News tagged with faseb journal

Surprise: Scientists discover that inflammation helps to heal wounds

A new research study published in The FASEB Journal may change how sports injuries involving muscle tissue are treated, as well as how much patient monitoring is necessary when potent anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed for a ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques

In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of amyloid deposits and ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Scientists uncork a potential secret of red wine's health benefits

Scientists from Scotland and Singapore have unraveled a mystery that has perplexed scientists since red wine was first discovered to have health benefits: how does resveratrol control inflammation? New research published ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 3

No longer a gray area: Our hair bleaches itself as we grow older

Wash away your gray? Maybe. A team of European scientists have finally solved a mystery that has perplexed humans throughout the ages: why we turn gray. Despite the notion that gray hair is a sign of wisdom, these researchers ...

Biology /

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (27) | comments 4

New strain of 'high-runner' rats uniquely resistant to disease -- all disease

Everybody knows that if you're physically fit, you're less likely to get a wide range of diseases. What most people don't know is that some people are "naturally" in better shape than others, and this variation in conditioning ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antibody production gets confused during long-term spaceflight

The trip to Mars just got a little more difficult now that French researchers have discovered that antibodies used to fight off disease might become seriously compromised during long-term space flight. In a new report published ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Honey as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria

Sweet news for those looking for new antibiotics: A new research published in the July 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal explains for the first time how honey kills bacteria. Specifically, the research shows that b ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Phosphorous in sodas and processed foods accelerates signs of aging, scientists say

Here's another reason to kick the soda habit. New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that high levels of phosphates may add more "pop" to sodas and processed foods than once thought. That's because resear ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Research identifies drug target for prion diseases, 'mad cow'

Scientists at the University of Kentucky have discovered that plasminogen, a protein used by the body to break up blood clots, speeds up the progress of prion diseases such as mad cow disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Molecule that spurs cell's recycling center may help Alzheimer's patients

Cells, which employ a process called autophagy to clean up and reuse protein debris leftover from biological processes, were the original recyclers. A team of scientists from Paul Greengard's Rockefeller University laboratory ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-fat diet affects physical and memory abilities of rats after 9 days

Rats fed a high-fat diet show a stark reduction in their physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days, a study by Oxford University researchers has shown.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Scientists find out why living things are the size they are -- and none other

If you consider yourself to be too short or too tall, things are looking up, or down, depending on your vertical disposition. New research published online in The FASEB Journal explains how we grow, how our bodies mainta ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists remove amyloid plaques from brains of live animals with Alzheimer's disease

A breakthrough discovery by scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, may lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that actually removes amyloid plaques -- considered a hallmark of the disease -- from patients' ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Making the blind see: Gene therapy restores vision in mice

Take a look at this: Scientists from Buffalo, Cleveland, and Oklahoma City made a huge step toward making the blind see, and they did it by using a form of gene therapy that does not involve the use of modified viruses. In ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

You must remember this: Scientists develop nasal spray that improves memory

Good news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night cram sessions a major boost, if a good night's sleep follows. In a research report featured as the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Faseb Journal

FASEB Journal is a scientific journal related to experimental BioSciences, promoting scientific progress and education.

It is published by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology , that was founded in 1912 originally by 3 societies (6 in 1989, see current list).

See more at FASEB journal web site: http://www.fasebj.org

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