BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses -- the connection points through which nerve cells in the brain communicate -- in live animals. The technique, described in Nature Methods, should lead, the scientists say, to a better understanding of how such connections in human brains change with learning more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 7 (TNSrpt) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: * * * CDC data for 2021 firearm fatalities show Black people at greatest risk for gun homicide; guns remain leading cause of death for children and teens ages 1-19 and young adults under 25 * * * The 48,830 lives lost to firearms in 2021--the second year of the pandemic--is the highest number on record to date and 3,608 higher than 2020's tot more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced increases in key targeted cargo at state-owned marine terminals at the Port of Baltimore during the first quarter of 2023. General cargo is up 8% and containers are up more than 7% compared to the first three months of 2022, and roll on/roll off farm and construction machinery is up 42% year over year. "Maryland's Port of Baltimore is one of the large more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: During last evening's LGBTQIA+ reception at Government House, Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order to protect gender affirming health care in Maryland, building on the administration's dedication to safeguard the rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals. The order will protect those seeking, receiving, or providing gender affirming care in Maryland from attempts at legal punishment by other states. "In  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 7 (TNSpro) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * SBC Learning Central, created by CCP and partners, now offers 10 free, self-paced social and behavior change courses in English and French, and will double its offerings by the end of 2023. * * * Due to international demand for comprehensive social and behavior change courses, a new online platform now offers 10 free, self-paced SBC classes in English and French, and p more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 7 (TNSres) -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, released a new episode of its innovation series, TEDCO's The Leading Edge. Throughout this series, TEDCO thought leaders host a fireside chat with entrepreneurs discussing their experiences, providing advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, and more. In this episode, TEDCO's Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), UM Ven more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 7 (TNSper) -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: Donald G. Gifford, the Jacob A. France Professor of Torts and former dean at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, has been recognized by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) with the title of Distinguished University Professor. The designation is the highest appointment bestowed on a faculty member at UMB. Gifford will be honored at UMB's fall convocation wh more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, June 7 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: All customers with a 240 or 301 area code should be aware of the introduction of the new 227 area code. Beginning June 14, 2023, customers ordering new telephone lines or services in Aspen Hill, Bethesda, Bowie, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Hagerstown, Potomac, Silver Spring, Waldorf, Wheaton, and some other smaller communities in Maryland may be assigned n more PR