FASEB Journal

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

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 created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Carefully scheduled high-fat diet resets metabolism and prevents obesity

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that a carefully scheduled high-fat diet can lead to a reduction in body weight and a unique metabolism in which ingested fats ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | 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

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 created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New proteins to clear the airways in cystic fibrosis and COPD

University of North Carolina scientists have uncovered a new strategy that may one day help people with cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder better clear the thick and sticky mucus that clogs their lungs ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Hulk' protein, Grb10, controls muscle growth

Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were ...

Medical research created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | 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

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

A mother's nutrition—before pregnancy—may alter the function of her children's genes

Everyone knows that what mom eats when pregnant makes a huge difference in the health of her child. Now, new research in mice suggests that what she ate before pregnancy might be important too. According to a new research ...

Genetics created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nutrient in eggs and meat may influence gene expression from infancy to adulthood

Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on the obstetrician's ...

Genetics created Sep 20, 2012 | 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

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 created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast