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RESEARCHERS PRODUCE BEST-YET DYE-BASED SOLAR CELLS
http://www.physorg.com/news136716116.html
SCIENTISTS MIMIC ESSENCE OF PLANTS' ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
http://www.physorg.com/news136738014.html
PHOENIX MARS LANDER CONFIRMS MARTIAN WATER
http://www.physorg.com/news136740257.html
PROTEIN MADE BY FAT CELLS MAY INCREASE RISK OF HEART ATTACK IN OLDER ADULTS
http://www.physorg.com/news136701055.html
DEFIANT CHINA HITS OUT AT US, STANDS FIRM ON INTERNET
http://www.physorg.com/news136705309.html
SKOREA COURT RULES PARENTS MAY KNOW BABY'S SEX
http://www.physorg.com/news136700618.html
PUERTO RICAN POLICE MAKE UNDERSEA DISCOVERY
http://www.physorg.com/news136699908.html
RESEARCHERS FIND DUAL-USE SEXUAL ATTRACTION AND POPULATION-CONTROL CHEMICALS IN NEMATODES
http://www.physorg.com/news136713404.html
SCIENTISTS CARVE FUNCTIONAL NANORIBBONS USING SUPER-HEATED, NANO-SIZED PARTICLES OF IRON
http://www.physorg.com/news136713515.html
SCIENTISTS DEMONSTRATE POTENTIAL OF GRAPHENE FILMS AS NEXT-GENERATION TRANSISTORS
http://www.physorg.com/news136713709.html



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BRIAN MAY, GUITARIST FOR ROCK BAND QUEEN, COMPLETES PH.D. THESIS FOLLOWING 30-YEAR HIATUS, July 31
Brian May, the guitarist and founding member of the legendary rock band Queen, earned his PhD in astronomy last year from Imperial College London. His PhD thesis A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud has just been co-published by Springer and Canopus Publishing Ltd.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736258.html

MOTHER EARTH NAKED -- A MODERN MASTERPIECE, July 31
Have you ever wondered what our world would look like stripped bare of all plants, soils, water and man-made structures? Well wonder no longer; images of the Earth as never seen before have been unveiled in what is the world's biggest geological mapping project ever.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736441.html

TIMING IS EVERYTHING: HOW VULNERABLE TO FLOODING IS NEW YORK CITY?, July 31
A report just released in the most recent issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society offers hope that a new high-resolution storm surge modeling system developed by scientists at Stony Brook University will better be able to predict flood levels and when flooding will occur in the New York metropolitan area, information crucial to emergency managers when planning for impending storms. The report also warns that flooding is dependent not just upon the intensity of the tropical storm, hurricane, or nor'easter, but also on the local phase of the tide at the time of the storm.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136699332.html

TOTAL ECLIPSE DRAWS CROWDS TO SIBERIA, July 31
(AP) -- A rare total solar eclipse will pass just west of Russia's third-largest city Friday, but crowds of tourists in Novosibirsk to witness the event may find their view of the event obscured by clouds and rain.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136710392.html

ROCKET RACING COULD BE FUTURISTIC NASCAR SPORT, July 31
With its first demonstration of a rocket-powered p***, the Rocket Racing League is hoping to have invented a new sport. Thousands of spectators witnessed the league´s first flight, held at the Experimental Aircraft Association´s AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisc., on Tuesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136735471.html

BRITISH MUSEUM BUYS MEDIEVAL ASTRONOMY TOOL, July 31
(AP) -- A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136735850.html

DUST AND GAS IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE, July 31
Researchers believe that our universe began with the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago, and that soon after that event, matter began to form as small dust grains and gases. How the first stars formed from this dust and gas has been a burning question for years, but a state-of-the-art computer simulation now offers the most detailed picture yet of how these first stars in the universe came into existence, researchers say.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736690.html

NASA EXTENDS 'SUCCESSFUL' PHOENIX LANDER MISSION, July 31
NASA scientists said Thursday the agency was extending the Mars mission of its Phoenix lander until the end of September, describing its progress so far as "very successful."
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136737562.html

COLD AND ICE, NOT HEAT, EPISODICALLY GRIPPED TROPICAL REGIONS 300 MILLION YEARS AGO, July 31
Geoscientists have long presumed that, like today, the tropics remained warm throughout Earth's last major glaciation 300 million years ago.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738314.html

MICROBE DIET KEY TO CARBON DIOXIDE RELEASE, July 31
As microbes in the soil break down fallen plant matter, a diet "balanced" in nutrients appears to help control soil fertility and the normal release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738649.html

RESEARCHERS MAY HAVE FOUND COSMIC ROSETTA STONE, July 31
(AP) -- Star light, star bright. The first star grew fast, but began slight. The first cosmological object formed in the universe was a tiny protostar with a mass of about 1 percent of our sun, according to U.S. and Japanese researchers who spent years developing a complex computer simulation of what it was like after the Big Bang that formed the universe.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136740132.html

PHOENIX MARS LANDER CONFIRMS MARTIAN WATER, July 31
(PhysOrg.com) -- Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136740257.html



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VITERBI ALGORITHM GOES QUANTUM, July 31
The Viterbi Algorithm, the elegant 41-year-old logical tool for rapidly eliminating dead end possibilities in data transmission, has a new application to go alongside its ubiquitous daily use in cell phone communications, bioinformatics, speech recognition and many other areas of information technology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736147.html

RESEARCHERS ANALYZE MATERIAL WITH 'COLOSSAL IONIC CONDUCTIVITY', July 31
A new material characterized at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136737643.html



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'SMALL' RESEARCH AT MSU LEADS TO ADVANCES IN ENERGY, ELECTRONICS, July 31
A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airp***s and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136737046.html

SCIENTISTS CARVE FUNCTIONAL NANORIBBONS USING SUPER-HEATED, NANO-SIZED PARTICLES OF IRON, July 31
Due to its remarkable electronic properties, few layer graphene, or FLG, has emerged as a promising new material for use in post-silicon devices that incorporate the quantum effects that emerge at the nanoscale. Now, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new method by which FLG can be etched along flawless, crystallographic axes by using thermally activated nanoparticles, a technique that results in atomically precise, macroscopic length ribbons of graphene. The advance could enable atomically precise, and far simpler, construction of integrated circuits from single graphene sheets with a wide range of technological applications.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136713515.html

SCIENTISTS DEMONSTRATE POTENTIAL OF GRAPHENE FILMS AS NEXT-GENERATION TRANSISTORS, July 31
Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have characterized an aspect of graphene film behavior by measuring the way it conducts electricity on a substrate. This milestone advances the potential application of graphene, the ultra-thin, single-atom thick carbon sheets that conduct electricity faster and more efficiently than silicon, the current material of choice for transistor fabrication.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136713709.html

RESEARCHERS PRODUCE BEST-YET DYE-BASED SOLAR CELLS, July 31
In work that may help solar panels become a more viable source of mainstream power, a research group has created a dye-based solar cell with a high efficiency and high stability, and that lacks the volatile chemicals used in similar cells. This is a combination so far lacking in the newest solar-cell prototypes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136716116.html



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GENETIC DATA PROMISES NEW FUTURE FOR KIWI FRUIT, July 31
Kiwifruit lovers can look forward to new, novel forms of their favourite fruit thanks to the release this week of crucial genetic data which fruit breeders say will help them naturally breed new varieties with increased health properties and exciting colours and flavours.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136714114.html

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW SOME BACTERIA MAY STEAL IRON FROM THEIR HUMAN HOSTS, July 31
Like their human hosts, bacteria need iron to survive and they must obtain that iron from the environment. While humans obtain iron primarily through the food they eat, bacteria have evolved complex and diverse mechanisms to allow them access to iron. A Syracuse University research team led by Robert Doyle, assistant professor of chemistry in The College of Arts and Sciences, discovered that some bacteria are equipped with a gene that enables them to harvest iron from their environment or human host in a unique and energy efficient manner. Doyle's discovery could provide researchers with new ways to target such diseases as tuberculosis. The research will be published in the August issue (volume 190, issue 16) of the prestigious Journal of Bacteriology, published by the American Society for Microbiology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736012.html

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE WHETHER PEOPLE DEFINE UNWELCOME SEXUAL JOKING IN THE WORKPLACE AS HARASSMENT, July 31
A new study in Law & Social Inquiry shows that how people define sexual harassment is directly related to the extent to which they view sexual harassment rules as ambiguous and threatening to workplace norms.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738475.html

MORE ACIDIC OCEAN COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR MARINE LIFE'S EARLIEST STAGES, July 31
Increasingly acidic conditions in the ocean—brought on as a direct result of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere—could spell trouble for the earliest stages of marine life, according to a new report in the August 5th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. Levels of acidification predicted by the year 2100 could slash the fertilization success of sea urchins by an estimated 25 percent, the study shows.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736181.html

MALE FISH DECEIVE RIVALS ABOUT THEIR TOP MATE CHOICE, July 31
When competitors are around, male Atlantic mollies try to hide their top mate choice, reveals a new study published online on July 31st in Current Biology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736466.html

TREATMENT CORRECTS SEVERE INSULIN IMBALANCE IN ANIMAL STUDIES, July 31
Researchers have used a drug to achieve normal levels of blood sugar in animals genetically engineered to have abnormally high insulin levels. If this approach succeeds in humans, it could become an innovative medicine for children with congenital hyperinsulinism, a rare but potentially devastating genetic disease in which insulin levels become dangerously high.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736496.html

UNH RESEARCHERS TAG FIRST-EVER FREE-SWIMMING LEATHERBACK TURTLES IN NEW ENGLAND, July 31
University of New Hampshire researchers have tagged one male and two female leatherback turtles off Cape Cod. They are the first free-swimming leatherbacks ever tagged in New England.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136737870.html

BIOLOGICAL FATHERS NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST, SOCIAL DADS PARENT WELL TOO, July 31
A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is married to or cohabiting with the child's mother, but is not the biological father. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examined differences in the parenting practices of four groups of fathers according to whether they were biologically related to a child and whether they were married to the child's mother. Researchers found that married social fathers exhibited equivalent or higher quality parenting behaviors than married and cohabiting biological fathers.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738360.html

IN LEAN TIMES, FLIES CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT THEIR SENSE OF SMELL, July 31
It's not just bomb-sniffing dogs; animals everywhere rely on their sense of smell. Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Rockefeller University researchers show just how important olfaction is, proving that fruit flies with a normal sense of smell have a survival advantage over those that don't. The findings, to appear in the July 31 advance online issue of Current Biology, may be useful in controlling insect populations and reducing insect-borne disease.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738765.html

PUERTO RICAN POLICE MAKE UNDERSEA DISCOVERY, July 31
(AP) -- Police divers checking a report of human remains off a Puerto Rican beach may have made an archaeological discovery: bones and possible artifacts from a colonial-era ship, officials in the U.S. island territory said Wednesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136699908.html

LIKE EAVESDROPPING AT A PARTY, July 31
Cells rely on calcium as a universal means of communication. For example, a sudden rush of calcium can trigger nerve cells to convey thoughts in the brain or cause a heart cell to beat. A longstanding mystery has been how cells and molecules manage to appropriately sense and respond to the variety of calcium fluctuations within cells.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136699170.html

RESEARCHERS FIND DUAL-USE SEXUAL ATTRACTION AND POPULATION-CONTROL CHEMICALS IN NEMATODES, July 31
Organisms ranging from humans to plants to the lowliest bacterium use molecules to communicate. Some chemicals trigger the various stages of an organism's development, and still others are used to attract members of the opposite sex. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have now found a rare kind of signaling molecule in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans that serves a dual purpose, working as both a population-control mechanism and a sexual attractant.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136713404.html

BRAIN TWEAK LETS SLEEP-DEPRIVED FLIES STAY SHARP, July 31
Staying awake slows down our brains, scientists have long recognized. Mental performance is at its peak after sleep but inevitably trends downward throughout the day, and sleep deprivation only worsens these effects.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136735967.html

FRUIT-FLY STUDY ADDS WEIGHT TO THEORIES ABOUT ANOTHER TYPE OF ADULT STEM CELL, July 31
It turns out that an old dog - or at least an old fruit-fly cell - can learn new tricks. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that mature, specialized cells naturally regress to serve as a kind of de facto stem cell during the fruit-fly life cycle.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736309.html

GASOLINE STATIONS SET PRICES TO MATCH A SMALL NUMBER OF OTHER STATIONS, July 31
For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas prices and the perception that retailers raise their prices at the same time. A new study in Economic Inquiry shows that to a large extent, gas stations do set prices to match a small number of other gas stations. However, these stations are not necessarily the closest in distance.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736858.html

IVORY POACHING AT CRITICAL LEVELS: ELEPHANTS ON PATH TO EXTINCTION BY 2020?, July 31
African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989. But the public outcry that resulted in that ban is absent today, and a University of Washington conservation biologist contends it is because the public seems to be unaware of the giant mammals' plight.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136737757.html

FREE ARTICLES GET READ BUT DON'T GENERATE MORE CITATIONS, July 31
When academic articles are "open access" or free online, they get read more often, but they don't -- going against conventional wisdom -- get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136741435.html



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SOUTH KOREA'S HYNIX REDUCES QUARTERLY LOSSES, July 31
South Korea's Hynix Inc. said Thursday it had cut losses in the second quarter, helping to push up the share price of the world's second-largest chipmaker.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136700561.html

NOKIA TO BEEF UP VENTURE FUND, EXPAND IN CHINA, July 31
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. is more than doubling the size of its direct venture investment fund with an injection of $150 million, with a view to putting some of the money to use in India and China.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136700383.html

DEFIANT CHINA HITS OUT AT US, STANDS FIRM ON INTERNET, July 31
A defiant China stood firm on controversies swirling around the Olympics on Thursday, hitting back at the United States over human rights criticism and insisting Internet censorship would remain.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136705309.html

MOTOROLA POSTS SMALL 2Q PROFIT, BEATS EXPECTATIONS, July 31
(AP) -- In a sign that it may be finally turning its fortunes around, Motorola Inc. surprised investors Thursday by reporting a small profit for the second quarter and revealing it had shipped more cell phones than in the first quarter. Its shares soared.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136714925.html

SCRABULOUS RETURNS WITH A NEW NAME AND NEW RULES, July 31
(AP) -- Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but now it has a new name, new rules and circular tiles that could help its makers skirt legal claims from the owners of Scrabble.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136735532.html

YAHOO TO FACE SHAREHOLDER WRATH AT ANNUAL MEETING, July 31
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s recent truce with investor Carl Icahn didn't pacify many shareholders who remain on the war path heading into the Internet company's annual meeting Friday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136740067.html

RESEARCHERS FUEL THE NEXT GENERATION OF HYBRID CARS, July 31
Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136741749.html

SCIENTISTS MIMIC ESSENCE OF PLANTS' ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, July 31
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738014.html



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LIVER DAMAGE IN HEPATITIS C PATIENTS COULD BE TREATED WITH WARFARIN, SAYS NEW STUDY, July 31
The drug warfarin may help prevent liver failure in thousands of people with Hepatitis C, according to new research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136705500.html

SIMPLE LAB TEST FOR BONE DISEASE LINKED TO RISK OF DEATH IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS, July 31
Among patients receiving dialysis for chronic kidney disease (CKD), high levels of alkaline phosphatase—a routinely measured laboratory marker of bone disease—may signal an increased risk of death, reports a study in the November Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136700660.html

FDA ORDERS SAFETY-RELATED CHANGE FOR ANEMIA DRUG, July 31
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered changes in the prescribing information for two widely used anemia drugs, saying the risks of the medications outweigh the benefits for certain cancer patients.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136700534.html

NEW TREATMENT THERAPY HELPS INHIBIT HEPATITIS C, July 31
Two new studies examine the use of the nucleoside polymerase inhibitor, R1626, to the standard therapy for hepatitis C. The reports appear in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736826.html

COMMUNICATION GAP EXISTS BETWEEN SENIORS AND SURGEONS, STUDY FINDS, July 31
The decision to undergo surgery can be particularly difficult and confusing for older adults. In a study published in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Richard M. Frankel, Ph.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues report that older patients and their surgeons do not communicate effectively when exploring surgical treatment options.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738543.html

LIVER DAMAGE IN HEPATITIS C PATIENTS COULD BE TREATED WITH WARFARIN, SAYS STUDY, July 31
The drug warfarin may help prevent liver failure in thousands of people with Hepatitis C, according to new research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738594.html

MORE CITIES MOVE AGGRESSIVELY TO STOP HEAT DEATHS, July 31
(AP) -- The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke. But she had come to the right place, a church turned into a refuge from the overpowering heat.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136741029.html

ALCOHOL BINGES EARLY IN PREGNANCY INCREASE RISK OF INFANT ORAL CLEFTS, July 31
A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows that pregnant women who binge drink early in their pregnancy increase the likelihood that their babies will be born with oral clefts.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136741479.html

BUSH SIGNS BILL TO TRIPLE AIDS FUNDING, July 31
(AP) -- President Bush signed legislation Wednesday that triples U.S. funding to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136700512.html

CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING DRUG BOOSTS BONE REPAIR, July 31
Lovastatin, a drug used to lower cholesterol and help prevent cardiovascular disease, has been shown to improve bone healing in an animal model of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The research, reported today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, will be of great interest to NF1 patients and their physicians.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136699264.html

LIVING WITH A PARTNER REDUCES RISK OF ALZHEIMER'S, July 31
Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases. This according to a study by Krister Håkansson, researcher in psychology at Växjö University and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The results were presented for the first time yesterday at the world's largest dementia conference.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136715024.html

NEW DISCOVERY MAY LEAD TO IMMUNIZATION AGAINST CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, July 31
Low levels of naturally occurring antibodies may represent an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke in men. This discovery, published in the academic journal Atherosclerosis, has now led to attempts to develop an immunization against cardiovascular disease.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136715913.html

WATCHING TOO MUCH TV IS CAUSING SOME UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO PACK ON THE POUNDS, July 31
Television commercials are a common method for advertising food products. According to a team of University of Alberta researchers, these food advertisements have a powerful influence on its viewers, especially university students.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736791.html

SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS FOUND IN SEVERAL PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING WITH MONKEYS IN ASIA, July 31
A research team led by University of Washington scientists has found that several people in South and Southeast Asian countries working and living around monkeys have been infected with simian foamy virus (SFV), a primate virus that, to date, has not been shown to cause human disease. The findings provide more evidence that Asia, where interaction between people and monkeys is common and widespread, could be an important setting for future primate-to-human viral transmission. The study appears in the August issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Disease.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736890.html

COMMON VAGINAL INFECTION MAY INCREASE RISK OF HIV INFECTION, July 31
A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health researchers have found.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738412.html

COMPOUNDS FROM SOY AFFECT BRAIN AND REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT, July 31
Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause in research animals, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University. The study is a breakthrough in determining how these compounds can cause reproductive health problems, as well as in providing a key building block for how to treat these problems.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738827.html

INHERITED FORM OF HEARING LOSS STEMS FROM GENE MUTATION, July 31
Pat Phalin learned she had hearing loss at 30, when she volunteered to give hearing tests at her local school. The pupils heard sounds she could not hear.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136739596.html

PROTEIN MADE BY FAT CELLS MAY INCREASE RISK OF HEART ATTACK IN OLDER ADULTS, July 31
Adiponectin, a protein produced by fat cells, may play a pivotal and counterintuitive role in cardiovascular health for older Americans according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136701055.html

SKOREA COURT RULES PARENTS MAY KNOW BABY'S SEX, July 31
South Korea's top court ruled Thursday that parents have the right to know the sex of their unborn babies, sparking concerns the decision might result in more sex-selection abortions.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136700618.html

HOUSE PASSES BILL TO REGULATE TOBACCO, July 31
(AP) -- The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that for the first time would subject the tobacco industry to regulation by federal health authorities charged with promoting public well-being.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136699838.html

EXERCISE IN A PILL, July 31
Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found a way around the sweat and pain. They identified two signaling pathways that are activated in response to exercise and converge to dramatically increase endurance.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136736592.html

NEURONS CREATED FROM SKIN CELLS OF ELDERLY ALS PATIENTS, July 31
Less than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Principal Faculty member Kevin Eggan today proclaimed the effort a success - though politically imposed restrictions and scientific advances prompted him to use a different technique than originally planned.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136738700.html

OLYMPIC GAMES: HAVE WE REACHED A PLATEAU IN TERMS OF SPEED?, July 31
The world-record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter run just after World War II. Today, champion athletes are running more than four times farther at speeds of well under five minutes per mile.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136739537.html

HOW 'HIDDEN MUTATIONS' CONTRIBUTE TO HIV DRUG RESISTANCE, July 31
One of the major reasons that treatment for HIV/AIDS often doesn't work as well as it should is resistance to the drugs involved. Now, scientists at McGill University have revealed how mutations hidden in previously ignored parts of the HIV genome play an important role in the development of drug resistance in AIDS patients. Their study will be published Aug. 8 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news136740639.html






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