http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a study published January 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fruit-vegetable-intake-er-breast.html Cancer Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST news278264937 In a recent study, investigators at Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) identified a gene linking age-related cataracts and Alzheimer's disease. The findings, published online in PLoS ONE, contribute to the growing body of evidence showing that these two diseases, both associated with increasing age, may share common etiologic factors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gene-linking-cataracts-alzheimer-disease.html Genetics Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:05 EST news266597497