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OPTICAL ILLUSIONS: CAUSED BY EYE OR BRAIN?
http://www.physorg.com/news145621013.html
DUSTY SHOCK WAVES GENERATE P***T INGREDIENTS
http://www.physorg.com/news145639908.html
TAIWANESE RESEARCHERS INTRODUCE BLINK OF THE EYE TRANSMISSION SPEED SYSTEM ON A CHIP
http://www.physorg.com/news145636894.html
NEWBORN NEURONS IN THE ADULT BRAIN CAN SETTLE IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD
http://www.physorg.com/news145602707.html
MINI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS COULD POWER 20,000 HOMES
http://www.physorg.com/news145561984.html
STUDY FINDS NEW NANOMATERIAL COULD BE BREAKTHROUGH FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
http://www.physorg.com/news145602799.html
WITHOUT ENZYME, BIOLOGICAL REACTION ESSENTIAL TO LIFE TAKES 2.3 BILLION YEARS
http://www.physorg.com/news145602862.html
AMA ACTS AGAINST TRANS FATS, TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
http://www.physorg.com/news145603185.html
INTEL DIVES INTO MEDICAL MARKET WITH HOME HEALTH MONITORS
http://www.physorg.com/news145603534.html
JAPAN SCIENTISTS SAY POT PLANTS MAY ONE DAY ABSORB TOXIC GAS
http://www.physorg.com/news145603651.html



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Latest News On SPACE and EARTH SCIENCE:
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REPORT: GREENHOUSE GASES IMPERIL OCEANS' WEB OF LIFE, November 10
Corals, lobsters, clams and many other ocean creatures - including some at the bottom of the food chain - may be unable to withstand the increasing acidity of the oceans brought on by growing global-warming pollution, according to a report Tuesday from the advocacy group Oceana.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145559293.html

REDUCING CONSUMPTION KEY TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- Based on then ground-breaking modelling, the forecasts of global ecological and economic collapse by mid-century contained in the controversial 1972 book; The Limits to Growth, are still ‘on-track’ according to new CSIRO research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145632510.html

GOV'T WANTS TO CHANGE COURSE OF FOREST EXPERIMENTS, November 11
(AP) -- For more than a decade, the federal government has spent millions of dollars pumping elevated levels of carbon dioxide into small groups of trees to test how forests will respond to global warming in the next 50 years. Some scientists believe they are on the cusp of receiving key results from the time-consuming experiments.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603244.html

COLD FRONT COULD THWART FRIDAY'S SHUTTLE LAUNCH, November 11
(AP) -- An approaching cold front could thwart NASA's plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on a flight to the international space station.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145626820.html

APEX REVEALS GLOWING STELLAR NURSERIES, November 11
The region, called RCW120, is about 4200 light years from Earth, towards the constellation of Scorpius. A hot, massive star in its centre is emitting huge amounts of ultraviolet radiation, which ionises the surrounding gas, stripping the electrons from hydrogen atoms and producing the characteristic red glow of so-called H-alpha emission.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145627985.html

SHEDDING LIGHT ON ANCIENT OCEANS, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- There's a powerful source of energy humming away inside a laboratory at the University of Alberta. The energy is ultra-violet light, and it packs the same spectrum of rays that kept this p***t lifeless for billions of years.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145632669.html

NASA BEGINS HUNT FOR NEW METEOR SHOWERS, November 11
It started out as a normal day. NASA astronomer and meteor expert Bill Cooke woke up, dressed, and went to his office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Colleagues greeted him as usual, there was no hum of excitement.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145637471.html

RESEARCH FINDS THAT LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF PESTICIDES CAN BECOME TOXIC MIXTURE, November 11
Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh research published Nov. 11 in the online edition of Oecologia. Such "cocktails of contaminants" are frequently detected in nature, the paper notes, and the Pitt findings offer the first illustration of how a large mixture of pesticides can adversely affect the environment.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644586.html

DUSTY SHOCK WAVES GENERATE P***T INGREDIENTS, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves around dusty, young stars might be creating the raw materials for p***ts, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145639908.html



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Latest News On NANOTECHNOLOGY:
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MINIATURIZING MEMORY: TAKING DATA STORAGE TO THE MOLECULAR LEVEL, November 11
Computers are getting smaller and smaller. And as hand-held devices — from mobile phones and cameras to music players and laptops — get more powerful, the race is on to develop memory formats that can satisfy the ever-growing demand for information storage on tiny formats.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145627541.html

STUDY FINDS NEW NANOMATERIAL COULD BE BREAKTHROUGH FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found that the unique properties of a new material can be used to create new devices that can be implanted into the human body – including blood glucose sensors for diabetics and artificial hemo-dialysis membranes that can scrub impurities from the blood.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145602799.html

RESEARCHERS ADVANCE NANO-SCALE ELECTROMECHANICAL SENSORS, November 11
Clemson physics professor Apparao Rao and his team are researching nano-scale cantilevers that have the potential to read and alert us to toxic chemicals or gases in the air. Put them into a small handheld device and the potential is there for real-time chemical alerts in battle, in industry, in health care and even at home.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145626511.html



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Latest News On GENERAL SCIENCE:
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MUSHROOM FORAGERS LOVE THRILL OF THE HUNT, November 11
When rain soaks into the ground, sweet and cool, and mist slinks low across the land, that's when the time is right. Autumn rains are the starting gun for wild mushroom foragers, searching out secret troves of delectables.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145646113.html

THE BONSAI EFFECT: WOUNDED PLANTS MAKE JASMONATES, INHIBITING CELL DIVISION, STUNTING GROWTH, November 11
It is well known that plants growing under unfavourable conditions are generally smaller than those growing in stress-free conditions: indeed it is estimated that in the US, abiotic stress reduces the yield of agricultural crops by an average of 22%. A spectacular example of the effect of stress – in this case, repeated wounding – on plant growth is given by bonsai trees, in which every aspect of their stature, including height, girth, and size of leaves, is uniformly reduced to as little as 5% of that of their untreated sister trees. However, the mechanism of wound-induced stunting remains obscure.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145623433.html

START OF RECESSION IN NEW YORK STATE SIGNALED BY UB RESEARCHERS, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although no official determination has been made about whether New York State or the U.S. is in the midst of a recession, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Center of Human Capital believe New York entered a recession beginning in the second quarter (April-June) of 2008.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145643041.html

NEWBORN NEURONS IN THE ADULT BRAIN CAN SETTLE IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD, November 11
In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that inactivating a specific gene in adult neural stem cells makes nerve cells emerging from those precursors form connections in the wrong part of the adult brain.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145602707.html

WITHOUT ENZYME, BIOLOGICAL REACTION ESSENTIAL TO LIFE TAKES 2.3 BILLION YEARS, November 11
All biological reactions within human cells depend on enzymes. Their power as catalysts enables biological reactions to occur usually in milliseconds. But how slowly would these reactions proceed spontaneously, in the absence of enzymes – minutes, hours, days? And why even pose the question?
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145602862.html

LIMB LOSS IN LIZARDS -- EVIDENCE FOR RAPID EVOLUTION, November 11
Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of these skinks have rapidly evolved an elongate, limbless body form.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145602979.html

HAWAII SWITCHING TO DIGITAL TV EARLY FOR THE BIRDS, November 11
(AP) -- Hawaii will switch to digital TV faster than the rest of the country to make way for an endangered, volcano-dwelling bird.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603433.html

CHINA WANTS TO MAKE BRICKS FROM TOXIC MILK: REPORT, November 11
A south China city is considering using milk at the centre of a poisoned food scandal to make bricks as a cheap and clean way of disposing of the tainted products, state media reported Tuesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603593.html

JAPAN SCIENTISTS SAY POT PLANTS MAY ONE DAY ABSORB TOXIC GAS, November 11
As well as brightening your room, pot plants may one day help to prevent headaches in "sick" houses by absorbing toxic gas, according to Japanese scientists.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603651.html

SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY FIRST MAMMAL FOR WHICH DISEASE LED TO EXTINCTION, November 11
In 1899, an English ship stopped at Christmas Island, near Australia. Within nine years, the island's entire native rat population had gone extinct, and scientists have wondered ever since what exactly happened.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145604162.html

NEW LASER METHOD REPRODUCES ART MASTERWORKS TO PROTEIN PATTERNS, November 11
Canadian researchers have created a new protein patterning technique that's enabled them to reproduce complex cellular environments and a miniature version of a masterpiece painting. According to a new study published in the journal Lab on a Chip, scientists from Université de Montréal, the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute have developed a laser technology that can mimic the protein patterns that surround cells in vivo and that could lead to great advances in neuroscience.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145626657.html

4,300-YEAR-OLD PYRAMID DISCOVERED IN EGYPT, November 11
(AP) -- Egypt's chief archaeologist has announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara, the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145626886.html

LUMINESCENCE SHINES NEW LIGHT ON PROTEINS, November 11
A chance discovery by a team of scientists using optical probes means that changes in cells in the human body could now be seen in a completely different light.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145628251.html

RESEARCHERS FIND STEM CELLS FROM MONKEY TEETH CAN STIMULATE GROWTH AND GENERATION OF BRAIN CELLS, November 11
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered dental pulp stem cells can stimulate growth and generation of several types of neural cells. Findings from this study, available in the October issue of the journal Stem Cells, suggest dental pulp stem cells show promise for use in cell therapy and regenerative medicine, particularly therapies associated with the central nervous system.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145632135.html



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Latest News On ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
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FUJITSU TO RELEASE NEW ENERGY-EFFICIENT 500 GB 2.5'' HDD MODELS, November 11
Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has developed two new 500 GB 2.5" hard disk drive (HDD) models that feature a rotational speed of 5,400 RPM and deliver industry-leading levels of energy efficiency. The MJA2 BH series will be available from the end of December 2008, and the MJA2 CH series will be available in the first quarter of the 2009 calendar year.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640141.html

VISIONTAC ROLLS OUT VGPS-900 GPS DATA LOGGER, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Visiontac VGPS-900 features the world´s first GPS with MicroSD support, voice recording, and Spy Mode. This GPS device records the following GPS parameters: Date, Time, Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Speed, Heading, Fix Mode, PDOP, HDOP, VDOP, and Voice. With the VGPS-900 geo-tagging and voice recording, data logging has never been easier.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145638794.html



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UBISOFT BUYS MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT VIDEOGAME STUDIO, November 10
Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft announced Monday that it has bought Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind popular strategy title "World In Conflict."
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145559163.html

HOW DID THEY PICK DIRK NOWITZKI TO SPEAK FOR GUITAR HERO?, November 11
Dirk Nowitzki sure is a cool guy, but I'm not sure GameStop and the marketing experts behind the Guitar Hero franchise did enough research before picking the Dallas Mavericks star as their spokesman.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145632260.html

TAIWANESE RESEARCHERS INTRODUCE BLINK OF THE EYE TRANSMISSION SPEED SYSTEM ON A CHIP, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- A world-wide expert on wireless communications, Professor Jri Lee of the National Taiwan University (NTU) and UCLA PhD conferred has created a system on a chip (SOC) with transmission speeds 100 times faster than WiFi and 350 times faster than 3.5G cell phones. Professor Jri Lee's team broke the speed record with the SoC design which is about 1/10th the size and cost of existing chips. Preliminary figures indicate the SoC chip can be massed-produced for less than $1 per unit.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145636894.html

MINI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS COULD POWER 20,000 HOMES, November 10
(PhysOrg.com) -- Underground nuclear power plants no bigger than a hot tub may soon provide electricity for communities around the world. Measuring about 1.5 meters across, the mini reactors can each power about 20,000 homes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145561984.html

VIRGIN MOBILE BEATS STREET WITH 3Q EARNINGS, November 11
(AP) -- Wireless service provider Virgin Mobile USA Inc. posted higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings Monday despite adding fewer customers to its rolls than in the same period last year.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603387.html

INTEL DIVES INTO MEDICAL MARKET WITH HOME HEALTH MONITORS, November 11
The world's biggest computer chip maker on Monday dove into the medical market with technology that lets doctors make house calls on patients without being there.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603534.html

JUDGE LEANS AGAINST MENTION OF SUICIDE IN CYBERBULLY TRIAL, November 11
A judge said Monday he probably will bar mention of suicide to jurors in the computer harassment case against Lori Drew. That could delay next week's trial while prosecutors appeal the ruling.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145604069.html

VACATION RENTAL WEB STARTUP REAPS $250M INVESTMENT, November 11
(AP) -- Even as the sinking economy is making many people think about turning their vacations into "staycations," an online vacation rental service recently managed to raise $250 million to fund its growth.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145626771.html

SOFTBANK, ALIBABA ANNOUNCE NEW B2B SERVICE, November 11
Japanese Internet giant Softbank and Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba said Tuesday they would launch a business-to-business service to link Japanese firms with potential customers in China.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145627183.html

REPUBLICANS TURN TO WEB FOR HELP IN REBUILDING PARTY, November 11
Fresh off a US presidential election defeat and further losses in Congress, the Republican Party launched a new website on Tuesday asking members for their ideas on its future.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145631984.html

ONLINE TOOLS HELP STUDENTS SEARCH FOR MEANING, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- With universities storing ever more teaching resources online, how do students and tutors find what they need? European researchers have devised novel ways to classify and locate teaching materials – and in eight different languages.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145632802.html

AFTER BANNING YOUTUBE, MILITARY LAUNCHES TROOPTUBE, November 11
(AP) -- The U.S. military, with help from Seattle startup Delve Networks, has launched a video-sharing Web site for troops, their families and supporters, a year and a half after restricting access to YouTube and other video sites.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145638007.html

GA. TOWN ADVANCES CELL PHONE PARKING PAYMENTS, November 11
(AP) -- Mayor William Floyd pulled up to a parking space, dialed a number into his cell phone and watched as two hours of paid time flashed on the meter in front of his car.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145638019.html

GOOGLE ADDS VIDEO TO GMAIL, TRANSLATIONS OF RSS FEEDS, November 11
Internet giant Google on Tuesday beefed up its free Web-based email service by adding online video and voice chat as well as automatic translation of RSS feeds people commonly use to stay updated on blogs and news.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644501.html



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Latest News On MEDICINE and HEALTH:
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STUDIES: ELDERLY FARE WELL IN OPEN-HEART SURGERY, November 10
(AP) -- Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are getting open-heart surgery, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145559115.html

PREVIOUS ABORTIONS AND EXERCISE: DO THEY AFFECT PREGNANCY?, November 11
Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia by 60 %. It is not currently understood to what degree physical activity during pregnancy protects against pre-eclampsia, compared to previous studies. This is shown in two new studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) that use data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145622971.html

NEW TECHNIQUE TO STUDY THE GENETICS OF BREAST CANCER, November 11
A new technique to study genetic changes that can lead to breast cancer could be one step closer.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145623057.html

EXERCISE IS SAFE, IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE, November 11
Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, say researchers from Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145623108.html

SCIENTISTS MAP STEPS TO BLOCK KEY ENZYME ACTION IN HEART FAILURE, November 11
Taking a cue from the way drugs like Viagra put the biological brakes on a key enzyme involved in heart failure, scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out a key chemical step involved in blocking the enzyme.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145623179.html

TREATING HEART FAILURE WITH A GAS, November 11
At low concentrations, the toxic gas hydrogen sulfide protects the hearts of mice from heart failure, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145623357.html

STAYING ACTIVE MAY LOWER HEALTH RISKS FOR LARGE, RETIRED ATHLETES, November 11
The larger body size of professional football players doesn't increase risk of cardiovascular disease or atherosclerosis after they retire, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145626441.html

PAST GAINS IN REDUCING RISK OF HEART DISEASE HAVE FLATTENED, WOMEN ESPECIALLY AFFECTED, November 11
The positive U.S. health trend documented over the past 30 years of reduction in risk for heart disease is not as strong as is widely perceived - and, in fact, the trend has flattened, according to a new analysis of national data by Mayo Clinic.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145627689.html

RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE ACCEPTABILITY OF POTENTIAL HIV PREVENTION DEVICE IN AFRICA, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- For some women in the poorest parts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, being paid for sex is one of the few ways they are able to feed themselves and their children. In a region hit hard by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, they are at very high risk for contracting the disease.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145637818.html

GIFTS, AFFIRMATIONS BOOST MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS, November 11
A patient education program that included self-affirmation and positive affect in the form of occasional gifts significantly increased medication adherence among African Americans with high blood pressure, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640250.html

'AIRPORT MALARIA' -- CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN THE US, November 11
In a global world, significant factors affect the spread of infectious diseases, including international trade, air travel and globalized food production. "Airport malaria" is a term coined by researchers to explain the more recent spread of malaria to areas such as the United States and Europe, which some scientists credit to warmer climate changes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640334.html

OBESE KIDS' ARTERY PLAQUE SIMILAR TO MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS, November 11
The neck arteries of obese children and teens look more like those of 45-year-olds, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640407.html

SURROGATE GRANDMOTHER FEELS FINE AFTER TRIPLETS, November 11
(AP) -- A 56-year-old woman who gave birth to her triplet granddaughters a month ago is recovering from a Caesarean section and hopeful that one of the girls will be home from the hospital by Saturday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644414.html

CASES OF EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TB DECLINING EACH YEAR IN THE US, BUT NEW CASES STILL, November 11
A new report suggests that the number of cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in the U.S. has declined in the past fifteen years, but new cases continue to be reported, according to the study published in the November 12 issue of JAMA. The researchers note the decrease in the number of XDR-TB cases coincides with improved TB and HIV/AIDS control.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644544.html

MINORITY CHILDREN WAITING FOR HEART TRANSPLANTS HAVE HIGHER DEATH RATES, November 11
Minority children awaiting a donor heart for transplant have a higher death rate than white children, even after controlling for clinical risk factors, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644704.html

A LEG UP ON PAIN, November 11
On the orderly shelves of Keith Del Prete's pharmacy, there are lotions and treatments made by some of the biggest companies in the United States. But on one shelf stands a package that reads Cramp 911.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145646230.html

DOCTORS SHOULD DISCLOSE OFF-LABEL PRESCRIBING TO THEIR PATIENTS, November 11
Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in this week's PLoS Medicine. Michael Wilkes and Margaret Johns from the University of California Davis argue that the ethics related to informed consent and shared decision-making provide an imperative for doctors to inform patients about the risks of a medical treatment when their use has not been approved by regulators.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603038.html

REROUTING URINARY NERVES MAY HELP SPINA BIFIDA, November 11
(AP) -- It's a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a leg nerve to make it operate the bladder instead? Families of a few U.S. children whose spina bifida robs them of the bladder control that most people take for granted dared to try the procedure - and early results suggest the surgery indeed may help, in at least some patients.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603472.html

DAMAGE INFLICTED DURING CARDIAC ATTACKS MORE WIDESPREAD, November 11
Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of the attack, leaving survivors at greater risk than previously thought.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145627259.html

BRISK WALK COULD HELP CHOCOHOLICS STOP SNACKING, November 11
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that a walk of just fifteen minutes can reduce chocolate cravings. The benefits of exercise in helping people manage dependencies on nicotine and other drugs have previously been recognised. Now, for the first time, newly-published research shows that the same may be true for food cravings.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145628340.html

THE LIVING QUILT: WOMEN FIGHT THE STIGMA OF HIV/AIDS, November 11
Almost 20 years ago Julia Llorent went to get a pregnancy test. It was positive. Then she took an HIV test. It was positive. Her husband had already taken a test. It, too, was positive.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145633201.html

DENTIST: GET CHILDREN'S TEETH EXAMINED STARTING IN TODDLER YEARS, November 11
Here's holiday advice from a dentist, if not a dietitian: Let your kids eat their sugary booty in one sitting.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145633273.html

OVER-THINKING AND MOTOR SKILLS: WHEN TEACHERS CAN'T DO, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hoping to sink a perfect putt? Don't talk about it, just do it. Psychology research shows over-thinking may be one reason those who teach often can't do the task as well as they'd like.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145638602.html

GENETICS FOR PERSONALIZED CORONARY HEART DISEASE TREATMENT, November 11
Identifying a single, common variation in a person's genetic information improves prediction of his or her risk of a heart attack or other heart disease events and thus, choice of the best treatment accordingly, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640215.html

LOW RISK FOR HEART ATTACK? COULD AN ULTRASOUND HOLD THE ANSWER?, November 11
By adding the results of an imaging technique to the traditional risk factors for coronary heart disease, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston found they were able to improve prediction of heart attacks in people previously considered low risk.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640287.html

PHILIPS’ INTELLIGENT PILL TARGETS DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND TREATMENT FOR DIGESTIVE TRACT DISEASES, November 11
At this week's opening of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition (Atlanta, USA, November 16-20, 2008) Philips Research will announce its new intelligent pill technology “iPill”, targeted at assisting drug development and enabling new therapies for debilitating and life-threatening digestive tract disorders such as Crohn's disease, colitis and colon cancer.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145640874.html

RECOVERING ANTIBODIES FROM 1918 FLU PANDEMIC SURVIVORS, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ninety years after the sweeping destruction of the 1918 flu pandemic, researchers at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have recovered antibodies to the virus — from elderly survivors of the original outbreak.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145643890.html

STUDY: CONCERNS ON MIXING PLAVIX, HEARTBURN DRUGS, November 11
(AP) -- Stent patients who take the blood thinner Plavix along with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and other dangerous events, according to a study released Tuesday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644461.html

FATTY DIET DURING PREGNANCY MAKES NEW CELLS IN FETAL BRAIN THAT CAUSE EARLY ONSET OBESITY, November 11
A study in rats shows that exposure to a high-fat diet during pregnancy produces permanent changes in the offspring's brain that lead to overeating and obesity early in life, according to new research by Rockefeller University scientists. This surprising finding, reported in the Nov. 12 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, provides a key step toward understanding mechanisms of fetal programming involving the production of new brain cells that may help explain the increased prevalence of childhood obesity during the last 30 years.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644751.html

CALCIUM PLUS VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A REDUCED BREAST CANCER RISK, November 11
Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published online November 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145644927.html

AMA ACTS AGAINST TRANS FATS, TEXTING WHILE DRIVING, November 11
(AP) -- The American Medical Association on Monday took a stand against two unhealthy habits - eating foods made with artificial trans fats and text-messaging while driving.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145603185.html

BATTLING BACTERIA IN THE BLOOD: RESEARCHERS TACKLE DEADLY INFECTIONS, November 11
It's a leading cause of death, but no one knows for sure how and why it happens. It's a major source of health care costs, adding days or weeks to the hospital stays and lost work time of millions of people. But no one fully understands how best to fight it.
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CELL-COATED STENT AS EFFECTIVE AS DRUG-COATED ONES BUT NEEDS LESS MEDS, November 11
A stent that entices artery-lining cells to coat it works as well or better than drug-eluting stents in keeping arteries open in coronary heart disease patients, according to two research studies presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
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WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS? PLACE AS A RISK FACTOR FOR SUICIDE, November 11
Every day 85 Americans die by suicide and hundreds of thousands more make attempts every year. The vast majority of recent studies on suicide have focused on identifying psychiatric risk factors. However, a new study by Temple University Sociology Professor Matt Wray, published online this month in Social Science and Medicine, explores time and place as factors in suicide by closely analyzing the patterns of suicide in a single geographic area—Las Vegas—over a 30 year period.
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PROTEIN CAN NURTURE OR DEVASTATE BRAIN CELLS, DEPENDING ON ITS 'FRIENDS', November 11
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell damage.
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MSU RESEARCHER STUDIES TIES BETWEEN CHOLESTEROL DRUGS, MUSCLE PROBLEMS, November 11
A Michigan State University researcher is studying whether the most popular class of cholesterol-lowering drugs may cause muscle problems in users.
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TEXT MESSAGING MAY HELP CHILDREN FIGHT OFF OBESITY, November 11
Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones – sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents.
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BRITISH TEENAGER WINS RIGHT TO DIE, November 11
A terminally-ill British teenager has won the right to die at home after a hospital tried to force her to have a heart transplant, her family said Tuesday, in a case testing medical ethics.
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GIRL'S IMMUNE DEFICIENCY NEARLY CURED, November 11
Yet another intravenous needle sticks Jayla Turner's tiny arm, and the only consolation for hearing the baby's cries is the knowledge that soon, she will be free of such assaults.
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STUDY: DEADLY STOMACH BUG MORE COMMON THAN THOUGHT, November 11
(AP) -- A nasty, sometimes deadly stomach bug is at least six times more common than was thought, researchers said Tuesday, based on a survey of hundreds of U.S. hospitals. The germ, Clostridium difficile, is resistant to some antibiotics and has become a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes.
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THE MISERIES OF ALLERGIES JUST MAY HELP PREVENT SOME CANCERS, STUDY FINDS, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- There may be a silver -- and healthy -- lining to the miserable cloud of allergy symptoms: Sneezing, coughing, tearing and itching just may help prevent cancer -- particularly colon, skin, bladder, mouth, throat, uterus and cervix, lung and gastrointestinal tract cancer, according to a new Cornell study.
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RESEARCHERS LINK AUTISM AND RAIN, November 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Cornell economists noticed that autism diagnosis rates were higher in some states, they questioned whether local weather could be playing a role.
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RESEARCHER INVENTS MOLECULE THAT STOPS SARS, November 11
A Purdue University researcher has created a compound that prevents replication of the virus that causes SARS and could lead to a treatment for the disease.
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JOYFUL MUSIC MAY PROMOTE HEART HEALTH, November 11
Listening to your favorite music may be good for your cardiovascular system. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that the emotions aroused by joyful music have a healthy effect on blood vessel function.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news145645003.html

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS: CAUSED BY EYE OR BRAIN?, November 11
When viewing the famous optical illusion painting Enigma by Isia Leviant, many people claim to see motion within the colored circles moving against the black and white striped background. Although this optical illusion has been known for a long time, its physiological origins are still unknown.
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