1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (30+ words) In a pioneering discovery, Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers have found that obesity may increase breast cancer risk by removing a natural defense found in the fat cells of non-obese individuals....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (826+ words) Study published in Nature challenges a century-old view of how the brain controls sleep A newly uncovered genetic variant can leave central vision relatively untouched but causes loss of peripheral and low-light vision Kennesaw State University’s Dr. Bobbie Bailey School…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (671+ words) Atomic model of two transition zone doublet microtubules connected by the central linker complex Hair-like appendages called motile cilia beat in synchrony on cells in many parts of the body to keep fluids and particles moving along, such as clearing…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (357+ words) LOS ANGELES (Sept. 10, 2026) -- A team led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators has identified a protein that may hide aging cells from the body’s immune system, allowing them to build up and contribute to age-related health problems. The findings, published…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (445+ words) URBANA, Ill. — When a baby begins to cry, do you expect its caregiver to soothe it? Most infants do, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The study also found an association between the mental…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (443+ words) Graphical Abstract (Figure 7) is designed to tell the whole story at a glance. It visually contrasts the lean state, obesity, and after weight loss on the left, and the maternal transmission on the right. CLEVELAND -- Two enduring biological mysteries have…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (323+ words) Newswise — TAMPA, Fla., and PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 10, 2026) — Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University have received $2.8 million in federal funding to investigate new treatment strategies for acral melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that develops on the palms of…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (324+ words) | Newswise Newswise Blue light boosts key medicinal compounds in Astragalus, study finds: Multi-omics and genetic tools uncover light-driven isoflavonoid biosynthesis A working model illustrating how red and blue light promote isoflavonoid biosynthesis in the roots of A. mongholicus. Light quality profoundly…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (399+ words) From left: Kibaek Lee, PhD; postdoctoral research fellow; Sushma Krishnan, PhD; research scientist and Xin Alex Ge, PhD. A team of UTHealth Houston researchers slowed and even reversed diabetic nerve damage in mice, bringing researchers one step closer to developing…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (853+ words) | Newswise Newswise New NIH grant to study effects of E-cigarette exposure on fetal respiratory immunity Dr. Jayanth Ramadoss, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Pregnancy and Environment Division at the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development,…...