http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. 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 (HealthDay)—High intake of a specific sub-class of flavonoids, called anthocyanins, is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in young and middle-aged women, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of Circulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-high-anthocyanin-intake-tied-mi.html Cardiology Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:20:01 EST news277463202 Eating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack by as much as one-third, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-strawberries-blueberries-heart-women.html Cardiology Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:00:08 EST news277380810 In a new paper he regards "among my most important work since the double helix," Nobelist James Watson sets forth a novel hypothesis regarding the role of oxidants and antioxidants in cancers that are currently incurable, notably in late-stage metastatic cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-nobel-laureate-publishes-hypothesis-late-stage.html Cancer Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:00:06 EST news276877965 Black carrots have revealed how fruit and vegetables help maintain gut health and reduce the risk of developing cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-black-carrots-reveal-key-gut.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:10:04 EST news269505912 First they began offering salad, then they added fruit. On Wednesday, McDonald's announced it would put something else on its menu to help customers watching their waistlines: calorie counts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mcdonald-calories-menu.html Health Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:42:07 EST news266690521 London fruit sellers may want to stock up on New Zealand blueberries after a study found athletes who eat them recover faster from exercise. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-blueberries-hasten-muscle-recovery.html Health Mon, 28 May 2012 06:55:17 EST news257406908 Blueberries and strawberries, which are high in flavonoids, appear to reduce cognitive decline in older adults according to a new study published today in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society. The study results suggest that cognitive aging could be delayed by up to 2.5 years in elderly who consume greater amounts of the flavonoid-rich berries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-berries-cognitive-decline-elderly.html Neuroscience Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:02 EST news254592845 Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss and other changes, scientists report. Their new article on the value of eating berry fruits appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-strong-scientific-evidence-berries-benefits.html Health Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:01:34 EST news250358486 Compounds in blueberries might turn out to have a powerful effect on formation of strong, healthy bones, if results from studies with laboratory rats turn out to hold true for humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-blueberries-lab-rats-strong-bones.html Medical research Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:03:35 EST news227873001