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NEW NANOWIRE-BASED MEMORY COULD BEEF UP INFORMATION STORAGE
http://www.physorg.com/news134214217.html
ATOMIC TUG OF WAR
http://www.physorg.com/news134223281.html
FIRST IMAGES OF SOLAR SYSTEM'S INVISIBLE FRONTIER
http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html
SOME FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS OF MATTER FOUND TO BE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THOUGHT
http://www.physorg.com/news134226755.html
15 HUMAN GENOMES EACH WEEK
http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html
SALMONELLA PROBE ADDS FOODS SERVED WITH TOMATOES
http://www.physorg.com/news134189581.html
EXPERTS SAY TOURISTS HARMING MACHU PICCHU
http://www.physorg.com/news134201232.html
DESIGNER DIET FOR PROSTATE CANCER
http://www.physorg.com/news134195065.html
WOOD DENSITY EXPLAINS SOUND QUALITY OF GREAT MASTER VIOLINS
http://www.physorg.com/news134193065.html
ONCE A SHY MONKEY, ALWAYS A SHY MONKEY? NEW STUDY SHOWS PERSISTENCE OF ANXIETY
http://www.physorg.com/news134191489.html



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Latest News On SPACE and EARTH SCIENCE:
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GLAST MISSION OPERATIONS AT NASA GODDARD POWERED UP, July 02
Several bases of operations for NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) are gearing up for data from the recently launched satellite.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134226731.html

MARS SAMPLE RETURN: THE NEXT STEP IN EXPLORING THE RED P***T, July 02
ESA and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) will be co-hosting, in cooperation with NASA and the International Mars Exploration Working Group (IMEWG), an International Conference on 9 and 10 July in the Auditorium of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris to discuss the next step in the exploration of Mars.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134212539.html

FIRST FLOODS, NOW PESKY MOSQUITOES FOR MIDWEST, July 02
(AP) -- First came the floods - now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects are pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in Chicago up to five times more than usual.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134234901.html

EXPERTS SAY TOURISTS HARMING MACHU PICCHU, July 02
(AP) -- An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134201232.html

RUSSIA SEALS AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE INVESTOR FOR SPACE TOURISM, July 02
The Russian space agency has sealed a deal with a private investor to build a Soyuz spacecraft specially for tourist hire and operational in 2011, a statement said Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html

P***TS ALIGN FOR THE 4TH OF JULY, July 02
News Flash: On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky. No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the twilight glow of sunset, a trio of worlds is gathering: Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html

EXPLODING ASTEROID THEORY STRENGTHENED BY NEW EVIDENCE LOCATED IN OHIO, INDIANA, July 02
Geological evidence found in Ohio and Indiana in recent weeks is strengthening the case to attribute what happened 12,900 years ago in North America -- when the end of the last Ice Age unexpectedly turned into a phase of extinction for animals and humans -- to a cataclysmic comet or asteroid explosion over top of Canada.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134233301.html

HOT FUTURE SHOCK: HEAT WAVE TEMPERATURES TO SOAR, July 02
(AP) -- During the European heat wave of 2003 that killed tens of thousands, the temperature in parts of France hit 104 degrees. Nearly 15,000 people died in that country alone. During the Chicago heat wave of 1995, the mercury spiked at 106 and about 600 people died.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134235008.html

FIRST IMAGES OF SOLAR SYSTEM'S INVISIBLE FRONTIER, July 02
NASA's sun-focused STEREO spacecraft unexpectedly detected particles from the edge of the solar system last year, allowing University of California, Berkeley, scientists to map for the first time the energized particles in the region where the hot solar wind slams into the cold interstellar medium.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html



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A FRONT-ROW SEAT AT THIS SUMMER'S PHYSICS EXTRAVAGANZA, July 02
Nearly 20 years in the making, the largest particle accelerator in the world will start running in Switzerland this summer, offering scientists a glimpse of particles that have never been seen before.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134220960.html

ATOMIC TUG OF WAR, July 02
A new form of energy-transfer, reported today in Nature (3 July 2008) may have implications for the study of reactions going on in the atmosphere, and even for those occurring in the body.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223281.html

SOME FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS OF MATTER FOUND TO BE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THOUGHT, July 02
Collisions have consequences. Everyone knows that. Whether it's between trains, p***s, automobiles or atoms, there are always repercussions. But while macroscale collisions may have the most obvious effects - mangled steel, bruised flesh - sometimes it is the tiniest collisions that have the most resounding repercussions.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134226755.html



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Latest News On NANOTECHNOLOGY:
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STUDY SHOWS QUANTUM DOTS CAN PENETRATE SKIN THROUGH MINOR ABRASIONS, July 02
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals involved in the manufacturing of quantum dots or doing research on potential biomedical applications of the tiny nanoparticles.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134213259.html

NEW NANOWIRE-BASED MEMORY COULD BEEF UP INFORMATION STORAGE, July 02
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have created a type of nanowire-based information storage device that is capable of storing three bit values rather than the usual two—that is, "0," "1," and "2" instead of just "0" and "1." This ability could lead to a new generation of high-capacity information storage for electronic devices.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134214217.html



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Latest News On GENERAL SCIENCE:
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ETHANOL BYPRODUCT PRODUCES GREEN RESULTS, July 02
Commercial flower and plant growers know all too well that invasive, ubiquitous weeds cause trouble by lowering the value and deterring healthy growth of potted ornamental plants. To control weeds, many commercial nursery owners resort to the expensive practice of paying workers to hand-weed containers. Some growers use herbicides, but efficacy of herbicides is questionable on the wide range of plant species produced in nurseries, and many herbicides are not registered for use in greenhouses.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134213143.html

SEARCH FOR SALT TOLERANT GRASSES AIMS TO IMPROVE ROADSIDE PLANTINGS, July 02
Standing in a greenhouse at the University of Rhode Island, Rebecca Brown was smiling even though it appeared that something had gone terribly wrong. Almost all of the 16 species of grass she planted last February in hundreds of small pots were dead.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134236255.html

GENE DIRECTS STEM CELLS TO BUILD THE HEART, July 02
Researchers have shown that they can put mouse embryonic stem cells to work building the heart, potentially moving medical science a significant step closer to a new generation of heart disease treatments that use human stem cells.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134222974.html

TEXAS A&M RESEARCHERS DEVELOP TOOL TO STUDY COMPLEX CLUSTERS OF GENES, July 02
Texas A&M University researchers have developed a computational tool that will help scientists more accurately study complex units of clustered genes, called operons, in bacteria.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134234051.html

WOOD DENSITY EXPLAINS SOUND QUALITY OF GREAT MASTER VIOLINS, July 02
The advantage of using medical equipment to study classical musical instruments has been proven by a Dutch researcher from the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). In collaboration with a renowned luthier, Dr. Berend Stoel put classical violins, including several made by Stradivarius, in a CT scanner. The results are published in the July 2 issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE. The homogeneity in the densities of the wood from which the classical violins are made, in marked contrast to the modern violins studied, may very well explain their superior sound production.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134193065.html

SYNTHETIC MOLECULES EMULATE ENZYME BEHAVIOR FOR THE FIRST TIME, July 02
When chemists want to produce a lot of a substance -- such as a newly designed drug -- they often turn to catalysts, molecules that speed chemical reactions. Many jobs require highly specialized catalysts, and finding one in just the right shape to connect with certain molecules can be difficult. Natural catalysts, such as enzymes in the human body that help us digest food, get around this problem by shape-shifting to suit the task at hand.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134219274.html

EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY MOVEMENT EXPLORES REAL-LIFE DILEMMAS, July 02
Imagine a business executive who thinks: "I know that this new policy will harm the environment, but I don't care at all about that – I just want to increase profits." Is the business executive harming the environment intentionally? Faced with this question from a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill philosopher, 82 percent of people polled said yes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134220396.html

PRINTED OPTICAL ELECTRONICS COME INTO VIEW, July 02
European researchers have taken a major step towards the goal of developing printable electronics that can be used for creating radio frequency identification tags and flexible watch displays.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134220631.html

WORMS DO CALCULUS TO FIND MEALS OR AVOID UNPLEASANTNESS, July 02
Thanks to salt and hot chili peppers, researchers have found a calculus-computing center that tells a roundworm to go forward toward dinner or turn to broaden the search. It's a computational mechanism, they say, that is similar to what drives hungry college students to a pizza.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223076.html

SPECIES EXTINCTION THREAT UNDERESTIMATED DUE TO MATH GLITCH, SAYS STUDY, July 02
Extinction risks for natural populations of endangered species are likely being underestimated by as much as 100-fold because of a mathematical "misdiagnosis," according to a new study led by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html

TIGERS DISAPPEAR FROM HIMALAYAN REFUGE, July 02
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is alarmed by the dramatic decline of at least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted among the highest densities of the endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. The recent survey of April 2008 showed a population of between 6-14 tigers, down from 20-50 tigers in 2005.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223177.html

WASHINGTON'S BOYHOOD HOME FOUND, BUT NO HATCHET, July 02
(AP) -- The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington's boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchet.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134229619.html



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Latest News On ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
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INDIA SAYS NO SECURITY THREAT FROM BLACKBERRY: REPORT, July 02
BlackBerry mobile devices do not pose a security threat and no permission is needed from the Indian government to make the service available, an official said Wednesday, according to media reports.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134232391.html



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MICROSOFT AND YAHOO RISE ON DEAL TALKS REPORT, July 02
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. shares rose more than 5 percent Wednesday as The Wall Street Journal reported Microsoft Corp. has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134224114.html

JAPAN FIRMS STEP UP MOBILE SECURITY AFTER STABBING RAMPAGE, July 02
Japanese mobile telephone content providers are setting up safeguards to protect young people amid shock after a disgruntled young man used his phone to document his plans for a stabbing rampage.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134200726.html

CALIF'S HANDS-FREE CELL LAW FOR DRIVERS IN EFFECT, July 02
(AP) -- Millions of California motorists have had to put down their cell phones or risk a ticket as a new law takes effect requiring hands-free devices for those behind the wheel.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134201212.html

NEW MEDIA TURN BEIJING OLYMPICS INTO E-GAMES, July 02
When Coroebus of Elis won the first Olympic sprint in 776 BC, the result was scratched on to parchment and read out in market places in the following days and weeks.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134200855.html

MICROSOFT ACQUIRES SEMANTIC SEARCH FIRM POWERSET, July 02
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134200667.html

MICROSOFT SEEKS PARTNERS FOR NEW BID FOR YAHOO: WSJ, July 02
Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134198844.html

SIMPLE INSULATION COULD COMBAT HEAT, COLD AND NOISE, July 02
Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated metal. These houses become unbearably hot in the summer, freezing in the winter (especially in high-altitude regions), and deafeningly noisy when heavy rains pound on the bare metal.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134221145.html

REVIEW: BANKING SITE MONEYAISLE SHOWS PROMISE, July 02
(AP) -- MoneyAisle is a free new Web service that makes a bold claim: It says it will maximize the interest rates consumers can get on savings accounts, by running online auctions in which banks bid for consumers' business.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134224186.html

EU, US NEAR DEAL ON PACT ON PROTECTING PRIVACY, July 02
(AP) -- Privacy rights vs. terror fights: The EU and the United States are close to agreeing on how to protect personal and private data while still letting law enforcement officials share information to combat organized crime and terrorism.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134224382.html

POLICE WNT U TO FIGHT CRIME W/TXT MSGS, July 02
(AP) -- Police in the 1970s urged citizens to "drop a dime" in a pay phone to report crimes anonymously. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs - to identify criminals using text messages.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134229646.html

REPORT: FIBER INTERNET GROWTH OVERTAKES CABLE, July 02
(AP) -- For the first time, more people around the world are signing up for fiber-optic broadband service than for cable Internet service, according to a British research firm.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134229959.html

REPORT: MICROSOFT SEEKS HELP FOR ANOTHER YAHOO BID, July 02
(AP) -- Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134236917.html



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Latest News On MEDICINE and HEALTH:
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EDITORS' LEADERSHIP ROLE IMPACTS ON QUALITY OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH JOURNALS, July 02
The factors allowing a journal to achieve high quality are not fully understood, but good editorial practices such as accurate and author-helpful peer review and in-house editing are thought to be important. Now, a new study provides quantitative evidence that another aspect of good editorial practice – editors' expectations that articles adhere to international standards for quality reporting – is strongly related to journal quality. The research is published July 2 in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134194956.html

STANFORD RESEARCHERS FIND WAY TO PREDICT IVF SUCCESS, July 02
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a method that can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment will become pregnant. This information may someday help the tens of thousands of couples who want to undergo IVF each year, and their doctors, decide on their course of action.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134195014.html

ANALYSIS OF CANCER INCIDENCE, MORTALITY AND SURVIVAL COMBINED REVEALS ENCOURAGING EUROPEAN TRENDS, July 02
The first research to look at recent trends in European cancer incidence, mortality and survival together has shown that cancer prevention and management in Europe is moving in the right direction. However, the research reveals that variations between countries in policies for mass screening, access to health care and treatment are reflected in the different cancer rates.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134194906.html

'MULTI-TARGET' IMMUNE THERAPY IMPROVES OUTCOMES OF SEVERE LUPUS NEPHRITIS, July 02
A new treatment using a combination of drugs targeting different parts of the immune system improves the recovery rate for patients with severe lupus involving the kidneys, according to a report in the October Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134197111.html

STUDY SAYS CUT TO JUNIOR DOCTORS' HOURS DOES NOT COMPROMISE PATIENTS' SAFETY, July 02
Research led by a team at the University of Warwick's Warwick Medical School has found that reducing the hours of junior doctors does not compromise patients' safety and could even dramatically cut mistakes on wards but, there are some concerns about reduced educational opportunities for junior doctors which it affords.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134196090.html

NEWBORNS IN ICUS OFTEN UNDERGO PAINFUL PROCEDURES, MOST WITHOUT PAIN MEDICATION, July 01
An examination of newborn intensive care finds that newborns undergo numerous procedures that are associated with pain and stress, and that many of these procedures are performed without medication or therapy to relieve pain, according to a study in the July 2 issue of JAMA.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134149256.html

ASTHMA RISK INCREASES IN CHILDREN TREATED FOR HIV, July 01
Children whose immune systems rebound after treatment with potent anti-viral drugs for HIV infection face an increased risk of developing asthma, said a federally funded consortium of researchers led by those from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134150574.html

GENDER DIFFERENCES AND HEART DISEASE, July 01
Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease (CV) drug-treatments for enlarged heart, according to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134150627.html

THE BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA IN REDUCING AN IMPORTANT RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE, July 02
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system; endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of atherosclerosis.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134209448.html

GLAUCOMA SURGERY STUDIED IN MEDICARE PATIENTS, NEW HOPE FOR PEOPLE, July 02
Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) continue to develop treatments to help the more than three million Americans with glaucoma. The July issue of Ophthalmology includes a large, national study of outcomes of incisional surgeries, used to reduce pressure inside the eye, in Medicare patients. Also covered is research that may brighten the outlook for patients with end-stage glaucoma.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134219373.html

NEW STUDY FINDS CORONARY ARTERIAL CALCIUM SCANS HELP DETECT OVERALL DEATH RISK IN THE ELDERLY, July 02
Measuring calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly, according to a new study published in the July issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223527.html

POSSIBLE LINK FOUND BETWEEN DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION AND PROSTATE CANCER, July 02
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer — a rare form of prostate cancer which affects about 10 per cent of all men diagnosed with the disease.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134224046.html

FSU RESEARCHER USING COMPUTERS TO HONE CANCER-FIGHTING STRATEGIES, July 02
A Florida State University faculty member who uses computational techniques to evaluate a new class of cancer-killing drugs is attracting worldwide attention from other researchers.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134226498.html

NEWLY IDENTIFIED ENZYME TREATS DEADLY BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN MICE, July 02
By the time antibiotics made their clinical debut 70 years ago, bacteria had long evolved strategies to shield themselves. For billions of years, bacteria hurled toxic molecules at each other in the struggle to prosper, and those that withstood the chemical onslaught marched on. Now, with an uptick in antibiotic-resistant bacteria reaching alarming proportions, Rockefeller University scientists have identified an enzyme produced in viruses (called bacteriophages) that could stop these one-celled powerhouses dead in their tracks.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134229375.html

10,000 PEOPLE IN WORLD-FIRST CEREBRAL PALSY STUDY, July 02
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have launched the largest study of its kind in the world in a bid to better understand the possible genetic causes of cerebral palsy.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134232640.html

SEIZURES IN NEWBORNS CAN BE DETECTED WITH SMALL, PORTABLE BRAIN ACTIVITY MONITORS, July 02
Compact, bedside brain-activity monitors detected most seizures in at-risk infants, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed. That means the compact units could assist clinicians in monitoring for electrical seizures until confirmation with conventional EEG (electroencephalography), the researchers assert in an article published in the June issue of Pediatrics.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134233847.html

RELAXATION RESPONSE CAN INFLUENCE EXPRESSION OF STRESS-RELATED GENES, July 02
How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by a study finding that eliciting the relaxation response – a physiologic state of deep rest – influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body's response to stress. The collaborative investigation by members of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Genomics Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) appears in the open-access journal PLoS One.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134195926.html

FOOTROT VACCINE CLOSER THAN EVER, July 02
Monash University scientists have started clinical trials to find a successful vaccine against footrot in sheep.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134195743.html

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION LOWER IN MEN WHO HAVE INTERCOURSE MORE OFTEN, July 02
Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134209663.html

WEIGHT WATCHERS VS. FITNESS CENTERS, July 02
In the first study of its kind, using sophisticated methods to measure body composition, the nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method wins in the game of good health. A University of Missouri researcher examined the real-life experiences of participants to determine which program helps people lose pounds, reduce body fat and gain health benefits. The answer is that both have pros and cons and that a combination of the two produces the best results.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134212243.html

MAJOR RISE IN CAESAREAN SECTIONS LINKED TO IMPAIRED WOMB FUNCTION WITH AGE, July 02
Delaying childbirth has substantially contributed to recent rises in caesarean section rates, according to a paper published this week by scientists at Cambridge University.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134212442.html

BEING AN MRSA CARRIER INCREASES RISK OF INFECTION AND DEATH, July 02
Patients harboring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for long periods of time continue to be at increased risk of MRSA infection and death, according to a new study in the July 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134213320.html

THE BODY'S OWN 'MARIJUANA' IS GOOD FOR THE SKIN, July 02
Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin. This finding on "endocannabinoids" just published online in, and scheduled for the October 2008 print issue of, The FASEB Journal could lead to new drugs that treat skin conditions ranging from acne to dry skin, and even skin-related tumors.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134233897.html

WOMEN OVER 90 MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DEMENTIA THAN MEN, July 02
Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors in the fastest-growing age demographic.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134234717.html

15 HUMAN GENOMES EACH WEEK, July 02
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has sequenced the equivalent of 300 human genomes in just over six months. The Institute has just reached the staggering total of 1,000,000,000,000 letters of genetic code that will be read by researchers worldwide, helping them to understand the role of genes in health and disease. Scientists will be able to answer questions unthinkable even a few years ago and human medical genetics will be transformed.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html

SALMONELLA PROBE ADDS FOODS SERVED WITH TOMATOES, July 02
(AP) -- Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak - even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect. Investigators are mum on exactly what other vegetables are getting tracked.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134189581.html

DESIGNER DIET FOR PROSTATE CANCER, July 02
Eating one or more portions of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, and the risk of localised cancer becoming more aggressive.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134195065.html

ONCE A SHY MONKEY, ALWAYS A SHY MONKEY? NEW STUDY SHOWS PERSISTENCE OF ANXIETY, July 02
We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134191489.html

FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, BALANCED NUTRITION SAVES LIVES, July 02
Clinician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are suggesting an immediate and important change to guidelines used in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers say that following TBI, patients should be given nutritional supplementation through a gastric feeding tube as soon as possible, which they say can improve their chances of survival by as much as four-fold.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134196304.html

PENN ANIMAL STUDY IDENTIFIES NEW DNA WEAPON AGAINST AVIAN FLU, July 01
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu. By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute electric pulse, researchers have immunized experimental animals against various strains of the virus. This approach could allow for the build up of vaccine reserves that could be easily and effectively dispensed in case of an epidemic. This study was published last week in PLoS ONE.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134149170.html

DISCOVERY EXPLAINS HOW COLD SORE VIRUS HIDES DURING INACTIVE PHASE, July 02
Now that Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out how the virus that causes cold sores hides out, they may have a way to wake it up and kill it.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134223105.html

VIDEOS OF US PATIENT DEATHS SHOCK, July 02
Video footage of two patients who collapsed and died in US hospital emergency rooms and were apparently ignored by staff has sparked outrage and dismissals, reports said Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134224478.html

RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY POTENTIAL NEW DRUG CANDIDATES TO COMBAT 'BIRD FLU', July 02
As the specter of a worldwide outbreak of avian or "bird flu" lingers, health officials recognize that new drugs are desperately needed since some strains of the virus already have developed resistance to the current roster of anti-flu remedies.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134226432.html

GET SMART ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT AND YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY IMPROVE YOUR INTELLIGENCE, July 02
New research findings published online in The FASEB Journal provide more evidence that if we get smart about what we eat, our intelligence can improve. According to MIT scientists, dietary nutrients found in a wide range of foods from infant formula to eggs increase brain synapses and improve cognitive abilities.
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MORE THAN 4,000 DANES MAY HAVE SALMONELLA, July 02
(AP) -- Danish health officials fear more than 4,000 people may be infected with salmonella and are checking everything from refrigerators to credit card receipts to find the source of what may be the worst outbreak in 15 years.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news134229689.html

NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW BROCCOLI HELPS REDUCE CANCER RISK, July 02
A scientific study published here Wednesday sheds light on why men who eat a lot of broccoli are less likely to develop prostate cancer.
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