Howler Monkeys Began Eating Leaves 13 Million Years Ago, Changing Course of Primate History in South America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Key Facts 13.3-million–13.6 million-year-old fossils from an extinct relative of the howler monkey show signs…
Short-Term Heat Stress and Air Pollution Linked to Increased Suicide Risk
Suicide rates in the U.S. have been steadily rising since the late 1990s, leading to an urgent need…
IU researchers identify clotting protein as potential target in pancreatic cancer
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that depleting…
Case Study Highlights Critical Need for Third‑Trimester Syphilis Screening in Carceral Settings to Prevent Congenital Syphilis
Newswise — Chapel Hill, NC— A newly published case study in the Journal of Correctional Health Care urges…
Rewiring Immune System Offers New Path to Better Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Newswise — Researchers at the University of California San Diego and collaborators have discovered a new way to…
Thermodynamic Computing Advances with Design and Training
BYLINE: Elizabeth Ball Newswise — What if the thermal noise that hinders the efficiency of both classical and…
Natural anti-inflammatory could save lives of sepsis patients
A naturally-occurring protein in the human body could protect people from one of the world’s biggest killers –…
Testosterone Increases Severity of Bacterial Skin Infections
Newswise — DALLAS – Feb. 27, 2026 – Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria,…
Electric Eel Biology Inspires Powerful Gel Battery
Newswise — Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and non-toxic,…
Nanoplastics Can Interact with Salmonella to Affect Food Safety, Study Shows
Newswise — URBANA, Ill. – Plastic products are ubiquitous in our food supply chain, shedding microplastics into every…
Scientists Develop New Gut Health Measure That Tracks Disease
BYLINE: Kitta MacPherson Newswise — Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones…
Rubin Observatory launches real-time monitoring of the sky with thousands of alerts
On Feb. 24, astronomers’ computers around the world lit up with a deluge of cosmic notifications — 800,000…