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ADVANCE BRINGS LOW-COST, BRIGHT LED LIGHTING CLOSER TO REALITY
http://www.physorg.com/news135517409.html
DRUGS INDUSTRY PROTECTING 'MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE' PATENT SYSTEM
http://www.physorg.com/news135485192.html
NASA MOON CAPSULE RUNNING LATE, FULL OF PROBLEMS
http://www.physorg.com/news135484452.html
NEW MODEL EXPLAINS WHY WE OVERESTIMATE OUR FUTURE CHOICES
http://www.physorg.com/news135481852.html
PC SHIPMENTS GREW FASTER THAN EXPECTED IN 2Q
http://www.physorg.com/news135445716.html
AUTOMAKERS OFFER HYBRIDS FOR NYC TAXI FLEET
http://www.physorg.com/news135497254.html
MOLECULAR HULA HOOP: SPINNING MOTION OF A MOLECULAR ROTOR DETECTED
http://www.physorg.com/news135501221.html
BIG 3 MIMIC EACH OTHER AT E3: MORE, MORE AND MORE
http://www.physorg.com/news135503728.html
STUDENTS WHO USE 'CLICKERS' SCORE BETTER ON PHYSICS TESTS
http://www.physorg.com/news135508163.html
NEW KIND OF MRI ENABLES STUDY OF MAGNETS FOR COMPUTER MEMORY
http://www.physorg.com/news135508449.html



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Latest News On SPACE and EARTH SCIENCE:
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HOUSE DEALS BLOW TO PROPOSED MASS. LNG TERMINAL, July 17
(AP) -- The House on Wednesday approved extending federal "wild and scenic" environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to developers who want to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on an urbanized stretch of riverbank.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135503462.html

SAVING THE WILD ORCHIDS OF BORNEO, July 17
Borneo (Kalimantan) is the third largest island in the world. It is rich with a variety of indigenous orchid species that grow in the forests. Borneo's rain forests are also home to some extremely rare species of orchids, all highly valued for their exotic aromas and aesthetic beauty. It has been estimated that 2500 to 3000 orchid species grow in the forests of Borneo.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135510875.html

GORE SETS ENERGY GOAL FOR NEXT PRESIDENT TO HEED, July 17
(AP) -- Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next president will embrace.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135511498.html

RECLAIMED WASTEWATER BENEFITS FLORIDA'S CITRUS ORCHARDS, July 17
The Sunshine State has seen rapid growth in population during the last 50 years. The 1997 U.S. Census showed that the population of Florida increased more than five-and-a-half times from 1950 to 2000. Naturally, along with population increases, Florida is experiencing an increase in the amount of municipal waste. Studies confirm that the amount of wastewater generated by cities in Florida has increased more than fivefold since 1950.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135518968.html

DIGITAL CAMERAS, REMOTE SATELLITES MEASURE CROP WATER DEMAND, July 17
Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality. But more information is needed about the crops' growth and response to seasonal and climatic changes so that management practices such as irrigation can be precisely scheduled. Existing research can be difficult to generalize because of variations in crops, planting densities, and cultural practices.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135521578.html

PROFESSOR TALKS ABOUT LATEST IN YOUNGER DRYAS WORK IN SCIENCE ARTICLE, July 17
University of Cincinnati Professor of Geology Tom Lowell is featured in the July 18 issue of Science, discussing the latest research into the question of whether the significant climate change event about 12,900 years ago known as Younger Dryas impacted the climate all around the globe.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522908.html

CALIFORNIA ADOPTS NEW 'GREEN' BUILDING CODE, July 17
California on Thursday adopted a new building code aimed at improving energy efficiency and water consumption in all new construction projects across the state.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532810.html

NASA MOON CAPSULE RUNNING LATE, FULL OF PROBLEMS, July 17
(AP) -- Money problems will likely force NASA to abandon its ambitious internal goal of having a new moon spaceship ready by 2013, a top space agency official told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135484452.html

SCIENTISTS: $200M LOSS FROM GREAT LAKES INVASIVES, July 17
(AP) -- Foreign species that slipped into the Great Lakes in ballast tanks of oceangoing cargo ships cost the regional economy at least $200 million a year, according to a University of Notre Dame study released Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135502886.html

SCIENTISTS DEMONSTRATE THE SHARPEST MEASUREMENT OF ICE CRYSTALS IN CLOUDS, July 17
Scientists have created an instrument designed to help determine the shapes and sizes of tiny ice crystals typical of those found in high-altitude clouds, down to the micron level (comparable to the tiniest cells in the human body), according to a new study in Optics Letters, a journal published by the Optical Society. The data produced using this instrument likely will help improve computer models used to predict climate change.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135517638.html

A SINGLE BOULDER MAY PROVE THAT ANTARCTICA AND NORTH AMERICA WERE ONCE CONNECTED, July 17
A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North America hundreds of millions of years ago.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135518754.html

THREE RED SPOTS MIX IT UP ON JUPITER, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images offers an unprecedented view of a p***tary game of Pac-Man among three red spots clustered together in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135519908.html

MEASURES TO HELP SPECIES COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE?, July 17
Many species must move to new areas to survive climate change. Often, this seems impossible. Species stranded on mountain tops in southern Europe that are becoming too hot for them, for instance, are unlikely to be able to reach northern Europe unaided. So should WE step in to help?
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522091.html

ICEBERG SCOUR AFFECTS BIODIVERSITY, July 17
Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is going to get hit more frequently. This is due to an increase in the number of icebergs scouring the seabed as a result of shrinking winter sea ice. The results are published this week in the journal Science.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522666.html



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NEW KIND OF MRI ENABLES STUDY OF MAGNETS FOR COMPUTER MEMORY, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- What is there to see inside a magnet that's smaller than the head of a pin? Quite a lot, say physicists who've invented a new kind of MRI technique to do just that.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508449.html

TREES CAN INSPIRE SMART MATERIALS, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient in the development of novel "smart" materials.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508765.html

FIRST FULL 3-D VIEW OF CRACKS GROWING IN STEEL, July 17
A team of researchers from the University of Manchester (United Kingdom), the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon (France) and the ESRF has revealed how a growing crack interacts with the 3D crystal structure of stainless steel. By using a new grain mapping technique it was possible to determine the internal 3D structure of the material without destroying the sample.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135523038.html

SUPER-RESOLUTION X-RAY MICROSCOPY, July 17
A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135523216.html

ADVANCE BRINGS LOW-COST, BRIGHT LED LIGHTING CLOSER TO REALITY, July 17
Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135517409.html



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Latest News On NANOTECHNOLOGY:
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'NANOSCULPTURE' COULD ENABLE NEW TYPES OF HEAT PUMPS, ENERGY CONVERTERS, July 17
A new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules could enable the development of smaller, more powerful heat pumps and devices that harvest electricity from heat.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135525281.html



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Latest News On GENERAL SCIENCE:
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CATEGORIES HELP US MAKE HAPPIER CHOICES, July 17
Most of us have stood in a supermarket aisle, overwhelmed with the array of choices. Making those choices is easier if the options are categorized, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135493752.html

GOOD NEWS FOR VEGGIES: PERSONAL VALUES DECEIVE TASTE BUDS, July 17
Many heavy meat eaters believe they eat a lot of meat because of the taste. But according to groundbreaking new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, the reason that a beef burger tastes better than a veggie burger to some people has more to do with values than actual taste.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508224.html

NEW ROADSIDE BEAUTIFICATION CONCEPT STUDIED, July 17
Travel America's highways or drive down any city street this summer and you'll probably see them. From small, manicured beds of flowers maintained by community volunteers to extensive landscaping projects along America's byways, roadside gardens are taking root.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135510759.html

GENETIC VARIANT INCREASES TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS IN ASIAN-AMERICANS, July 17
A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V had extremely high and dangerous triglyceride levels in their blood.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135510794.html

NEGATIVE PERCEPTION OF BLACKS RISES WITH MORE NEWS WATCHING, STUDIES SAY, July 17
Watching the news should make you more informed, but it also may be making you more likely to stereotype, says a University of Illinois researcher. In a pair of recently published studies, communication professor Travis Dixon found that the more people watched either local or network news, the more likely they were to draw on negative stereotypes about blacks.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135517277.html

COMPLEX QUESTIONS ASKED BY DEFENSE LAWYERS LINKED TO CONVICTIONS IN CHILD ABUSE TRIALS, July 17
Defendants in child abuse cases are more likely to be convicted if their defense lawyer uses complicated language when interrogating young victims according to new research out of the University of Toronto and the University of Southern California.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135526661.html

RESEARCH REVEALS PATTERNS OF TERRORIST PREPARATION, July 17
Analysis of an extensive terrorism database housed at the University of Arkansas has revealed patterns in activities of terrorists preparing for an attack, information that can be invaluable for law enforcement agencies seeking to prevent terrorist attacks.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532380.html

SPOTTED HYENAS CAN INCREASE SURVIVAL RATES BY HUNTING ALONE, July 16
Recent research by Michigan State University doctoral student Jennifer Smith has shed new light on the way spotted hyenas live together and – more importantly – hunt for their food alone.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135445796.html

CHALK AND TALK, July 17
The traditional view of a teacher scribbling on a chalkboard while talking at students has changed in recent years, not only with the advent of net-connected classroom displays and other gadgets but in the sense that educational institutions across the globe are now finding alternative ways to deliver their curriculum, with one of the biggest growth areas being online courses.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508098.html

DECISIONS UNDER PRESSURE: IT'S ALL IN THE HEARTBEAT, July 17
A person's heart rate can reveal a lot about how they make decisions when feeling stressed, a Queensland University of Technology academic says.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508956.html

BRAND NAMES SUBCONSCIOUSLY AFFTECT PEOPLE'S SHOPPING GOALS, July 17
Even 60 milliseconds of exposure to a brand name such as Wal-Mart or Tiffany can alter consumers' subconscious goals, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508981.html

CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING: NEW RESEARCH UNCOVERS KEY TO CONSUMER PREFERENCES, July 17
When consumers shop for televisions or cereal, what makes them prefer one option to another? Which brand will they purchase again and tell their friends about?
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135509807.html

VACCINE FOR KOALA CHLAMYDIA CLOSE, July 17
Professors Peter Timms and Ken Beagley from Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) said the vaccinated koalas, which are at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, were mounting a good response to the vaccine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135510997.html

PROFESSOR EXPLORES SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND BUSINESS MISDEEDS, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Corporate misconduct can be the stuff of high drama. But prevailing theory has it that "settling up," the process of meting out consequences for corporate misdeeds, is largely determined by quite rational, unbiased financial markets and often the legal system.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135523596.html

LIONFISH DECIMATING OTHER TROPICAL FISH POPULATIONS, THREATEN CORAL REEFS, July 17
The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems – a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of lionfish into an area, the survival of other reef fishes is slashed by about 80 percent.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135530185.html

CALIF CONDORS' ANIMAL INSTINCT TAKES OVER IN FIRE, July 17
(AP) -- As wildfire whipped toward a remote sanctuary of the endangered California condor last month, the rare birds got their biggest test in survival after years of pampering by biologists: They had to live completely on their own.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532770.html

PREDICTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL, July 17
In studying how animals change size as they evolve, biologists have unearthed several interesting patterns. For instance, most species are small, but the largest members of a taxonomic group -- such as the great white shark, the Komodo dragon, or the African elephant – are often thousands or millions of times bigger than the typical species. Now for the first time two SFI researchers explain these patterns within an elegant statistical framework.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135533402.html

NEW MODEL EXPLAINS WHY WE OVERESTIMATE OUR FUTURE CHOICES, July 17
When people make choices for future consumption, they select a wider variety than when they plan to immediately consume the products. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the reasons behind this diversification of choices.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135481852.html

FUEL FROM FOOD WASTE: BACTERIA PROVIDE POWER, July 17
Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other. According to an article in the August issue of Microbiology Today, this technology has an added bonus: leftover enzymes can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into energy.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135482832.html

JAPANESE LUCKY CHARMS TURN OUT TO BE RADIOACTIVE: POLICE, July 17
A Japanese duo who marketed charms said to glow for more than a decade ran out of luck themselves as it came to light that the products were radioactive, police said Thursday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135495003.html

MOLECULAR HULA HOOP: SPINNING MOTION OF A MOLECULAR ROTOR DETECTED, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans have long been trying to make the dream of nanoscopic robots come true. The dream is, in fact, taking on some aspects of reality. Nanoscience has produced components for molecular-scale machines. One such device is a rotor, a movable component that rotates around an axis.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135501221.html

STUDENTS WHO USE 'CLICKERS' SCORE BETTER ON PHYSICS TESTS, July 17
Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508163.html

PEOPLE PREDICT BUDGETS BETTER ON ANNUAL BASIS, July 17
Everyone knows they should have a budget. But there's precious little research on how to go about it and what works best.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508495.html

SCIENTISTS CREATE TOUCH-BASED ILLUSION, July 17
Anyone who has seen an optical illusion can recall the quirky moment when you realize that the image being perceived is different from objective reality. Now, a team of scientists from MIT, Harvard and McGill has designed a new illusion involving the sense of touch, which is helping to glean new insights into perception and how different senses—such as touch and sight—work together.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135517684.html

FROM HUMMING FISH TO PUCCINI: VOCAL COMMUNICATION EVOLVED WITH ANCIENT SPECIES, July 17
It's a long way from the dull hums of the amorous midshipman fish to the strains of a Puccini aria – or, alas, even to the simplest Celine Dion melody. But the neural circuitry that led to the human love song – not to mention birdsongs, frog thrums and mating calls of all manner of vertebrates – was likely laid down hundreds of millions of years ago with the hums and grunts of the homely piscine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522051.html

RESEARCHERS DISCOVER REMNANT OF AN ANCIENT 'RNA WORLD', July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some bacterial cells can swim, morph into new forms and even become dangerously virulent - all without initial involvement of DNA. Yale University researchers describe Friday in the journal Science how bacteria accomplish this amazing feat - and in doing so provide a glimpse of what the earliest forms of life on Earth may have looked like.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522723.html

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ONLINE: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?, July 17
The Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to an astonishing number of academic journals. So what is the impact of having such a wealth of information at their fingertips? The answer, according to new research released today in the journal Science, is surprising--scholars are actually citing fewer papers in their own work, and the papers they do cite tend to be more recent publications. This trend may be limiting the creation of new ideas and theories.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135525459.html

WHEN FISH TALK, SCIENTISTS LISTEN, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- A male midshipman, a close relative of the toadfish, doesn't need good looks to attract a mate – just a nice voice. After building a nest for his potential partner, he calls to nearby females by contracting his swim bladder, the air-filled sac fish use to maintain buoyancy. The sound he makes is not a song or a whistle, but a hum; more reminiscent of a long-winded foghorn than a ballad. Female midshipman find it very alluring, and they only approach a male's nest if he makes this call.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135525600.html



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BIG 3 MIMIC EACH OTHER AT E3: MORE, MORE AND MORE, July 17
(AP) -- One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more. During their flashy news conferences, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony all announced plans for more games, more sequels, more exclusives, more connectivity and more ways for gamers to use their systems for stuff other than gaming.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135503728.html

EMOTIONAL ROBOTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. The tantalising work of the Feelix Growing project is grabbing the world’s attention.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135520298.html



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CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP 'TRANSFERJET' WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, July 17
Several major telecom giants today announced an agreement to form a consortium to develop specifications for "TransferJet" - a new interoperable wireless transfer technology that enables rapid transfer of high resolution video, music and images.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135523485.html

SENSOR DETECTS BAD MILK, BLOOD COAGULATION AND ROAD STRESS, July 17
Craig Grimes, a professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State, has created a very practical gadget.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135531681.html

NEW VIDEOGAME HEROINE MOVES LIKE A MODEL, KILLS WITH HER HAIR, July 17
A curvy new heroine that walks like a runway model but has ankle pistols and deadly hair is getting ready to make her mark in a videogame world packed with macho action heroes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532865.html

CONGRESS ASKS EMBARQ ABOUT SELLING CUSTOMER INFO, July 16
(AP) -- Congress has asked Embarq Corp. about its work with a company that tracks online subscribers' Web traffic for advertising purposes, part of growing concern about Internet privacy.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135445752.html

HYDROGEN VEHICLES MAKING IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS TOWARD COMMERCIALIZATION, July 17
A transition to hydrogen vehicles could greatly reduce U.S. oil dependence and carbon dioxide emissions, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, but making hydrogen vehicles competitive in the automotive market will not be easy. While the development of fuel cell and hydrogen production technology over the past several years has been impressive, challenges remain. Vehicle costs are high, and the U.S. currently lacks the infrastructure to produce and widely distribute hydrogen to consumers. These obstacles could be overcome, however, with continued support for research and development and firm commitments from the automotive industry and the federal government, concluded the committee that wrote the report.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135509374.html

AOL EXEC LEONSIS TURNS FILM PASSION INTO BUSINESS, July 17
(AP) -- Retired AOL executive Ted Leonsis is turning his passion for documentaries into an Internet service meant to give independent filmmakers broader viewership.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135511522.html

EU WARNS TEENAGERS OF MOBILE PHONE RING-TONE RIP-OFFS, July 17
The European Commission warned children and teenagers on Thursday to beware of mobile telephone ring-tone scams after hundreds of Internet sites were found to be charging too much for the services.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135519523.html

RFID UNLOCKS SUPPLY CHAIN POTENTIAL, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) promises to revolutionise retailing through advanced stock management, sophisticated promotions and supply chain optimisation. But cost-effective solutions have proved elusive because serious technical and business hurdles exist. Few efforts have addressed the problems in a consistent way.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135521196.html

YAHOO CALLS MICROSOFT'S ACTIONS 'STUPEFYING', July 17
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. sent a letter to shareholders Thursday in which it called Microsoft Corp.'s actions in its dance to acquire all or part of the Internet company "stupefying."
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135526785.html

MICROSOFT 4Q PROFIT JUMPS 42 PERCENT, July 17
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent from a year ago. It was helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135530793.html

IBM 2Q PROFIT JUMPS 22 PERCENT, BEATS FORECAST, July 17
(AP) -- IBM Corp.'s second-quarter profit leaped 22 percent, blowing past Wall Street's estimates as its bread-and-butter services division continued to thrive despite economic malaise in the U.S.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135530828.html

AMD 2Q LOSS WIDENS, WORSE THAN ANALYST FORECAST, July 17
(AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter loss widened as the computer chip maker was hurt by a large asset impairment charge from discontinued operations.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532448.html

AMD CEO STEPS DOWN AS CHIP MAKER STRUGGLES, July 17
(AP) -- The CEO of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is stepping down.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135533426.html

'STAR WARS' VIDEO GAME BRIDGES GAP BETWEEN FILMS, July 17
(AP) -- Consider it "Star Wars III and a Half" - complete with a pivotal plot twist.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135482915.html

PC SHIPMENTS GREW FASTER THAN EXPECTED IN 2Q, July 16
(AP) -- Computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter, fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.S. and Western Europe, a research group said Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135445716.html

VIDEOGAMES GETTING MORE SOCIAL, July 17
Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135495697.html

AUTOMAKERS OFFER HYBRIDS FOR NYC TAXI FLEET, July 17
(AP) -- Three major auto manufacturers are promising to reserve 300 new hybrid vehicles each month exclusively for the city as it replaces its entire fleet of yellow cabs.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135497254.html

GM RESEARCHES HIGH-TECH WINDSHIELDS TO AID VISION, July 17
(AP) -- When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick. General Motors Corp. researchers are working on a windshield that combines lasers, infrared sensors and a camera to take what's happening on the road and enhance it, so aging drivers with vision problems are able to see a little more clearly.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135525538.html

GOOGLE 2Q PROFIT RISES 35 PCT, BELOW ANALYST VIEWS, July 17
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s earnings growth slowed more than investors anticipated during the second quarter - an indication that sluggish U.S. economy is starting to weigh on the Internet search leader.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135530813.html



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RAW DEAL FOR FOREIGN BRIDES IN TAIWAN: STUDY, July 17
More than a quarter of a million women have been sold as wives and baby-makers in South East Asia, but they are getting a raw deal in health care and social inclusion.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508058.html

FIRST WORLDWIDE ANALYSIS OF CANCER SURVIVAL FINDS WIDE VARIATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES, July 17
Cancer survival varies widely between countries according to a worldwide study published online today in Lancet Oncology.* More than 100 investigators contributed to the study.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135493774.html

DRUG LOWERS BODY'S 'SET POINT' TO CONTROL HYPERPARATHYROIDISM IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS, July 17
A medication called cinacalcet—an important part of treatment to control high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in patients receiving dialysis for end-stage renal disease (ESRD)—works by resetting the balance between calcium and PTH levels, according to a study in the November Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135493805.html

INSIGHT INTO MECHANISMS OF DIABETES-INDUCED MICROVASCULAR DISEASE REVEALS NEW THERAPIES, July 17
New findings from Bristol scientists could lead to future treatments to prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes - which currently affect 100 people a week in the UK (source Diabetes UK).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135493869.html

BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DEADLY SUPERBUG, July 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- The week the government's chief medical officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, has announced that the NHS aims to create immunisation against two of the most common superbugs, MRSA and Clostridium difficile, within the next decade. But a research team led by University of Sunderland scientists has made a major breakthrough in the fight against a deadly hospital infection which kills tens of thousands of people every year, and it will be available within the next year.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135504206.html

RESEARCHERS FIND A PARTIALLY SHARED GENETIC PROFILE BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER, July 17
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be disabling conditions, and both present clinically with significant mood and psychotic symptoms. These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders. A new study scheduled for publication in the July 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry sought to analyze the patterns of gene expression in the brains of individuals diagnosed with one of these disorders to search for a common "characteristic [genetic] signature."
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135509409.html

MINI ECG GETS HEART ATTACK REHAB PATIENTS MOBILE, July 17
Dr Charles Worringham of Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said the unique 'Cardiomobile' monitoring system, developed by Gold Coast company Alive Technologies, was being further developed and trialled together with QUT under an ARC Linkage Grant.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135509770.html

OLD EYES CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS; FINDINGS OFFER HOPE FOR ADULTS WITH 'LAZY EYE', July 17
New evidence that the brain regions responsible for vision are capable of adapting in adults offers new hope for those with an untreated condition commonly known as lazy eye. Also called amblyopia, the condition is the most prevalent cause of visual impairment in a single eye, affecting about six million people in the United States alone.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135517313.html

EPA RELEASES REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH, July 17
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. The report, entitled "Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems," also identifies adaptation strategies to help respond to the challenges of a changing climate and identifies near- and long-term research goals for addressing data and knowledge gaps.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135519424.html

HEADING CIRCULATORY DISEASE OFF AT THE PASS, July 17
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have devised an ultrasound imaging technique that picks up subtle early evidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that current conventional tests miss.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135521622.html

POLIO RESURFACES IN REGION OF PAKISTAN, July 17
(AP) -- An eight-month-old Pakistani girl has tested positive for polio in an area where militants campaigned against vaccination, a World Health Organization official said Thursday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135525634.html

STUDY SHOWS COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF 64-SLICE CT SCANNER IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CHEST PAIN PATIENTS, July 17
A recent study led by Rahul Khare, MD, emergency department physician and assistant director of operations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of utilizing a CT scanner to evaluate low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency room. The study results which are published in the July issue of Academic Emergency Medicine show that using a 64-slice CT scanner is more cost-effective than the current standard of care for evaluating and diagnosing this patient population, which includes an overnight stay in the observation unit and cardiac stress testing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532327.html

ELDERLY FALLS CUT BY 11 PERCENT WITH EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION, July 17
Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention educational campaigns and interventions aimed at encouraging clinicians to incorporate fall-risk assessment and management into their practices.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532992.html

SENATE AGREES TO TRIPLE ANTI-AIDS FUNDING, July 17
(AP) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to triple spending for a much-acclaimed program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from the scourges of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135484929.html

ASTHMA AND OTHER ALLERGIES TIED TO ABSENCE OF SPECIALIZED CELLS, July 17
When it comes to allergies, both the problem and the solution are found within us. Our immune systems respond to foreign substances with an arsenal of cells. Some are programmed to "remember" invaders they've encountered in the past. Normally, anything previously identified as harmless is allowed to pass. Sometimes, however, the immune response goes awry, triggering an allergic reaction.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508285.html

NEW PROTOCOL STREAMLINES THERAPY THAT MAKES MORE KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS POSSIBLE, July 17
A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for patients awaiting living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508412.html

PROTEIN TRANSPORTS NUTRIENTS BELIEVED TO PROTECT AGAINST EYE DISEASE, July 17
Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly Americans.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135508905.html

AS RATES RISE, RESEARCHERS FIND BETTER WAY TO IDENTIFY MELANOMA, July 17
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135510823.html

HOW CELLS DIE DETERMINES WHETHER IMMUNE SYSTEM MOUNTS RESPONSE, July 17
Every moment we live, cells in our bodies are dying. One type of cell death activates an immune response while another type doesn't. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis have figured out how some dying cells signal the immune system. They say the finding eventually could have important implications in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135517555.html

DOCTORS' ORDERS LOST IN TRANSLATION, July 17
When patients are discharged from the emergency department, their recovery depends on carefully following the doctors' instructions for their post care at home. Yet a vast majority of patients don't fully understand what they are supposed to do, and most are not even aware of the chasm in their understanding.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135518489.html

MISSISSIPPI REMAINS MOST OBESE STATE, CDC REPORTS, July 17
(AP) -- Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135525619.html

TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE SLEEP INCREASES ISCHEMIC RISK IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, July 17
Postmenopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night may have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135530364.html

BULLYING-SUICIDE LINK EXPLORED IN NEW STUDY, July 17
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135532893.html

DRUGS INDUSTRY PROTECTING 'MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE' PATENT SYSTEM, July 17
Major drugs companies are using fierce lobbying tactics to protect a pharmaceutical patent system that is "simply morally unacceptable", a world-leading political philosopher will tell a major meeting of UK and European pharmacologists today.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135485192.html

STUDY: LOW-CARB DIET BEST FOR WEIGHT, CHOLESTEROL, July 17
(AP) -- The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135484776.html

DONOR KIDNEYS REMOVED WITH SINGLE BELLYBUTTON CUT, July 17
(AP) -- Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and leave almost no scarring.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135502807.html

NIAID WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PAVE 100 HIV VACCINE TRIAL, July 17
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has determined that it will not conduct the HIV vaccine study known as PAVE 100.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135509645.html

RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A GENE THAT REGULATES AND BLOCKS OVULATION, July 17
A group of Canadian and European researchers have unlocked the mystery of a gene with the potential to both regulate and block ovulation. The new study – a collaboration between the Université de Montréal in Canada and the Institut de génetique et biologie moléculaire et cellulaire of the Université de Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France – is published in the latest issue of the journal Genes & Development.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135511344.html

REPORT: INVEST $10 A PERSON FOR BETTER HEALTH, July 17
(AP) -- Investing just $10 per person - roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips - could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135511452.html

DISCOVERY OF A NEW SIGNALING MECHANISM MAY LEAD TO NOVEL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY THERAPY, July 17
A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has uncovered a new signaling mechanism used to activate protein kinases that are critical for the body's inflammatory response. Their work will be published in the July 18 online edition of Science (Science Express).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522129.html

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER LINKED TO BRAIN ACTIVITY, July 17
Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135522748.html

FDA DECLARES IT'S OK TO EAT TOMATOES AGAIN, July 17
(AP) -- The U.S. government has declared it's OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak - while not over - may finally be slowing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news135530870.html






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