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374 articles from MONDAY 23.1.2012

• MONDAY 23. JANUARY, 2012
• 06:00 The race against chronic myeloid leukemia not yet won

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  Although significant progress has been made in treating chronic myeloid leukemia, the disease cannot yet be eliminated in all patients, and that challenge must be addressed, states a commentary in CMAJ.  

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• 06:00 To 'think outside the box,' think outside the box

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  Want to think outside the box? Try actually thinking outside of a box. In a study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, researchers had students think up solutions to problems while acting out various metaphors about creative thinking and found that the instructions actually worked.  

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• 06:00 UK scientists produce world's first magnetic soap

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  University of Bristol team dissolve iron in liquid surfactant to create a soap that can be controlled by magnets. The discovery could be used to create cleaning products that can be removed after application and used in the recovery of oil spills at sea.  

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• 06:00 Use of iodinated contrast media in imaging procedures appears to affect thyroid function

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  Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function, and increased risk of developing hyperthyroidism, according to a report in the Jan. 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.  

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• 06:00 Use of iodinated contrast media in imaging procedures appears to affect thyroid function

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  Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function.  

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• 06:00 Van Andel research institute study provides new details of fundamental cellular process

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  A recent Van Andel Research Institute study published in the journal Science investigating the molecular structure and function of an essential plant hormone could profoundly change our understanding of a key cell process, and might ultimately lead to the development of new drugs for a variety of diseases.  

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• 06:00 Waiting for Death Valley's Big Bang

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  In California's Death Valley, death is looking just a bit closer. Geologists have determined that the half-mile-wide Ubehebe Crater, formed by a prehistoric volcanic explosion, was created far more recently than previously thought -- and that conditions for a sequel may exist today.  

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• 06:00 Water sees right through graphene

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  A new study by scientists at Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has determined that gold, copper and silicon get just as wet when clad by a single continuous layer of graphene as they would without.  

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• 06:00 Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says Stanford study of electronic medical records

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  Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender difference to a high level of statistical significance.  

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• 06:00 Working moms: Looking for more than a paycheck

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  Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn't have to, but they're also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and the pressures to be an "ideal" employee.  

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• 05:46 New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer? (HealthDay)

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  HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified three new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that may help explain why some women develop the disease.  

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• 03:19 Freezing rain, snow cover parts of Upper Midwest (AP)

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  AP - Freezing drizzle and rain made roads slick Sunday as a winter weather system moved across portions of the Upper Midwest, and the precipitation was expected to begin changing over into snow that could continue into Monday.  

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• 02:12 Advantages of living in the dark: Multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish

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  Blind Mexican cavefish have not only lost their sight but have adapted to perpetual darkness by also losing their pigment (albinism) and having altered sleep patterns. New research shows that the cavefish are an example of convergent evolution, with several populations repeatedly, and independently, losing their sight and pigmentation.  

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• 02:12 Group settings can diminish expressions of intelligence, especially among women

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  Research has found that small-group dynamics -- such as jury deliberations, collective bargaining sessions, and cocktail parties -- can alter the expression of IQ in some susceptible people.  

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• 02:12 Plant flavonoid luteolin blocks cell signaling pathways in colon cancer cells

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  Luteolin is a flavonoid commonly found in fruit and vegetables. This compound has been shown in laboratory conditions to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties but results from epidemiological studies have been less certain. New research shows that luteolin is able to inhibit the activity of cell signaling pathways (IGF and PI3K) important for the growth of cancer in colon cancer cells.  

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• 01:26 Advantages of living in the dark: The multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish

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  The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) have not only lost their sight but have adapted to perpetual darkness by also losing their pigment (albinism) and having altered sleep patterns. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that the cavefish are an example of convergent evolution, with several populations repeatedly, and independently, losing their sight and pigmentation.  

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• 01:26 Group settings can diminish expressions of intelligence, especially among women

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  In the classic film "12 Angry Men," Henry Fonda's character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed himself to fall sway to the social dynamics of that jury?  

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• 01:26 The price of your soul: How the brain decides whether to 'sell out'

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  An Emory University neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold.  

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• 01:19 The hidden graves of the Holocaust

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  The Holocaust reveals its secrets to forensic archaeology  

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• 01:13 All-white blackbird photographed

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  An unusual white blackbird, which is attracting bird watchers to a Nottinghamshire country park, is captured on camera.  

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• 01:05 Breast cancer screening cannot be justified, says researcher

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• 01:05 Science Weekly podcast: Immortal cells and the search for ET

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• 01:01 Climate scientists back call for sceptic thinktank to reveal backers

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• 01:01 'Bicycle pump' to turn wave power into clean energy

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