology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578343.html

WARNING BUOYS FOR RIGHT WHALES INSTALLED ALONG MASSACHUSETTS BAY, April 28
Endangered North Atlantic right whales are safer along Massachusetts Bay's busy shipping ***s this spring, thanks to a new system of smart buoys. The buoys recognize whales' distinctive calls and route the information to a public Web site and a marine warning system, giving ships the chance to avoid deadly collisions.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603269.html

'NEW' ANCIENT ANTARCTIC SEDIMENT REVEALS CLIMATE CHANGE HISTORY, April 28
Recent additions to the premier collection of Southern Ocean sediment cores at Florida State University’s Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility will give international scientists a close-up look at fluctuations that occurred in Antarctica’s ice sheet and marine and terrestrial life as the climate cooled considerably between 20 and 14 million years ago.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618809.html

ASTRONAUTS TO TALK WITH SELECTED STUDENTS, April 28
The U.S. space agency says some U.S. students will be talking this week with the astronauts who will service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620637.html

NASA, M2MI WORK ON SATELLITE DEVELOPMENT, April 28
The U.S. space agency says it and the Machine to Machine Corp. have signed an agreement to make "nanosats" to improve space telecommunications.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620655.html

COLO. TAP WATER VIOLATES HEALTH STANDARDS, April 28
Tap water being consumed in 37 small Colorado communities has been found to have violated state health standards, state records show.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128580075.html

MIT PROFESSOR WILL LEAD SCIENCE TEAM FOR NASA SATELLITE TO MAP EARTH'S WATER CYCLE, April 28
MIT Professor Dara Entekhabi will lead the science team designing a NASA satellite mission to make global soil moisture and freeze/thaw measurements, data essential to the accuracy of weather forecasts and predictions of global carbon cycle and climate. NASA announced recently that the Soil Moisture Active-Passive mission (SMAP) is scheduled to launch December 2012.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603053.html

SERIES OF QUAKES TAKES TOLL ON RATTLED RESIDENTS OF RENO, April 28
(AP) -- Dozens of minor earthquakes shook Reno on Sunday as a series of temblors entered its third month and prompted some frazzled residents to leave their homes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578329.html

PRICING CAN CUT CO2 EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRIC GENERATORS, April 28
Levying a price on carbon dioxide released by electric generators could considerably reduce greenhouse gas emissions — even before the deployment of any environmentally friendly technology — according to scientists in Pennsylvania. Their report is scheduled for the May 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128605170.html

UK TABLOIDS CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE COMPLACENCY, April 28
The effect of human behaviour on climate change is misrepresented in the most widely-read UK tabloid newspapers, according to the latest research at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128610422.html

DISCOVERY READY FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT, April 28
Space shuttle Discovery rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, where the shuttle's external tank and two solid rocket boosters await. Discovery was then lifted to vertical inside the building's 50-story-tall transfer aisle, lowered into a high bay and joined with the tank and boosters atop the mobile launcher platform.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128617357.html

WHITE HOUSE UNDERMINES EPA ON CANCER RISKS, GAO SAYS, April 28
(AP) -- The Bush administration is undermining the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to determine health dangers of toxic chemicals by letting nonscientists have a bigger - often secret - say, congressional investigators say in a report obtained by The Associated Press.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620438.html

INDIAN ROCKET PUTS A RECORD 10 SATELLITES INTO ORBIT, April 28
An Indian rocket launched a record 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission Monday, underlining the nation's emergence as a major competitor in the multi-billion-dollar space market.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128579781.html

EMISSIONS IRRELEVANT TO FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE?, April 28
Climate change and the carbon emissions seem inextricably linked. However, new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Carbon Balance and Management suggests that this may not always hold true, although it may be some time before we reach this saturation point.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578990.html

MIT: IN AMERICA, EVEN THE SMALLEST CARBON FOOTPRINTS ARE LARGE, April 28
Whether you live in a cardboard box or a luxurious mansion, whether you subsist on homegrown vegetables or wolf down imported steaks, whether you're a jet-setter or a sedentary retiree, anyone who lives in the U.S. contributes more than twice as much greenhouse gas to the atmosphere as those living in the rest of the world.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604337.html

CHALK ONE UP FOR COCCOLITHOPHORES, April 28
Scientists have feared that gradual acidification of the world's oceans would wreak havoc with organisms that build protective outer shells. But a new finding shows at least three species of coccolithophores -- single-celled algae that are major players in the ocean's cycling of carbon -- are responding to ocean acidification by building thicker cell walls and plates of chalk, contrary to what some recent lab experiments have shown.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128613620.html



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Latest News On PHYSICS:
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UA PHYSICISTS READY FOR SCIENCE WITH WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL ACCELERATOR, April 28
The University of Arizona is known for doing Big Science. It partners in the most powerful telescope projects on Earth and in space. It makes the world's largest telescope mirrors. It leads a global center tackling the toughest problems in plant biology. It directs a lander mission to Mars.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618623.html

BEATING THE CODEBREAKERS WITH QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY, April 28
Quantum cryptography may be essentially solved, but getting the funky physics to work on disciplined computer networks is a whole new headache.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128608179.html

THE PHYSICS OF WHIPPED CREAM, April 28
Let's do a little science experiment. If you have a can of whipped cream in the fridge, go get it out. Spray a generous dollop into a spoon and watch carefully.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128610874.html

LASER EXPERIMENTS OFFER INSIGHT INTO EVOLUTION OF 'GAS GIANTS', April 28
By shooting the high-energy Omega laser onto precompressed samples of p***tary fluids, scientists are gaining a better understanding of the evolution and internal structure of Jupiter, Saturn and extrasolar giant p***ts.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128617090.html

PHYSICS ADVANCE LEADS TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OPTICS AT THE ATOMIC SCALE, April 28
An advance by North Carolina State University physicists improves our understanding of how light interacts with matter, and could make possible the development of new integrated-circuit technologies that result in faster computers that use less energy.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128617450.html



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Latest News On NANOTECHNOLOGY:
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ARE NANOBOTS ON THEIR WAY?, April 28
[The first real steps towards building a microscopic device that can construct nano machines have been taken by US researchers. Writing in the peer-reviewed publication, International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from Inderscience Publishers, researchers describe an early prototype for a nanoassembler.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128600196.html

COPPER NANOWIRES GROWN BY NEW PROCESS CREATE LONG-LASTING DISPLAYS, April 28
A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. The copper nanowires could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication and as electron emitters in a television-like, very thin flat-panel display known as a field-emission display.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611296.html

'STICKY NANOTUBES' HOLD KEY TO FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, April 28
Researchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing and harnessing a gecko's ability to walk up walls.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611149.html



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Latest News On GENERAL SCIENCE:
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BYPASSING THE INSULIN HIGHWAY, April 28
An immune cell known as a neutrophil releases a protein that can suppress glucose production in the liver –without targeting insulin, researchers have found.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128579110.html

ENGINEERS CREATE NEW TECHNIQUE FOR MALARIA DIAGNOSIS, April 28
Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry have developed the first new technique for diagnosing malaria able to challenge the rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) currently used in the field.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578832.html

STUDY CALLS FOR ACTION ON HEART RISKS FROM CERTAIN ANTI-CANCER DRUGS, April 28
Heart damage from certain anti-cancer drugs no longer should be regarded as a rare or relatively unimportant complication, scientists in Italy have concluded in a new overview of research on the cardiotoxicity of anti-cancer drugs. Their review, scheduled for the May 19 issue of ACS’ monthly journal, Chemical Research in Toxicology, recommends that drug regulatory agencies, physicians, and toxicologists join in a focused research effort to combat the problem.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128605014.html

RESEARCHERS UNVEIL A NEW CLASS OF FATTY ACIDS, April 28
CSIRO researchers have discovered a new class of fatty acids – alpha-hydroxy polyacetylenic fatty acids – that could be used as sensors for detecting changes in temperature and mechanical stress loads.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128607563.html

STUDY: OIL PAINTING PREDATED EUROPEAN ART, April 28
Oil-based paint likely was used in Afghanistan up to 800 years before it first appeared in European art, a study of cave paintings has found.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128580099.html

NITRIC OXIDE REGULATES PLANTS AS WELL AS PEOPLE, April 28
Nitric oxide has emerged as an important signaling molecule in plants - as in mammals including people. In studies of a tropical medicinal herb as a model plant, researchers have found that nitric oxide targets a number of proteins and enzymes in plants.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578222.html

A DASH OF SALT GROWS HEALTHIER TOMATOES, April 28
Watering tomatoes with diluted seawater can boost their content of disease-fighting antioxidants and may lead to healthier salads, appetizers, and other tomato-based foods, scientists in Italy report. Their study is scheduled for the May 14 issue of ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128605310.html

BOOST FOR 'GREEN PLASTICS' FROM PLANTS, April 28
Australian researchers are a step closer to turning plants into ‘biofactories’ capable of producing oils which can be used to replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of products.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128607758.html

SCIENTISTS REVEAL EVOLUTIONARY INTRICACIES OF RICKETTSIA PATHOGENS, April 28
Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland School of Medicine have unveiled some of the evolutionary intricacies of rickettsial pathogens by analyzing over a decade’s worth of genomic data. Some species of Rickettsia are known to cause harmful diseases in humans, such as epidemic typhus (R. prowazekii) and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (R. rickettsii), while others have been identified as emerging pathogens and organisms that might possibly be used for the development of biological weapons.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128614012.html

INSULIN PILL COULD REPLACE INJECTIONS FOR DIABETES, April 28
Insulin pills to replace the injections necessary for those suffering from diabetes appear closer to reality through new research by chemical and biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619132.html

FOR GOOD OR ILL IRELAND GAINS ANOTHER MAMMAL SPECIES, April 28
A recent study, soon to be published in Mammal Review, details the discovery of a mammal which has never been seen before in Ireland. The shrew, which has been spotted in Tipperary and Limerick, is only the third new mammal to be found on the island in almost 60 years.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128587808.html

BIOLOGISTS REDISCOVER RARE CLOUD RAT IN PHILIPPINES: REPORT, April 28
A rare rat species last seen over a century ago in the mountainous northern Philippines has been rediscovered by a team of American and Filipino biologists, a report said Sunday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578416.html

IDAHO LAB DEVELOPS A QUICKER WAY TO CATCH A THIEF, April 28
(AP) -- Federal researchers say they've developed a human identification test that's faster and possibly cheaper than DNA testing. It would be a handy new weapon in the arsenal for detectives, forensic experts and the military, though no one expects it to replace DNA analysis - and its promoters say it is not intended to.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128605453.html

TEAM DEVELOPS SAFE, EFFECTIVE RNA INTERFERENCE TECHNIQUE, April 28
A team of researchers from MIT and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has developed safe and effective methods to perform RNA interference, a therapy that holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases including cancer and hepatitis.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128609311.html

SHOCKING ATTITUDES TO GREAT WAR’S WOUNDED REVEALED, April 28
Diaries written by working class soldiers wounded in World War One have revealed how they silently endured brutal treatment by military nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and stretcher bearers.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128612437.html

SINGLE-CELLED BACTERIUM WORKS 24-7, CONVERTING LIGHT TO ENERGY BY DAY, MOONLIGHTING AT NIGHT, April 28
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have gained the first detailed insight into the way circadian rhythms govern global gene expression in Cyanothece, a type of cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) known to cycle between photosynthesis during the day and nitrogen fixation at night.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128616890.html

SCIENTISTS FIND STEM CELLS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PITUITARY, April 28
A team of researchers led by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have for the first time identified stem cells that allow the pituitary glands of mice to grow even after birth. They found that, in contrast to most adult stem cells, these cells are distinct from those that fuel the initial growth of this important organ. The results suggest a novel way that the hormone-secreting gland may adapt, even in adolescents and adults, to traumatic stress or to normal life changes like pregnancy.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620051.html



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APPLE UPDATES IMAC, April 28
Apple today updated its all-in-one iMac line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. With prices starting at just $1,199, iMac includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most models.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128615829.html

NO POWER USE IN STANDBY: NEW ZERO-WATT MONITOR, April 28
Computer monitors in standby mode will soon save far more energy. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has developed the world’s first monitor that requires no electricity at all in idle mode.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618190.html



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RESEARCH PAVES WAY FOR BETTER ROADS, April 28
The next generation of asphalt and concrete pavements used to build and rebuild roads, bridges and other paved surfaces in much of the world likely will be based on a design guide produced by researchers in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128616057.html

'GTA IV' EXPECTED TO SELL 9 MILLION COPIES AT LAUNCH, April 28
(AP) -- There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604111.html

RADIO FREE EUROPE SAYS IT'S UNDER CYBER ATTACK, April 28
(AP) -- Several Web sites of the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty have been attacked, the broadcaster said Monday, suggesting the Belarus government could be responsible.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611517.html

WARNER BROS. PUSHES SHOWS ONLINE WITH 2 NEW WEB SITES, April 28
(AP) -- Warner Bros. says it's launching two Web sites to capture new ad revenue and a younger generation of viewers.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128614078.html

INEXPENSIVE ROOF VENT COULD PREVENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WIND DAMAGE, April 28
Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to havoc and damaging conditions, even after the worst of the wind has passed. A local roofer, Virginia Tech faculty members from architecture and engineering, and a graduate student have devised an inexpensive vent that can reduce roof uplift on buildings during high winds, even a hurricane.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619316.html

SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONS CAN POSE SECURITY RISKS, April 28
(AP) -- Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. The college sophomore doesn't have a MySpace page and, while she's on Facebook, she does everything she can to keep her page as private as she can.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128587894.html

SAP BUSINESS SOFTWARE LAUNCH TRIPPED UP: REPORT, April 28
German software giant SAP has run into problems with its Business ByDesign product, with the full launch likely delayed and sales forecasts having to be cut, a press report said Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128579173.html

CAMBRIDGE RESEARCHER CREATES REVOLUTIONARY VEHICLE SUSPENSION DESIGN, April 28
A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128606408.html

GROWING CUSTOMER BASE BOOSTS VERIZON 1Q PROFIT BY 9.8 PCT, April 28
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday reported steady earnings in a stormy economy. The country's second-largest telecommunications company said first-quarter earnings rose 9.8 percent as its wireless division signed up more new customers than rival carriers did.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611494.html

CRAY PICKS INTEL FOR SUPERCOMPUTERS, April 28
(AP) -- Intel Corp. is ratcheting up the competition with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. by teaming up with supercomputer maker Cray Inc., which for the past six years has used only AMD chips in its high-performance machines.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611549.html

MICROSOFT, YAHOO AREN'T TALKING AS INVESTORS AWAIT NEXT MOVE, April 28
(AP) -- The top executives at Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. haven't held any recent discussions to break an impasse that threatens to turn Microsoft's 3-month-old takeover bid into a slugfest.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128614060.html

HIGH FUEL PRICES FORCE CALIFORNIANS INTO HYBRIDS, OR OFF THE ROAD, April 28
Faced with surging gasoline prices, a growing number of car-crazy Californians are ditching gas-guzzlers for hybrids and avoiding the road in a state known for its traffic jams and scenic routes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620566.html



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REGULATION OF CHEMICAL IN PLASTICS PROBED, April 28
U.S. congressional Democrats said they are investigating the regulation of a potentially hazardous chemical compound used in baby bottles and other plastics.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128580054.html

STUDY FINDS DIABETES DOUBLING BEFORE MOTHERHOOD, April 28
Diabetes before motherhood more than doubled in six years among teenage and adult women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578658.html

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ALIVE?, April 28
Understanding the concept of a “living thing” is a late developmental achievement. Early research by Jean Piaget, showed that kids attribute “life status” to things that move on their own (e.g. clouds or bikes) and even 10-year-olds have difficulty understanding the scope of a living thing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603134.html

CELL-BASED THERAPY SHOWS PROMISE IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE, April 28
A novel cell therapy using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells attached to tiny gelatin bead microcarriers implanted in the brain can improve the symptoms of patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603374.html

NEW ANALYSIS FINDS DAYCARE ATTENDANCE EARLY IN LIFE CUTS CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA RISK BY 30 PERCENT, April 28
Children who attend day care or play groups have about a 30% lower risk of developing the most common type of childhood leukaemia than those who do not, according to a new analysis of studies investigating the link.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603742.html

WILL YOU BE MISDIAGNOSED? -- HOW DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS HAPPEN, April 28
How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? While research has demonstrated that the great majority of medical diagnoses are correct, the answer is probably higher than patients expect and certainly higher than doctors realize. In a Supplement to the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine, a collection of articles and commentaries sheds light on the causes underlying misdiagnoses and demonstrates a nontrivial rate of diagnostic error that ranges from
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603813.html

SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH HAMPERED BY ANIMAL MODELS, SAYS NEW STUDY, April 28
Research on traumatic spinal cord injuries is hampered by a reliance on animal experiments that don’t accurately predict human outcomes, says a new study in the upcoming edition of the peer-reviewed journal Reviews in the Neurosciences. The review was written by scientists with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604397.html

AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE 5 TIMES HIGHER AMPUTATION RATE, April 28
The overall amputation rate in northern Illinois is declining due to improved care for diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, new research shows. But not everyone is reaping the benefits.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604431.html

TRANSITIONING PATIENTS WITH PEDIATRIC DISEASE TO ADULTHOOD, April 28
Growing pains can mean one thing for a typical adolescent and quite another to an older teen with cerebral palsy attempting independence in an adult world. A unique program, the Indiana University School of Medicine Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood (CYACC) is helping these youths spread their wings and live more independently.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604474.html

EPILEPSY DRUG CAUSES BONE LOSS IN YOUNG WOMEN, April 28
Young women who took the commonly used epilepsy drug phenytoin for one year showed significant bone loss compared to women taking other epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the April 29, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618408.html

TIGHT BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL NOT ENOUGH TO TEMPER KIDNEY DISEASE IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS, April 28
Even when their blood pressure is kept strictly under control with the best available medicine, African-American patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) continue to lose their kidney function over time, research led by a Johns Hopkins team shows. The finding suggests that treating CKD in this population may be vastly more complex than researchers had previously thought, with blood pressure control being only one piece of the therapeutic puzzle.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618473.html

THYROTROPIN LEVELS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE MORTALITY IN WOMEN, April 28
Women with increasing levels of thyrotropin within the normal range appear to have a higher risk of fatal coronary heart disease, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618661.html

STUDY IDENTIFIES FACTORS LEADING TO HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR HEART FAILURE, April 28
Nearly two out of three patients have one or more precipitating factors that may contribute to hospital admissions nationwide for heart failure, according to a new UCLA study. Pneumonia, irregular heart beats, and obstructed blood flow to the heart are the most frequent factors.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619378.html

EXERCISE RELATED TO LOWER HEART DISEASE RISK IN OVERWEIGHT WOMEN, April 28
The risk of heart disease in women associated with being overweight or obese is reduced but not eliminated by higher levels of physical activity, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619616.html

OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG FOSAMAX LINKED TO HEART PROBLEM, April 28
Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington published in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619838.html

HORMONE THERAPY IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF STROKE, April 28
Postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of when they started treatment, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619879.html

OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT, April 28
Alendronate, a medication used to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis, may be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620331.html

FDA OKS RELISTOR FOR OPIOID PATIENTS, April 28
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients receiving opioids.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620680.html

STUDY: PREGNANT WOMEN WITH PRE-EXISTING DIABETES DOUBLES, April 28
(AP) -- The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns. And the number of diabetic teenagers giving birth grew fivefold during the same period, according to the study, the largest of its kind.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128580152.html

USE OF HEMOGLOBIN-BASED BLOOD SUBSTITUTES ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF DEATH, HEART ATTACK, April 28
An analysis of studies involving the use of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes indicates their use is associated with an increased risk of death and heart attack, according to a JAMA study being released early online, and will appear in print in the May 21 issue of JAMA.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603326.html

DECISION MAKING, IS IT ALL 'ME, ME, ME'?, April 28
People act in their own best interests, according to traditional views of how and why we make the decisions that we do.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603620.html

EVEN PART-TIME WORK CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON BREASTFEEDING RATES, SAYS NEW STUDY, April 28
Part-time and casual work among new mothers has almost as big a negative impact on breastfeeding rates as returning to work full-time, says a new study led by the University of Melbourne.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604725.html

CHINESE ANTS SHOW PROMISE FOR FIGHTING ARTHRITIS, OTHER DISEASES, April 28
Ants may be an unwelcome intruder at picnics, but they could soon be a welcome guest in your medicine cabinet. Chemists in China report identification of substances in a certain species of ants that show promise for fighting arthritis, hepatitis, and other diseases. Their study is scheduled for the April 25 issue of ACS’ Journal of Natural Products.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128605859.html

TOMATOES FOUND TO FIGHT SUN DAMAGE, April 28
Tomatoes could be the new weapon in the fight against sun damage to the skin, research at the Universities of Newcastle and Manchester has revealed. According to a study presented at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology this month, eating tomato paste could help protect against sunburn and sun-induced skin ageing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128610312.html

CLUMPS OF RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SICKLE CELL DISEASE, April 28
It’s long been known that patients with sickle cell disease have malformed, “sickle-shaped” red blood cells – which are normally disc-shaped – that can cause sudden painful episodes when they block small blood vessels.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611212.html

RESEARCHERS LIGHT UP LUNGS TO HELP DIAGNOSE DISEASE, April 28
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative technology which illuminates a person’s lungs and helps clinicians identify if they are functioning correctly. The new technology could result in earlier diagnosis of emphysema and smoking related damage, as well as other lung conditions and diseases.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611427.html

NEWLY REFINED ANTIBODY THERAPY MAY BE POTENT TREATMENT FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, April 28
An old, fickle therapy for a variety of autoimmune diseases is getting a makeover, thanks to a decade-long investigation by Rockefeller University researchers. The original treatment, called intravenous immunoglobulin or IVIG, is an amalgam of specific antibodies made from the pooled blood plasma of thousands of healthy donors.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128612281.html

LASIK WORRIES? SOME MAY SEE BETTER WITH ALTERNATIVES, April 28
(AP) -- Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries - from a simpler laser approach to implantable lenses - that might solve your squint. They all have their own risks. A key is finding a surgeon who doesn't have a favorite but is qualified to evaluate patients for all of the options, to find the best fit.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128614194.html

RESEARCHER FINDS SYMBOLIC OVERTONES IN THE NAMES OF CANCER MEDICINES, April 28
Linguistics expert Lewis Glinert, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern languages and literatures at Dartmouth, has found that the names of cancer medicines (common, trade, and generic names), often contain sounds associated with lightness, smallness, and fastness. He says that this might have a subtle effect on both the patient taking the medicine and the doctor prescribing it.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128616191.html

CAUSE AND AFFECT: EMOTIONS CAN BE UNCONSCIOUSLY AND SUBLIMINALLY EVOKED, STUDY SHOWS, April 28
Most people agree that emotions can be caused by a specific event and that the person experiencing it is aware of the cause, such as a child’s excitement at the sound of an ice cream truck. But recent research suggests emotions also can be unconsciously evoked and manipulated.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128619543.html

IS HAPPINESS HAVING WHAT YOU WANT, WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE, OR BOTH?, April 28
Some argue that happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. This maxim sounds reasonable enough, but can it be tested, and if so, is it true?
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128600238.html

LANGUAGE SKILLS DEVELOP AT 6, SAY RESEARCHERS, April 28
Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that children as young as six are as adept at recognising possible verbs and their past tenses as adults.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128600306.html

20 CHILDREN DEAD, 1,200 SICKENED BY INFECTION IN EASTERN CHINA, April 28
(AP) -- A viral outbreak in eastern China has sickened almost 1,200 children, killing 20 of them, health officials said Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128591558.html

GENE THERAPY IMPROVES VISION IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL RETINAL DISEASE, April 28
In a clinical trial at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to safely restore vision in three young adults with a rare form of congenital blindness. Although the patients have not achieved normal eyesight, the preliminary results set the stage for further studies of an innovative treatment for this and possibly other retinal diseases.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128578161.html

SCIENTISTS EXPLORE BRAIN'S REACTION TO POTENT HALLUCINOGEN, April 28
Brain-imaging studies performed in animals at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory provide researchers with clues about why an increasingly popular recreational drug that causes hallucinations and motor-function impairment in humans is abused. Using trace amounts of Salvia divinorum – also known as “salvia,” a Mexican mint plant that can be smoked in the form of dried leaves or serum – Brookhaven scientists found that the drug’s behavior in the brains of primates mimics the extremely fast and brief “high” observed in humans. Their results are now published online in the journal NeuroImage.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128603889.html

HIGH SELF-ESTEEM IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE, SAYS UGA PSYCHOLOGIST, April 28
Oscar Levant, a mid-century pianist, film star and wit, once watched noted keyboardist and composer George Gershwin spend an evening playing his own music at a party and clearly having a great time. “Tell me, George,” Levant said, somewhat jealously, “if you have it to do all over again would you still fall in love with yourself?”
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128604813.html

GENES FOR COMMON HEART CONDITION AND KIDNEY PROBLEM IDENTIFIED, April 28
A gene that can cause the heart to become enlarged, greatly increasing the risk of heart attacks and heart failure, is identified today in a new study. A gene that can cause the kidney to become inflamed, which can lead to kidney failure, is also revealed in a parallel discovery.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611041.html

PREDICTING BREAST CANCER PATIENT OUTCOME: RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NEW GENES, April 28
Not a day goes by without a new story about the environment. Although we often consider the environment on a global scale, cells in our body also have to contend with environmental factors. New studies from a team of researchers from the Research Institute of the MUHC and McGill University show that the environment surrounding breast cancer cells plays a crucial role in determining whether tumor cells grow and migrate or whether they fade away. Their study is the first to identify the genes behind this environmental control and correlate them with patient outcome. Their findings are published in this week’s issue of Nature Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611354.html

SWEDISH ANTI-NICOTINE VACCINE TO BE TESTED IN NORDIC COUNTRIES, April 28
An anti-nicotine vaccine will be tested on 400 people in the Nordic countries over the next year aimed at helping smokers kick the habit, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said on Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128611781.html

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER WAY TO INCREASE METABOLISM FOR WEIGHT LOSS, April 28
Scientists from Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute have discovered a way to aid weight loss and reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes by manipulating fat cells to increase the body’s metabolism.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128618970.html

RESEARCH FINDINGS OPEN NEW FRONT IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS VIRUS, April 28
A research group supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may offer a way to circumvent problems with drug resistance. In findings published today in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report that they have blocked HIV infection in the test tube by inactivating a human protein expressed in key immune cells.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news128620097.html






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