FASEB Journal
Link found between insulin sensitivity, cells' powerhouses
If findings of a new study in mice are any indication, it might be possible to fine-tune cellular powerhouses called mitochondria, tweaking one aspect to increase insulin sensitivity, reduce body and fat ...
Medical research
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Female mice exposed to BPA by mothers show unexpected characteristics
Female mice exposed to Bisphenol A through their mother's diet during gestation and lactation were found to be hyperactive, exhibit spontaneous activity and had leaner body mass than those not exposed to the chemical, researchers ...
Medical research
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Viagra converts fat cells
Researchers from the University of Bonn treated mice with Viagra and made an amazing discovery: The drug converts undesirable white fat cells and could thus potentially melt the unwelcome "spare tire" around the midriff. ...
Medical research
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Nutritional supplement may help prevent Alzheimer's, research suggests
(Medical Xpress)—A nutritional supplement available over-the-counter may offer protection from Alzheimer's disease, a study by the University of Virginia and Northwestern University suggests.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Promising compound restores memory loss and reverses symptoms of Alzheimer's
A new ray of hope has broken through the clouded outcomes associated with Alzheimer's disease. A new research report published in January 2013 print issue of the FASEB Journal by scientists from the National Institutes of Hea ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the FASEB Journal. The new antibiotic mechan ...
Medical research
Dec 18, 2012 |
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A new promising approach in the therapy of pain
The treatment of inflammatory pain can be improved by endogenous opioid peptides acting directly in injured tissue. Scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Université Paris Descartes showed that ...
Medical research
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Mild vibrations may provide some of the same benefits to obese people as exercise
If you're looking to get some of the benefits of exercise without doing the work, here's some good news. A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal shows that low-intensity vibrations led to improvements in the ...
Overweight and Obesity
Nov 29, 2012 |
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New genetic test detects early breast cancer and identifies future risk
Physicians may now be better at detecting breast cancer than ever before, but much more work remains to ensure accurate diagnosis is possible and especially to assess future risk. That's why researchers from Germany have ...
Cancer
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Single protein targeted as the root biological cause of several childhood psychiatric disorders
A new research discovery has the potential to revolutionize the biological understanding of some childhood psychiatric disorders. Specifically, scientists have found that when a single protein involved in brain development, ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2012 |
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A Viagra follow-up? Drug used to treat glaucoma actually grows human hair
If you're balding and want your hair to grow back, then here is some good news. A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal shows how the FDA-approved glaucoma drug, bimatoprost, causes human hair to reg ...
Medications
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Space station and space flight gravity influence immune system development
New research findings recently published in The FASEB Journal, show that immune system development is affected by gravity changes, as reported by researchers from the University of Lorraine and University of Lux ...
Immunology
Oct 15, 2012 |
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USADA's chief science officer publishes editorial on anti-dope testing in sport: History and science
Lance Armstrong's doping scandal may be considered by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as "more extensive than any previously revealed in professional sports history," but a new editorial in The FASEB Journal by USADA's Larry ...
Other
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Astrocytes as a novel target in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is a severe neurodegenerative disease that affects 45% of people over 85 years of age. The research teams of Prof. Jin-Moo Lee at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA, and Prof. Milos Pekny at Sahlgrenska ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Low birth weight may increase risk for cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and diabetes
Being underweight at birth may have consequences above and beyond the known short-term effects says a research report published in the October 2012 issue of The FASEB Journal. The report shows that rats with a low birth ...
Pediatrics
Oct 01, 2012 |
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