PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology newsLatest news on science, technology, hard science subjects of physics, space and earth science, electronics, nanotechnology and technology in generalJudge keeps gag order in subway hacking case- August 14, 2008 (AP) -- Three college students who discovered a way to hack into the Boston subway system's payment cards and add hundreds of dollars in value to them were ordered again Thursday to keep details of their findings secret.http://www.physorg.com/news137953324.html Lessons from yeast: A possible cure for Parkinson's disease- August 14, 2008 Parkinson disease (PD) is a debilitating and lethal neurodegenerative disease, for which there is currently no cure. It is caused by the progressive loss of nerve cells that produce the chemical dopamine and is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal aggregates of a protein called alpha-syn in these dopaminergic nerve cells.http://www.physorg.com/news137953299.html Rheb's role in cancer- August 14, 2008 Two independent papers in the August 15th issue of G&D identify the Rheb GTPase as a novel oncogene and a promising new chemotherapeutic target.http://www.physorg.com/news137953161.html Women and war: The toll of deployment on physical health- August 14, 2008 More than 80 percent of a sample of Air Force women deployed in Iraq and other areas around the world report suffering from persistent fatigue, fever, hair loss and difficulty concentrating, according to a University of Michigan study.http://www.physorg.com/news137950900.html Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members- August 14, 2008 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors as part of the company's deal to ward off a proxy fight with billionaire investor Carl Icahn.http://www.physorg.com/news137950716.html Probing Question: Is peak oil a myth- August 14, 2008 Unprecedented summer gasoline prices are squeezing Americans' wallets and also expanding their vocabularies, as terms like "peak oil" gain common usage.http://www.physorg.com/news137950060.html Safer Triggers and Training Decrease Nail Gun Injuries- August 14, 2008 Nail gun injuries decline with the use of safer triggers and training, but safety regulations are needed for residential carpenters, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.http://www.physorg.com/news137949539.html New BlackBerry expected within month in N. America- August 14, 2008 (AP) -- The new BlackBerry model should be coming to North America within a month now that Research In Motion Ltd. has started selling it in Germany and Chile.http://www.physorg.com/news137947651.html Slipping through cell walls, nanotubes deliver high-potency punch to cancer tumors in mice- August 14, 2008 (PhysOrg.com) -- The problem with using a shotgun to kill a housefly is that even if you get the pest, you'll likely do a lot of damage to your home in the process. Hence the value of the more surgical flyswatter.http://www.physorg.com/news137947216.html A snooze button for the circadian clock- August 14, 2008 We may use the snooze button to fine-tune our sleep cycles, but our cells have a far more meticulous and refined system. Humans, and most other organisms, have 24-hour rhythms that are regulated by a precise molecular clock that ticks inside every cell. After decades of study, researchers are still identifying all the gears involved in running this circadian clock and are working to put each of the molecular cogs in its place.http://www.physorg.com/news137946400.html |