Results from a new study in laboratory mice show that nighttime exposure to artificial light stimulated the growth of human breast tumors by suppressing the levels of a key hormone called melatonin. The study also showed that extended periods of nighttime darkness greatly slowed the growth of these tumors.
The study results might explain why female night shift workers have a higher rate of breast cancer. It also offers a promising new explanation for the epidemic rise in breast cancer incidence in industrialized countries like the United States.
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A new study supports previous research done that used guided health imagery to help smokers quit. Guided health imagery – a technique to help patients relax their muscles and open their minds to images of health and healthy living – has long been used to help surgery and cancer patients, as well as for reducing pain and reversing negative thoughts resulting from traumatic events including rape and other types of sexual assault.
This study, published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship looked at 71 smokers from a hospital outpatient clinic. Those in the intervention group were given instruction on how to use guided imagery and were encouraged to practice this imagery at least once per day with a 20-minute audio-taped exercise for reinforcement. The results showed that at 24-months after the intervention, smoking abstinence rates for the intervention group were 26 percent while abstinence rates were only 12 percent for the control group.
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Young adults with amblyopia, or lazy eye, can improve substantially and retain their gains under a new treatment developed by researchers at USC and three Chinese universities.
A lazy eye in children appears normal but does not see properly, even with corrective lenses. If untreated, the eye will not develop fully, resulting in permanent loss of vision.
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GIGA-BYTE Communications is introducing new lines of wireless communications products, mobile phones, mobile phone modules, and other types of personal handheld devices for communications, entertainment, learning, and personal information management purposes. We endeavor to enhance user interactivity and mobility, as well as to deliver fantastic content and applications to customers with cutting-edge wireless technology.

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Extremetech publish a Japanese Case Mod. Very cool.

Source: www.extremetech.com

Sony Japan make an announce: Chameleon Eye Camera RPU-C1833. What is behind this name? It is a tiny camera (just 1.5×1.2×1.1 inch) intended to be a surveillance camera. OK, but where are the news? It is simple: this camera have a 180 degree filed of view. Pretty impressive

Source: www.sony.co.jp

Never wash up another spoon again! This fun mug stirs your drink at the press of a button.

If your office kitchen is anything like the one at Stuff HQ, you probably shouldn’t go in without protective clothing, let alone use any of the mould-covered utensils to be found in there. With this in mind, some clever boffins have created the Magic Self-Stirring Mug. No need to hunt for the last teaspoon – now you can stir your drink at the touch of a button.

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“At first glance it looks like the Mona Lisa is made from woolen swatches. However it is not, I will give you one clue it resides at the Entrance lobby of Asus’s head office. For those not familiar with Asus it is the world’s largest shipper of Motherboards it had shipped 42 million motherboards in 2004. Asus has won 1308 distinguished awards in 2005 alone from publications like Chip, PCMag, PC World etc. Asus also makes high quality Notebooks, Mobile phones, Graphic cards, Chassis, LCD, etc. Coming back to Mona Lisa you guessed it right it is made from Motherboard components. No idea how many motherboards were used to make it, but it definately looks cool. Continue reading from more images.”

Source: Aving, VIA: www.newlaunches.com

They replace regular handsets with oldy classy set. Imagine just the face of your neighborhood when you pick up the phone and say „yes”.

pcnews: Tell us the story of Art. Lebedev Studio.
Artemy Lebedev: The studio was founded in 1995. At that time it was the first web
design studio in Russia and at home we””re largely known for the website design. By the way, our main achievement in web design is invention of scalable websites. Western school sees websites from a traditional “paper” point of view. We””ve moved much further and all of our sites stretch to the window””s width. Then we became first to offer interface design and engineering, then we became the first industrial design studio. At this point we””re the only company in Russia to be hired by a multinational corporation to design a product (that in Samsung Sweetheart microwave oven). We do a lot of graphic design, too.

pcnews: Is Rusia a good contry for art design? It is better than Italy?
Artemy Lebedev: Russia is better for design activities since it lacks design. Italy
is famous for its cars, shoes, furniture etc. Russia is like a big
empty field where you can grow anything you want.

pcnews: How big are your portfolio?
Artemy Lebedev: 727 works as of today.

pcnews: Optimus is our dream keyboard. How come the idea for Optimus keyboard?
Artemy Lebedev: This idea was obvious for me since I was in school. Only now I had a
team and time to start this project to become a reality.

pcnews: In wich country will be manufacture of Optimus keyboard and when
will hit the market? Artemy Lebedev: It will most likely be assembled in some Asian country. And I hope to
see it in 2006.

pcnews: It was dfificult to implemet OLED technology in a keyboard?
Artemy Lebedev: We””re still in the middle of the process of putting everything
together. It””s difficult, but not impossible, as it was 15 years ago.

pcnews: What users will be the target of Optimus keyboard?
Artemy Lebedev: Typesetting professionals, music editors, video editors, gamers, and all sorts of professional users from medical specialists to financial brokers.

pcnews: The price will be under 150USD?
Artemy Lebedev: I doubt it.

pcnews: You have some plans for the Romanian market?
Artemy Lebedev: Haven””t thought of that yet.

pcnews: What you know about Romania?
Artemy Lebedev: It””s the motherland of Dracula.

pcnews: What keyboard do you recomand to readers of www.PCNews.ro? (until Optimus keyboard will be available)
Artemy Lebedev: X-keys Professional by PI Engineering.