Blood Component That Turns Anthrax Bacteria Virulent Identified (November 22, 2008) -- Scientists have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development of treatments for bacterial infections. ... > full story
Isolated Breast Cancer Cells In Sentinel Lymph Node Associated With Non-Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases (November 22, 2008) -- Women who are found to have isolated breast cancer cells upon sentinel lymph node biopsy have a risk of having metastases in other lymph nodes. ... > full story
Crafting Your Image For Your 1,000 Friends On Facebook Or MySpace (November 22, 2008) -- Students are creating idealized versions of themselves on social networking websites -- Facebook and MySpace are the most popular -- and using these sites to explore their emerging identities, psychologists report. Parents often understand very little about this phenomenon, they say. ... > full story
Forgotten But Not Gone: How The Brain Re-learns (November 22, 2008) -- Thanks to our ability to learn and to remember, we can perform tasks that other living things can not even dream of. However, we are only just beginning to get the gist of what really goes on in the brain when it learns or forgets something. What we do know is that changes in the contacts between nerve cells play an important role. But can these structural changes account for that well-known phenomenon that it is much easier to re-learn something that was forgotten than to learn something completely new? ... > full story
Widely Used Cancer Drug Associated With Significantly Increased Risk Of Blood Clots (November 22, 2008) -- The use of the cancer drug bevacizumab is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs), according to a new article. ... > full story
Evolution Of The Visual System Is Key To Abstract Art (November 22, 2008) -- Famous works of abstract art achieve popularity by using shapes that resonate with the neural mechanisms in the brain linked to visual information, a psychologist has discovered. ... > full story
Increased Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Higher Risk Of Stroke (November 22, 2008) -- Elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels, previously associated with an increased risk for heart attack, also appear to be associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke. ... > full story
Oh, What A Feeling! Regaining Ability To Interpret Emotions After Severe Brain Injury (November 22, 2008) -- People who have lost the ability to interpret emotion after a severe brain injury can regain this vital social skill by being re-educated to read body language, facial expressions and voice tone in others, according to a new study. ... > full story
Does Growth Hormone Drug Slow Alzheimer's Disease? (November 22, 2008) -- A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in humans. ... > full story
Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Associated With A Reduced Breast Cancer Risk (November 22, 2008) -- Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ... > full story
Race Guides Neighborhood Evaluation, Study Says (November 22, 2008) -- Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study. The investigation indicates that neighborhood evaluations are socially constructed and contribute to ongoing racial segregation. ... > full story
New Cause Of Fatal Brain Injury From Acute Viral Meningitis (November 21, 2008) -- What was once thought to be the culprit responsible for fatal brain damage in acute viral meningitis has now been found to be only an accomplice, say researchers at the Scripps Research Institute. ... > full story
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