2+ day, 13+ 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....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (479+ words) Living human cells will launch aboard a European research rocket next month as South Australian researchers use space to investigate cancer in a radically different environment. The mission, led by Adelaide company Cambrian Defence & Space in partnership with Dr Nirmal…...

3+ day, 18+ 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, 22+ 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, 23+ 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, 17+ 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, 22+ hour ago   (511+ words) Unlocking a Secret to Sleep and Wakefulness Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D., is being honored for his discovery of orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness. DALLAS – Sept. 09, 2026 – The Lasker Foundation has announced that UT Southwestern Medical Center sleep researcher Masashi Yanagisawa,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (377+ words) Newswise — For something so familiar to human experience, consciousness is still a mystery. Each day, people cycle through wakefulness and sleep, from a higher level of consciousness to a lower one. What’s more, some people alter their conscious experience with…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (577+ words) | Newswise Newswise Medical Students Benefit From Expanded Anatomy Program The anatomical education program at the medical school has rapidly evolved into one of the most advanced in the region. Dr. Aftab Merchant and Owen McCloskey in the school of medicine's…...