3+ day, 18+ 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, 22+ 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, 3+ hour ago   (300+ words) Newswise — Piling sight, sound, touch, smell and taste into digitally enhanced tourist attractions does not automatically make visitors more engaged, according to research from the University of Surrey. Dr Elisa Mameli lead author of the study and PhD researcher at…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (678+ words) Dogs trained in scent detection may be better at sniffing out the right smell after breakfast, with new research finding hungry dogs that are working for treats are more likely to falsely identify the wrong scent. The study, led by…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (504+ words) LOS ANGELES (Sept. 9, 2026) -- Whether the coming flu season is mild or severe could depend less on the virus itself than on how many people get vaccinated. “As we get further away from the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen an increase in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1006+ words) Zoox team member Daniel Edillor demonstrates a crosswalk test scenario designed to measure participant response times to audio tones played by the approaching test vehicle to signal it will yield. For a pedestrian, the decision to cross a busy road…...

4+ day, 21+ 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, 22+ hour ago   (314+ words) | Newswise Newswise GAP-free broccoli genome reveals the gene behind purple buds Broccoli is valued for vitamins, fiber, sulforaphane and anthocyanins, pigments that contribute to both nutritional properties and colors ranging from green to deep purple. Yet the crop’s highly repetitive…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (297+ words) HOUSTON, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 ― Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a possible reason why metastatic medullary thyroid cancer causes abnormal bone growth, pointing to a new opportunity to detect and monitor bone metastases in patients. Why…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (365+ words) Newswise — New research finds that probiotic supplement use has surged in the United States, while the consumption of microbiome-supportive foods has remained virtually unchanged. According to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the consumption of probiotic supplements increased…...