WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to advance the FDA's regulatory process for intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals. The updated guidance documents underscore the agency's commitment to further modernize its approach to evaluating and supporting the development of innovative animal and veterinary product more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT) released the following joint statement today after the conclusion of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada: "The global plastic pollution crisis demands bold, urgent action. Plastic waste is polluting our ecosystems--from lands to oceans to  more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 2 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: Pre-term babies consuming donor breast milk may be missing out on important hormones, such as melatonin, which are crucial for healthy infant development according to La Trobe University research. Melatonin has been shown to have a significant decrease in inflammation, oxidative stress and cell death, especially when given to pre-term infants. Furthermore, the sleep hormone has been found to improve  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) released the following joint statement today after the conclusion of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada: "The global plastic pollution crisis demands bold, urgent action. Plastic waste is polluting our ecosystems--from lands to oceans to water more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 2 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * From NMPF President & CEO Gregg Doud: "Dairy farmers are heartened that today, both House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson, R-PA, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, each released documents providing an overview of their farm bill priorities and plans. Dairy farmers and the cooperatives they own are better-served by the cert more PR