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(AP) -- High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because of privacy concerns over the way the machines see through clothing. http://www.physorg.com/news181248924.html Technology Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:56:04 EST news181248924 (PhysOrg.com) -- Overweight or obese middle-aged men are at a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and premature death - even if they don`t have the metabolic syndrome, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news181242556.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:10:00 EST news181242556 (AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat. http://www.physorg.com/news181238071.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:20:10 EST news181238071 Scientists have created what appears to be a schizophrenic mouse by reducing the inhibition of brain cells involved in complex reasoning and decisions about appropriate social behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news181238493.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:02:24 EST news181238493 Marital status plays a significant role in how individuals cope economically with disability and health shocks, according to a working paper by University of British Columbia economists Giovanni Gallipoli and Laura Turner. http://www.physorg.com/news181213250.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:20:08 EST news181213250 (PhysOrg.com) -- Global warming is causing habitats to move across the landscape. Can the creatures living there keep up? If they can't, some species may die out, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news181122830.html Space & Earth Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:54:35 EST news181122830 Apple Inc. shares hit a record high on Wall Street on Thursday following reports that the California company may unveil a long-awaited portable tablet computer next month. http://www.physorg.com/news180888712.html Electronics Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:52:11 EST news180888712 Famous for its antioxidant properties and role in tissue repair, vitamin C is touted as beneficial for illnesses ranging from the common cold to cancer and perhaps even for slowing the aging process. Now, a study published online on December 24th by Cell Press in the journal Cell Stem Cell uncovers an unexpected new role for this natural compound: facilitating the generation of embryonic-like stem cells from adult cells. http://www.physorg.com/news180845703.html Biology Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00:11 EST news180845703 A new study conducted at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that Celebrex and other anti-inflammatory coxib medications may counter the positive effects of aspirin in preventing blood clots. http://www.physorg.com/news180806540.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:20:04 EST news180806540 A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule. The team, which includes researchers from Yale University and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, published their findings in the December 24 issue of the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news180785053.html Nanotechnology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:20:08 EST news180785053 University of Iowa researchers have shown that a protein channel helps nerve sensors in blood vessels keep blood pressure in check. Without the protein channel, known as ASIC2, the sensors are unable to send the brain the signals it needs to properly control blood pressure. http://www.physorg.com/news180779688.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:00:03 EST news180779688 It's been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day. It's been used to find latent blood stains at crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to examine the thinnest material in the world. http://www.physorg.com/news180789864.html Nanotechnology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:24:48 EST news180789864 A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting. The composition of colours or certain aesthetic measurements can already be quantified by a computer, but machines are still far from being able to interpret art in the way that people do. http://www.physorg.com/news180784495.html Technology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:55:55 EST news180784495 A promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, could be made more effective thanks to researchers who have discovered how the drug works. The research is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and was carried out at The University of Nottingham. http://www.physorg.com/news180783932.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:47:09 EST news180783932 Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by 2020, according to a study published today in the British Medical Journal. http://www.physorg.com/news180767378.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:10:26 EST news180767378