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Scientists find a biological 'fountain of youth' in New World bat caves
New article in The FASEB Journal shows that resistance to protein folding damage is a clue to longevity in mammals
Bethesda, MD—Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history—significantly longer lifespans. The discovery, featured on the cover of the July 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), shows that proper protein folding over time in long-lived bats explains why they live significantly longer than other mammals of comparable size, such as mice. [View Release ]

Wet ear wax and unpleasant body odors signal breast cancer risk
New research in The FASEB Journal shows that a “breast cancer gene” causes osmidrosis and makes earwax wet and sticky
Bethesda, MD—If having malodorous armpits (called osmidrosis) and goopy earwax isn't bad enough, a discovery by Japanese scientists may add a more serious problem for women facing these cosmetic calamities. That's because they've found that a gene responsible for breast cancer causes these physical symptoms. The report describing this finding is featured on the cover of The FASEB Journal's June 2009 print issue (http://www.fasebj.org), and should arm physicians with another clue for detecting breast cancer risk. [View Release ]

New device detects heart disease using less than one drop of blood
New tool described in The FASEB Journal may help physicians monitor heart disease and help scientists grow new vascular tissue for transplants
Bethesda, MD—Testing people for heart disease might be just a finger prick away thanks to a new credit card-sized device created by a team of researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities in Boston. In a research report published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), they describe how this device can measure and collect a type of cells needed to build vascular tissue, called endothelial progenitor cells, using only 200 microliters of blood. The development is also significant because it allows scientists to collect these cells much more easily than current techniques allow, bringing laboratory-created tissue for vascular bypass surgeries another step closer to reality. [View Release ]

Scientists explain how 'death receptors' designed to kill our cells may make them stronger
A review article published in The FASEB Journal shows that death receptors may be prime therapeutic targets for treating a wide variety of cancers, immune disorders and tissue injuries
Bethesda, MD—It turns out that from the perspective of cell biology, Nietzsche may have been right after all: that which does not kill us does make us stronger. In a review article published in the June 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), scientists from the Mayo Clinic explain how cell receptors (called "death receptors") used by the body to shut down old, diseased, or otherwise unwanted cells (called "apoptosis") may also be used to make cells heartier when facing a wide range of illnesses, from liver disease to cancer. [View Release ]

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