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The compound in the Mediterranean diet that makes cancer cells 'mortal'

New research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death. By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer ...

Cancer created May 20, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Bothered by negative, unwanted thoughts? Just throw them away

(Medical Xpress)—If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system

New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries

(Medical Xpress)—Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests.

Health created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Omega-3 reduces anxiety and inflammation in healthy students

A new study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people.

Health created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

What's in a simple line drawing? Quite a lot, our brains say

A new study using sophisticated brain scans shows how simple line drawings can capture the essence of a beach or a mountain for viewers just as well as a photograph would.

Neuroscience created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Self-distancing' can help people calm aggressive reactions, study finds

A new study reveals a simple strategy that people can use to minimize how angry and aggressive they get when they are provoked by others.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

First oral drug for spinal cord injury improves movement in mice

An experimental oral drug given to mice after a spinal cord injury was effective at improving limb movement after the injury, a new study shows.

Neuroscience created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Video games can teach how to shoot guns more accurately and aim for the head

Just 20 minutes of playing a violent shooting video game made players more accurate when firing a realistic gun at a mannequin – and more likely to aim for and hit the head, a new study found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Study in mice discovers injection of heat-generating cells reduces belly fat

The injection of a tiny capsule containing heat-generating cells into the abdomens of mice led those animals to burn abdominal fat and initially lose about 20 percent of belly fat after 80 days of treatment.

Medical research created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common anti-inflammatory coaxes liver cancer cells to commit suicide

The anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib, known by the brand name Celebrex, triggers liver cancer cell death by reacting with a protein in a way that makes those cells commit suicide, according to a new study.

Cancer created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One trait has huge impact on whether alcohol makes you aggressive

Drinking enough alcohol to become intoxicated increases aggression significantly in people who have one particular personality trait, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Air pollution linked to learning and memory problems, depression

Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain, as well as learning and memory problems and even depression, new research in mice suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Some harmful effects of light at night can be reversed: study

Chronic exposure to dim light at night can lead to depressive symptoms in rodents -- but these negative effects can be reversed simply by returning to a standard light-dark cycle, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists dramatically reduce plaque-forming substances in mice with Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have found that eliminating an enzyme from mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease leads to a 90 percent reduction in the compounds responsible for formation of the plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast