New protein regulates water in the brain to control inflammation

04-May-2011 - New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that aquaporin-4, a water transporting protein, plays a role in brain inflammation via a mechanism involving astrocyte swelling and cytokine releaseA new protein, called aquaporin-4, is making waves and found to play a key role in brain inflammation, or ...

President Obama calls for increased investment in science, including biomedical research

28-Jan-2011 - In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama presented the nation with a vision of a better future through investment in education, infrastructure, and research. Recognizing the role that innovation has played in this nation's history and the promise that it holds for addressing the ...

Lengthening time a drug remains bound to a target may lead to improving diagnostics, therapy

26-Apr-2010 - Studies led by Stony Brook University professor of chemistry Peter J. Tonge indicate that modifications that enhance the time a drug remains bound to its target, or residence time, may lead to better diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Tonge presented these results at the American Society for ...

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

New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that manipulation of the brain's own immune cells with IL-6 could lead to reversal of Alzheimer's disease pathology

16-Oct-2009 - 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' brains. This discovery, published online in The FASEB Journal, is based on ...

Are intravenous treatments safe?

New research raises doubts

02-Sep-2009 - German scientists have identified a serious and previously misunderstood contaminant that brings the safety and efficacy of intravenous treatments into question. In a report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, they show how a common intravenous treatment used to boost blood pressure in ...

Do high-fat diets make us stupid and lazy?

New research in the FASEB Journal shows that high-fat diets are just as unhealthful in the short term as they are in the long term

13-Aug-2009 - New research published online in The FASEB Journal showed that in less than 10 days of eating a high-fat diet, rats had a decreased ability to exercise and experienced significant short-term memory loss. These results show an important link between what we eat, how we think, and how our bodies ...

From stem cells to new organs: Stanford and NYU scientists cross threshold in regenerative medicine

Research in the FASEB Journal clears major hurdles for bioengineered replacement organs

02-Mar-2009 - 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 FASEB Journal brings bioengineered organs a step closer, as scientists from Stanford and New ...

New discovery may lead to new class of allergy drugs

Research identifies eotaxin as a novel drug target

02-Feb-2009 - If you've ever wondered why some allergic reactions progress quickly and may even become fatal, a new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology provides an important part of the answer. In the report, scientists from Queen's University of Belfast, University of Oxford and ...

Survival of the fittest: even cancer cells follow the laws of evolution

FASEB Journal reveals that each type of cancer contains unique gene mutations that give it Darwin's 'selective advantage'

05-Aug-2008 - Scientists from The Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton and the University of California discovered that the underlying process in tumor formation is the same as for life itself - evolution. After analyzing a half million gene mutations, the researchers found that although different gene ...

Licking your wounds: Scientists isolate compound in human saliva that speeds wound healing

28-Jul-2008 - A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in The FASEB Journal identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, as well as traumatic injuries ...