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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

Scientists find a biological 'fountain of youth' in new world bat caves

Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history -- significantly longer lifespans. The discovery, featured on the cover of the July ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (31) | comments 36

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

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

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

Medical imaging breakthrough uses light and sound to see microscopic details inside our bodies

See it for yourself: a new breakthrough in imaging technology using a combination of light and sound will allow health care providers to see microscopic details inside the body. Access to this level of detail potentially ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | 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

Polyphenols in red wine and green tea halt prostate cancer growth

In what could lead to a major advance in the treatment of prostate cancer, scientists now know exactly why polyphenols in red wine and green tea inhibit cancer growth. This new discovery, published online in The FASEB Jo ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Scientists take important step toward the proverbial fountain of youth

Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best strategy for living a long, cancer-free life say researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. That's because they've shown exactly ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Mystery solved: Scientists now know how smallpox kills

A team of researchers working in a high containment laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA, have solved a fundamental mystery about smallpox that has puzzled scientists long after the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

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

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

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

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

From stem cells to new organs: Scientists cross threshold in regenerative medicine

By now, most people have read stories about how to "grow your own organs" using stem cells is just a breakthrough away. Despite the hype, this breakthrough has been elusive. A new report published in the March 2009 issue ...

Biology /

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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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