FASEB Journal

Publisher
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
History
1912 -- present
Impact factor
6.515 (2010)

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Gray hair and vitiligo reversed at the root

Hair dye manufacturers are on notice: The cure for gray hair is coming. That's right, the need to cover up one of the classic signs of aging with chemical pigments will be a thing of the past thanks to a team of European ...

Medical research created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Zebrafish study suggests that vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is an antidote to cyanide poisoning

With the remains of a recent lottery winner having been exhumed for foul play related to cyanide poisoning, future winners might wonder what they can do to avoid the same fate. A new report in The FASEB Journal involving zebrafish ...

Medical research created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maternal diet sets up junk food addiction in babies, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Research from the University of Adelaide suggests that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant have already programmed their babies to be addicted to a high fat, high sugar diet by the time they are weaned.

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Positive effect of white button mushrooms when substituted for meat on body weight

New research published as an abstract in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 (EB 2013) on Monday, April 22 ties mushrooms to positive health outcomes in the area of weight management. A one-year, random ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers use atomic force microscopy to decode secrets of our gut

A new technique based on atomic force microscopy was developed at the Institute of Food Research to help 'read' information encoded in the gut lining.

Medical research created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New evidence shows PubMed Central undermines journal usage

PubMed Central may draw readership away from biomedical journal sites, with this effect increasing over time. This finding—that PubMed Central directly competes with biomedical publishers—was published online in The FA ...

Other created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Drug for erectile disorder show promise in the treatment of obesity

Although sildenafil is best known for promoting erections, it may also serve as a weight loss aid by coaxing our bodies to store more healthy "brown fat" relative to unhealthy "white fat" than it would otherwise do on its ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Our internal clocks can become ticking time bombs for diabetes and obesity

If you're pulling and all-nighter to finish a term paper, a new parent up all night with a fussy baby, or simply can't sleep like you once could, then you may be snoozing on good health. That's because new research published ...

Medical research created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals new approach for stopping herpes infections

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a novel strategy for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses, the microbes responsible for causing genital ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eating junk food while pregnant may make your child a junk food addict

Here's another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children: New research published in the March 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk f ...

Health created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After the human genome project: The human microbiome project

Earth Day may be more than a month away, but another, more personal, ecosystem has been shown to also be worth protecting—within our bodies are communities of microbes that affect the behavior of human cells hosting them. ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research supports promise of cell therapy for bowel disease

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells, ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fallout from nuclear testing shows that the Achilles tendon can't heal itself

Notorious among athletes and trainers as career killers, Achilles tendon injuries are among the most devastating. Now, by carbon testing tissues exposed to nuclear fallout in post WWII tests, scientists have learned why: ...

Medical research created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Got to go? Harvard scientists figure out how you know

If you have an overactive bladder or incontinence, help could be on the way. A new research report published online in the FASEB Journal, shows that the epithelium, a thin layer of cells which line the surface of the bladde ...

Medical research created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A 'neurosteroid' found to prevent brain injury caused by HIV/AIDS

A team of scientists from Canada, Thailand and Morocco have found that DHEA-S may prevent neurocognitive impairment that affects a significant percentage of AIDS patients. In a report appearing in the February 2013 issue ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0