http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from The Ohio State University 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 cells into normal cells that die as scheduled. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-compound-mediterranean-diet-cancer-cells.html Cancer Mon, 20 May 2013 15:40:33 EST news288283224 (Medical Xpress)—Adding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children's interest may sometimes make it harder for them to learn, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-shiny-textbook-visuals.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 May 2013 10:45:25 EST news287228699 The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-focus-std-cancer-hpv-vaccine.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 11:42:11 EST news286713724 Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, new research suggests. In the small study, improvement in blood vessel function associated with the added vitamin E potentially translates into an estimated 19 percent greater drop in future risk for cardiovascular disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-vitamin-extra-boost-heart-health.html Health Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:20:54 EST news285931238 American adults who prepare their own meals and exercise on the same day are likely spending more time on one of those activities at the expense of the other, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-dinner-adults-healthy.html Health Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:30:57 EST news284985050 An obesity intervention taught by teen mentors in Appalachian elementary schools resulted in weight loss, lower blood pressure and healthy lifestyle changes among the younger students learning the curriculum, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-teen-healthier-choices-younger-children.html Health Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:02:06 EST news283014119 Researchers have identified an elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-vitamin-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:09:53 EST news282496186 A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal and that chance is then taken away from them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-denied-chance-people-violent-video.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:47:15 EST news282221202 Marriage may not always be as beneficial to health as experts have led us to believe, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-health-benefits-marriage.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:38:11 EST news281698680 Because confronting fear won't always make it go away, researchers suggest that people with phobias must alter memory-driven negative attitudes about feared objects or events to achieve a more lasting recovery from what scares them the most. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-persistent-negative-attitude-undo-effectiveness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:36:28 EST news281104581 Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-anxiety-relationships-immunity-vulnerability-illness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:59:22 EST news279809952 New research suggests that zinc helps control infections by gently tapping the brakes on the immune response in a way that prevents out-of-control inflammation that can be damaging and even deadly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-zinc-infection-immune-response.html Immunology Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:19 EST news279447169 (Medical Xpress)—Older adults can improve their decision making and working memory simply by putting on a happy face, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-good-mood-boost-brain-power.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:04:02 EST news278762612 Research has suggested that compounds that give colorful fruits their rich hues, especially berries, promote health and might even prevent cancer. But for the first time, scientists have exposed extracts from numerous berries high in those pigments to human saliva to see just what kinds of health-promoting substances are likely to survive and be produced in the mouth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-health-benefits-berries-mouth.html Health Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:08:37 EST news278593710 New research suggests that lowering excessive levels of a protein in immune system cells could be a strategy to clear an infection that is deadly to patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-strategy-deadly-infection-cystic.html Medical research Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:35:54 EST news278170549