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 bizarre spate of young blackbird deaths at a school in England was likely caused by the feathered teens getting drunk on fermented berries, crashing mid-air and falling from the sky, according to vets. http://phys.org/news271138849.html Biology Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:20:56 EST news271138849 (Phys.org)—Nanoparticles tailored to interact with platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital first hour after injury, new research shows. http://phys.org/news265876809.html Nanotechnology Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:40:18 EST news265876809 A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin. http://phys.org/news247753996.html Biology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:23 EST news247753996 Every day the world over, runners hit the streets, pounding the pavement. Their knees are taking a pounding, too. http://phys.org/news223036227.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:00:01 EST news223036227 (AP) -- Compared to a sleek new laptop, that three-pound mass of fatty tissue called the brain may not look like much. But when it's injured, it adapts and rewires its circuits in new ways. http://phys.org/news216883430.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:24:09 EST news216883430 (AP) -- The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says his wife's condition has improved so much that she has been able to smile and give him a neck rub as he has kept a near-constant vigil at her hospital bedside. http://phys.org/news214495591.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:20:04 EST news214495591 Who should explore space: robots or humans? Our ability to travel beyond Earth is hampered by the harsh conditions of space, but rather than let robots have all the fun, could cyborg technology allow humans to make greater strides into the final frontier? http://phys.org/news189753835.html Space & Earth Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:50:02 EST news189753835 Every second counts when treating a traumatic injury. While our bodies are built to quickly stem bleeding from everyday nicks and cuts, major trauma -- whether sustained on the battlefield or in a car accident -- can cause hemorrhaging that often overwhelms the body's natural blood-clotting process. http://phys.org/news189365081.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:00:02 EST news189365081 Radiographs (standard X-rays) are often inconclusive in the detection of hip and pelvic fractures in the emergency department, according to a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. http://phys.org/news188477326.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:20:02 EST news188477326 A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The study appears in the February issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. http://phys.org/news183987803.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:10:02 EST news183987803 It's known that people who live or work in rural areas are more likely to suffer and die from serious injuries compared to those in more urban environments. But while time and distance play a role in these higher mortality rates, new research suggests that limited access to early, high-quality trauma care in many smaller Ontario hospitals may be a factor. http://phys.org/news183726701.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:20:02 EST news183726701 Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy. The new method uses analytics technology developed by the Mayo and IBM collaboration, Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center and has proven a 95 percent accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms, compared with 70 percent for manual interpretation. Project findings were reported in the Journal of Digital Imaging (published online Nov. 24, 2009). http://phys.org/news183647444.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:11:45 EST news183647444 A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Kentucky could someday lead to new treatments for a variety of diseases of the brain, spinal cord and the eye. http://phys.org/news182779972.html Chemistry Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:21:08 EST news182779972 In an advance that could one day enable surgeons to reconstruct and restore function to damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine have used tissue engineering techniques to completely replace penile erectile tissue in animals. http://phys.org/news177007876.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:07 EST news177007876 (PhysOrg.com) -- A discovery by scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation could help save lives threatened by traumatic injuries like those sustained in car crashes or on the battlefield. The work also holds potential for treating severe infectious diseases and diabetes. http://phys.org/news175702495.html Medicine & Health Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:16:08 EST news175702495 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of-its kind procedure, physicians have used stem cells taken from the fat tissue of a 14-year-old boy and combined them with growth protein and donor tissue to grow viable cheek bones in the teen. http://phys.org/news174580442.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:50:05 EST news174580442 The chance that a person in cardiac arrest will survive increases when rescuers doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) spend more time giving chest compressions, according to a multi-center study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://phys.org/news172165967.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:10:04 EST news172165967 Recognition of the benefits of cooling strategies to protect the brain and spinal cord after traumatic injury has led to a wealth of cutting edge research, prime examples of which are featured in a special hypothermia issue of Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. http://phys.org/news156707776.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:57:33 EST news156707776 Researchers have known for decades that the brain has a remarkable ability to "reprogram" itself to compensate for problems such as traumatic injury. Now, a research article published in the February 2009 issue of the journal Genetics suggests that the brain may also be able to compensate for problems with key neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. This finding may open the doors to entirely new lines of research and treatments for a wide range of brain disorders, including addiction, depression, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia. http://phys.org/news154350455.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:08:14 EST news154350455