http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activity. Experiments reported this week verify the sensor's potential for biomedical applications such as studying mental processes and advancing the understanding of neurological diseases. http://phys.org/news254070955.html Technology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:16:15 EST news254070955 Growing numbers of people enjoy listening to music on portable music players or cell phones, and many tend to turn up the volume, especially in noisy surroundings. In a study published March 2, 2011 in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, researchers explore the potential effects of this behavior on hearing. http://phys.org/news218891435.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:50:02 EST news218891435 Researchers at the University of Glasgow and University College London (UCL) have, for the first time, enhanced visual perception through rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the brain. http://phys.org/news216900939.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:16:19 EST news216900939 US scientists have found a correlation between increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain and the suffering of involuntary flashbacks by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sufferers. http://phys.org/news207452703.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:45:24 EST news207452703 The long-held theory that our brains use different mechanisms for forming long-term and short-term memories has been challenged by new research from UCL, published today in PNAS. http://phys.org/news177005525.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:21:37 EST news177005525 Different types of dementia show dissimilar changes in brain activity. A network mapping technique described in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience has been applied to EEG data obtained from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD, a less common type of dementia with more prominent behavioral symptoms). http://phys.org/news170015831.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:40:01 EST news170015831 With 25 percent of his brain already gone, Clint Galster sat alone in a vaultlike room as doctors tried to figure out whether even more brain tissue could be taken out. http://phys.org/news162143026.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 16:44:06 EST news162143026