Headers:

Body:

Dear Katie Kari,

Here is your customized PHYSorg.com Newsletter for February 8, 2010:


************************************************
Spotlight Stories Headlines
************************************************

PHYSICISTS INVESTIGATE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF SPIDER WEBS
http://www.physorg.com/news184853047.html
SECURITY CHIP THAT DOES ENCRYPTION IN PCS HACKED
http://www.physorg.com/news184870068.html
FREEZING POINT OF SUPERCOOLED WATER VARIES WITH ELECTRIC CHARGE
http://www.physorg.com/news184834030.html
BIOLOGIST SOLVES MYSTERY OF TROPICAL GRASSES' ORIGIN
http://www.physorg.com/news184860429.html
NEUROSCIENTISTS DISCOVER BRAIN AREA RESPONSIBLE FOR FEAR OF LOSING MONEY
http://www.physorg.com/news184860612.html
SPACE SHUTTLE BLASTS OFF ON LAST NIGHT FLIGHT
http://www.physorg.com/news184825188.html
MORALITY RESEARCH SHEDS LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF RELIGION
http://www.physorg.com/news184857515.html
STUDY REVEALS NEW DETAILS ON THE DANGERS OF THIRD-HAND SMOKE
http://www.physorg.com/news184860329.html
DRUG SHOWS PROMISE FOR HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
http://www.physorg.com/news184860820.html
UNDERDOGS HAVE MORE MOTIVATION? NOT SO FAST, STUDY SAYS
http://www.physorg.com/news184861205.html
SONY LAUNCHES SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY (W/ VIDEO)
http://www.physorg.com/news184867405.html
INFECTION-FIGHTING ANTIBODIES MADE IN PLANTS AS EFFECTIVE AS COSTLIER CONVENTIONAL VERSION
http://www.physorg.com/news184869885.html
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NOVEL MATERIALS APPROACH TO FIGHTING CANCER (W/ VIDEO)
http://www.physorg.com/news184872530.html
MILLIMETER-SCALE, ENERGY-HARVESTING SENSOR SYSTEM DEVELOPED
http://www.physorg.com/news184873895.html
NO MERE PIPE DREAM
http://www.physorg.com/news184857378.html


************************************************
Latest News On SPACE and EARTH:
************************************************

EVEN IF YOU'RE CAREFUL, DRUGS CAN END UP IN WATER
(AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825305.html

GROUNDWATER CLEANUP AT SUPERFUND SITE
(PhysOrg.com) -- A chain of chemical reactions between organic waste and naturally occurring chromium appears to explain the long-standing elevated levels of the chemical chromium-6, a human carcinogen, in groundwater at a federal Superfund site on the southern edge of the UC Davis campus, according to university environmental professionals.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184839754.html

NASA TO STUDY SEEDS IN SPACE TO UNDERSTAND PLANT GROWTH
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists hope to better understand exactly how and why plants grow differently in space in an experiment named, Tropi. Future astronauts may be able to grow plants as part of life support systems on long-duration space missions to the moon or Mars.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184840011.html

NODE-3 AND CUPOLA: EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY TO COMPLETE THE ISS
(PhysOrg.com) -- Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched at 10:14:08 CET today and is heading for the International Space Station carrying two sophisticated European modules: Node-3 (Tranquility) and Cupola. Their installation will mark the completion of the non-Russian part of the ISS, with more than a third of the pressurised Station elements designed and built in Europe.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184849674.html

NEW FEDERAL CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY FORMING
(AP) -- The Obama administration is forming a new agency to study and report on the changing climate.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184851892.html

THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
America’s ambition to explore space has not come without a human cost. The decisions being made today about our future in space depend on lessons learned from past tragedies.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184859972.html

SPACE SHUTTLE BLASTS OFF ON LAST NIGHT FLIGHT
(AP) -- Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825188.html

SCIENTISTS FIND SIGNS OF LIQUID WATER IN SATURN'S MOON
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists working on the Cassini mission to Saturn have found evidence of liquid water on the planet's icy moon Enceladus, suggesting the possibility of life below its surface.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184855776.html


************************************************
Latest News On PHYSICS:
************************************************

BY TRACKING WATER MOLECULES, PHYSICISTS HOPE TO UNLOCK SECRETS OF LIFE
(PhysOrg.com) -- Compared to any other liquid on Earth, water behaves in strange and unexpected ways, yet its unusual properties enable and protect life as we know it. By tracking individual water molecules in a "supercooled" state, scientists find what explains one of water's most notable and life-saving features: its astounding capacity to resist gaining or losing heat.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184840368.html

FREEZING POINT OF SUPERCOOLED WATER VARIES WITH ELECTRIC CHARGE
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as water can be superheated and remain liquid above the boiling point if there is no nucleating surface (such as a surface defect or a speck of dust), it can also become supercooled and remain liquid well below its freezing point of 0°C. Now scientists have found that supercooled water freezes at different temperatures in the presence of a surface with a positive or negative charge.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184834030.html

PHYSICISTS INVESTIGATE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF SPIDER WEBS
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Although the orb web of a spider is a lightweight structure, it seems to be a highly optimized structure, presumably as a result of evolution from the Jurassic period or earlier," explain physicists Yuko Aoyananagi and Ko Okumura, who are investigating the structural properties of spider webs. "It seems to resist different loads such as wind and insect impact efficiently and can catch prey even if some threads are broken."
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184853047.html


************************************************
Latest News On NANOTECHNOLOGY:
************************************************

COMPOSITE NANOMATERIALS SHOW PROMISE FOR SOLAR HYDROGEN GENERATION
(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184856578.html

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NOVEL MATERIALS APPROACH TO FIGHTING CANCER (W/ VIDEO)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center are shaking up the world of materials science and cancer research on the cover of the February 2010 issue of the journal Nature Materials.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184872530.html


************************************************
Latest News On OTHER SCIENCES:
************************************************

NEW REPORT ARGUES THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS' POLITICAL SUCCESS IS A CIVIL RIGHTS FAILURE
(PhysOrg.com) -- Charter schools continue to stratify students by race, class, and possibly language, and are more racially isolated than traditional public schools in virtually every state and large metropolitan area in the country.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184852465.html

DEMOCRACY PUT TO THE TEST
Developing countries that free themselves from authoritarian governments are often called “experiments in democracy.” But what happens when a researcher runs an actual field experiment in democracy? A novel study by MIT economist Benjamin Olken has provided surprising insights about the impact of democratic government in the developing world.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184849906.html

TURKEYS DOMESTICATED NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE
Turkeys, the only domesticated animals from the New World that are now used globally, were actually domesticated twice -- once in Mesoamerica as was previously believed and once in what is now the southwestern United States.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184834568.html

MORALITY RESEARCH SHEDS LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF RELIGION
The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences on February 8 brings a new understanding to this long-standing discussion by exploring the fascinating link between morality and religion.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184857515.html


************************************************
Latest News On ELECTRONICS:
************************************************

BARNES & NOBLE'S 'NOOK' COMING TO STORES THIS WEEK
Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Monday that its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," will be available in US stores this week.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184852308.html

MILLIMETER-SCALE, ENERGY-HARVESTING SENSOR SYSTEM DEVELOPED
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 9-cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184873895.html


************************************************
Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
************************************************

SAP CEO RESIGNS, REPLACED BY 2 CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVES
(AP) -- The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184824070.html

GOOGLE WARNS CHINESE COPYCAT WEBSITE: REPORT
Google has warned a copycat Chinese website to stop using a logo that resembles the US Internet giant's or face possible legal action, state media reported Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825580.html

TOSHIBA DEVELOPS SRAM CIRCUIT TECHNIQUE THAT SECURES LOW VOLTAGE OPERATION OF SYSTEM LSI
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology that achieves low voltage operation of System LSI, opening the way to reduced power consumption in digital products. The technology secures successful operation of static random access memories (SRAM) at low voltage with an improved circuit design that optimizes voltage control of the bit line and word line.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184839646.html

SPAIN'S TELEFONICA CONSIDERS CHARGING GOOGLE
(AP) -- Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica says it is considering charging Internet search companies like Google and Yahoo for network use.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184858832.html

'BIOSHOCK' SEQUEL RETURNS TO MORALLY-BATTERED RAPTURE
Thousands of US videogame shops will be open the instant Tuesday arrives for expected hordes of "Bioshock" fans eager to return to the grim, morally-tattered undersea world of Rapture.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871311.html

CHINESE POLICE SHUT DOWN HACKER TRAINING BUSINESS
(AP) -- Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184824992.html

GOOGLE APPEALS FRENCH BOOK SCAN DECISION: LAWYER
Google has filed an appeal of a court decision that ordered the US Internet giant to stop digitising French books without publishers' approval, its lawyers said Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184852162.html

HELPING HAITIANS FIND FAMILY
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Chen Li and his computer science student team created a "People Finder" Web site to help Haitian quake victims reunite with family.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184857244.html

IN RARE TV ADVERTISING FORAY, GOOGLE RUNS SUPER BOWL AD
In a rare foray into television advertising, Internet giant Google ran an ad during the Super Bowl.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184857792.html

STARTUP LETS WEBCAMS DETECT PEOPLE
Vitamin D Video on Monday released a finished version of software that detects people in surveillance footage recorded by common Web cameras.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184870209.html

MYSPACE MUSIC EXPERIMENTS WITH AUDIO ADS
(AP) -- Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871278.html

DESPITE MILLIONS IN TAX CREDITS, WIND ENERGY FIRMS AREN'T HIRING
Despite the Obama administration's efforts to create jobs making wind turbines in America, some companies say that sluggish demand for wind energy is holding them back.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871563.html

STARTUP TO DEVELOP CONTACTLESS ELECTRONIC CONNECTIONS
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA has opened its on-campus technology incubator space at the California NanoSystems Institute to WaveConnex Inc., a startup company that plans to conduct proof-of-concept research for the development of contactless electronic connections that can be used in virtually all electronic systems.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184873744.html

MICROSOFT TO PATCH 17-YEAR-OLD BUG
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft's February security update will include a patch for a bug that dates back to Windows NT 3.1, which was released in July 1993. The vulnerability has been present but undetected in every 32-bit version of Windows since 1993, including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2000, Server 2003 and 2008, and the newest version: Windows 7.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184833289.html

NO MERE PIPE DREAM
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI engineers are working on robotic technology to rehabilitate the nation's aging water infrastructure.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184857378.html

SONY LAUNCHES SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY (W/ VIDEO)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first compliant products, that will use Sony’s TransferJet technology, will start appearing in products as early as the spring of this year. Its design will enable file swapping, between two devices, by bringing them within approximately 3cm of each other.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184867405.html

SECURITY CHIP THAT DOES ENCRYPTION IN PCS HACKED
(AP) -- Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184870068.html


************************************************
Latest News On MEDICINE and HEALTH:
************************************************

CHINA FINDS 170 MORE TONS OF TAINTED MILK POWDER
(AP) -- China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825033.html

MICE SHED NEW LIGHT ON CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD DEAFNESS
Deafness is the most common disorder of the senses. Tragically, it commonly strikes in early childhood, severely damaging an affected child's ability to learn speech and language. In many cases, children gradually lose their hearing to become profoundly deaf over a long period of months to years, but scientists know very little about how this progressive loss happens, making prospects for prevention and cure very slim. Over half the cases of childhood deafness are estimated to be due to defects in just one gene passed from either the mother or father, and many of these deafness genes have been identified. However, as the way we hear is so complicated, it has been really difficult to work out exactly how these genes cause such wholesale effects.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825249.html

FEW WOMEN TAKE TAMOXIFEN TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER
Researchers with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that the prevalence of tamoxifen use for the prevention of breast cancer among women without a personal history of breast cancer is very low.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825639.html

FINANCIAL HARDSHIP CONTRIBUTES TO DIAGNOSIS ANXIETY
A new analysis has found that women with medium or low levels of income are particularly susceptible to anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with the precancerous breast condition, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that women with financial hardship may benefit from psychosocial interventions that are designed to accommodate their unique needs.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825904.html

MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT CHANGE MEANT TO SAVE MONEY HAS OPPOSITE EFFECT
Increased Medicare payments to physicians for outpatient surgeries for bladder cancer have led to a dramatic rise in the number of these procedures being performed and an overall increase in cost to the healthcare system. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The findings indicate that some Medicare policies aimed at decreasing costs may instead be contributing to an increase in healthcare expenditures.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184831232.html

ESTROGEN-ONLY HRT MAY INCREASE RISK OF ASTHMA AFTER MENOPAUSE
Oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, suggests a large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184831367.html

METABOLITE COMMON AMONG CANCERS
A study published online on February 8 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine reports that several distinct mutations found in a subset of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) result in excess production of the same metabolite.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184848541.html

THE PRIVATE SALE OF DRUGS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Governments are under increasing pressure to provide access to expensive new drugs. Canadian patients who want access to drugs that are not publicly insured are seeking to pay for these drugs within public hospitals, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184858276.html

NEW CATCH RULE TO DETERMINE NEED FOR CT SCANS IN CHILDREN WITH MINOR HEAD INJURY
A new tool may help standardize the use of computed tomography (CT scans) in children with minor head injury and help reduce the number of scans, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184858897.html

INCIDENCE OF CEREBRAL PALSY ON RISE IN UNITED STATES
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago. They also were published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184860933.html

LOWER DETECTION OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH PSA SCREENING IN US THAN IN A EUROPEAN RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Fewer prostate cancers were detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in the U.S. than in a European randomized trial because of lower screening sensitivity, according to a new brief communication published online February 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184870486.html

GLAUCOMA MEDICATIONS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED RISK OF DEATH OVER 4-YEAR PERIOD
Glaucoma patients who take medication for the condition appear to have a reduced likelihood of death, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184870528.html

USUAL CARE OFTEN NOT CONSISTENT WITH CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR LOW BACK PAIN
Australian general practitioners often treat patients with low back pain in a manner that does not appear to match the care endorsed by international clinical guidelines, according to a report in the February 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871225.html

A POTENT SUPPRESSOR OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER IS REVEALED
Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract, representing 6% of all cancers. There is currently no screening method or biomarker to indicate early presence of disease. "It is a very common malignancy that affects women of all ages" comments paper author Dr. Diego Castrillon. The cancer forms from the cells that grow along the inner lining of the uterus, which is called the endometrium, and usually it is diagnosed following patient reports of abnormal bleeding.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825137.html

MORE SMOKERS THAN NON-SMOKERS ACCEPT HPV VACCINATION FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS
A parent's existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have their daughters vaccinated against HPV.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825683.html

MARIJUANA INEFFECTIVE AS AN ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT: RESEARCH
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825848.html

WOMEN WITH GOUT AT GREATER RISK OF HEART ATTACK THAN MEN
Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184831324.html

BAD MALARIA PILLS IN AFRICA RAISE RESISTANCE FEARS
(AP) -- High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184849029.html

HERBAL MEDICINES CAN BE LETHAL, PATHOLOGIST WARNS
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184850027.html

RESEARCHERS FIND LINK BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND DIABETES RISK
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found a direct link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and risk for type 2 diabetes in African American women. The study, which appears on-line American Journal of Epidemiology, is the first prospective study to examine the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and incidence of type 2 diabetes in a large, geographically diverse cohort of African-American women.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184857117.html

HAND-GRIP STRENGTH ASSOCIATED WITH POOR SURVIVAL
Poor or declining handgrip strength in the oldest old is associated with poor survival and may be used as a tool to assess mortality, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the group older than 85 years, classified as the oldest old.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184857932.html

TV DRAMA CAN BE MORE PERSUASIVE THAN NEWS PROGRAM, STUDY FINDS
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fictional television drama may be more effective in persuading young women to use birth control than a news-format program on the same issue, according to a new study.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184861117.html

MEDITERRANEAN DIET MAY LOWER RISK OF BRAIN DAMAGE THAT CAUSES THINKING PROBLEMS
A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184869984.html

HYPERTENSION MAY PREDICT DEMENTIA IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CERTAIN COGNITIVE DEFICITS
High blood pressure appears to predict the progression to dementia in older adults with impaired executive functions (ability to organize thoughts and make decisions) but not in those with memory dysfunction, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871032.html

HIGH-ALTITUDE CLIMBS MAY CAUSE CORNEAL SWELLING, BUT DO NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT VISION
Swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers, but does not appear to affect vision at altitudes of up to 6,300 meters (about 20,670 feet), according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871103.html

STUDY EXAMINES COURSE AND TREATMENT OF UNEXPLAINED CHEST PAIN
Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report in the February 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. In addition, one-tenth of those with persistent chest pain undergo potentially unnecessary diagnostic testing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184871186.html

YALE SCIENTISTS SHED COLORFUL LIGHT ON NOVEL PROTEINS
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Yale School of Medicine neuroscientist investigating how viruses can be used to attack brain cancers has developed a new method to generate novel, color-coded proteins that can be used by researchers investigating cures for a host of diseases.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184872176.html

CHILDHOOD OBESITY: IT'S NOT THE AMOUNT OF TV, IT'S THE NUMBER OF JUNK FOOD COMMERCIALS
(PhysOrg.com) -- The association between television viewing and childhood obesity is directly related to children's exposure to commercials that advertise unhealthy foods, according to a new UCLA School of Public Health study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184872261.html

PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR SAYS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT MORE LIKELY ATTRACTION AT FIRST SIGHT
If you're hoping that cupid's arrow finds you on Valentine's Day, don't expect it to be a case of "love at first sight," according to a Kansas State University psychology professor.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184872758.html

INDUSTRIAL CLEANER LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Workers exposed to tricholorethylene (TCE), a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184825777.html

SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION MAY INCREASE RISK OF PANCREATIC CANCER
Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184828475.html

FAMILY MEALS, ADEQUATE SLEEP AND LIMITED TV MAY LOWER CHILDHOOD OBESITY
A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one or more of three specific household routines: eating dinner as a family, getting adequate sleep and limiting their weekday television viewing time.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184828535.html

NEW STUDY CONFIRMS LINK BETWEEN ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE AND AUTISM
Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health System researchers. Advanced paternal age is associated with elevated autism risk only when the father is older and the mother is under 30, the study found.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184848483.html

NEWLY ENGINEERED ENZYME IS A POWERFUL STAPH ANTIBIOTIC
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has ushered in a new era in the fight between man and bug. By harnessing the power of nature’s own antibiotics, scientists have engineered an enzyme known as a lysin that not only kills MRSA in mice but also works synergistically with antibiotics that were once powerless against the formidable organism.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184851648.html

STUDY REVEALS NEW DETAILS ON THE DANGERS OF THIRD-HAND SMOKE
Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184860329.html

DRUG SHOWS PROMISE FOR HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
An early stage clinical trial of the experimental drug dimebon (latrepirdine) in people with Huntington's disease appears to be safe and may improve cognition. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the Archives of Neurology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184860820.html

UNDERDOGS HAVE MORE MOTIVATION? NOT SO FAST, STUDY SAYS
(PhysOrg.com) -- Members of a group or team will work harder when they're competing against a group with lower status than when pitted against a more highly ranked group, according to a new study.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184861205.html

INFECTION-FIGHTING ANTIBODIES MADE IN PLANTS AS EFFECTIVE AS COSTLIER CONVENTIONAL VERSION
The first head-to-head comparison of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies produced from plants versus the same antibodies produced from mammalian cells has shown that plant-produced antibodies can fight infection equally well.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184869885.html

NEUROSCIENTISTS DISCOVER BRAIN AREA RESPONSIBLE FOR FEAR OF LOSING MONEY
Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology and their colleagues have tied the human aversion to losing money to a specific structure in the brain-the amygdala.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news184860612.html





*****************************************************************************

This email is a free service of PhysOrg.com
You received this email because you subscribed to our list.
If you no longer want to receive this email use the link below to unsubscribe.

http://www.physorg.com/profile/nwletter/
You are subscribed as ****@bubble.ro


____________________________________________________________
Newsletter Physorg.com

Tags: canadian, medication, cialis, health, transfer, software, windows, microsoft, million, yahoo, tobacco, business, pills, free, instant, design, europe, european, sony, technology.