High-sugar diet programs a short lifespan in flies
Flies with a history of eating a high sugar diet live shorter lives, even after their diet improves. This is because the unhealthy diet drives...
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Plus-sized fly: A model to understand the mechanisms underlying human obesity
Credit: Jen Beshel, Zhong Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Why do people become obese? Poor dietary choices and overeating seem like clear causes,...
Bacterial Pac Man molecule snaps at sugar
Credit: © Dr. Gregor Hagelüken/Uni Bonn Many pathogens use certain sugar compounds from their host to help conceal themselves against the immune system. Scientists at...
Researchers develop new compound to fight cytomegalovirus
A Retro94-based compound may prevent a common and sometimes fatal virus -- human cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- from reproducing and help to protect immunocompromised patients, such...
Antioxidant may protect offspring of obese mothers from fatty liver disease
In new research published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists show that the antioxidant pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) may prevent the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver...
$10M CDC grant funds center to fight vector borne diseases
Managing mosquito-borne viruses, such as West Nile, Dengue, Zika and tick-borne Lyme disease have been a challenge due to lack of resources, knowledge and trained...
Circulating fatty acids ratio may help predict bariatric weight loss surgery outcome
New findings published online in The FASEB Journal, may one day help clinicians predict the outcome of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgerysurgery. In a study involving...
Compound from chicory reveals possible treatment strategy for neurodegenerative disorders
In a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists used mice to show that chicoric acid, a component of chicory, may help...
‘Dementia gene’ may guard against decline associated with parasitic disease
New research published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that carriers of the Apolipoprotein E4 allele, which is the single strongest genetic predictor of Alzheimer's...
Protein build-up may trigger inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s and other conditions
A recent review article published online in The FASEB Journal points to the "trigger" for the inflammatory response, caused by the immune system, that precedes...
Study shows risk of skin cancer doesn’t deter most college students who tan indoors
INDIANAPOLIS -- White female college students in Indiana who tan indoors know they are placing themselves at risk of skin cancer and premature skin aging,...
Airborne thermometer to measure Arctic temperatures
Credit: MIPT Press Office Russian scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISiS, MIPT, and Prokhorov General Physics Institute (GPI) of the Russian...
Innovative imaging and surgery treats lymph condition in adults
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers who developed a safe and effective procedure to remove thick clogs in children's airways are now reporting similar success...
New active filaments mimic biology to transport nano-cargo
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2017 -- Inspired by micro-scale motions of nature, a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the...
Hubble’s front row seat when galaxies collide
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA This delicate smudge in deep space is far more turbulent than it first appears. Known as IRAS 14348-1447 -- a name...
