MIAMI, Florida, July 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lisette Hilton Repeated general anesthesia exposure in young children does not result in changes in the brain's structure or function, according to a study co-led by Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D., director of the Mailman Center for Child Development and professor of pediatrics and psychology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The study was recently published in one more PR

LONDON, England, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: A record-breaking number of students from across England are preparing to embark on the most ambitious international school trip of its kind, as part of the UCL-led Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP). Nearly 1,200 pupils and 157 teachers from 61 schools are jetting off to China in July for a 10-day trip to improve their Mandarin language skills and cultural awareness. The MEP is a flagship initiative more PR

FALMOUTH, England, July 6 (TNSres) -- Falmouth University issued the following news: 13 Cornish Ghost Stories, a chilling anthology of new Cornish ghost stories hit the shelves on 20 June, featuring tales from the cream of current Cornish storytellers. The spooky, spirit-laden collection has been created by three of our senior lecturers. Edited by Marie Macneill (BA Film and Television) and Dr Jo Parsons (BA Creative Writing and Journalism), the book started life as a lunch conversation betwee more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A national bottle deposit fee could make a dramatic difference in reducing plastic waste, MIT researchers report. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are "abysmal," according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET, the pla more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By helping microbes withstand industrial processing, the method could make it easier to harness the benefits of microorganisms used as medicines and in agriculture. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tabl more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The new design approach could be used to produce metals with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility, for aerospace and other applications. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Titanium alloys are essential structural materials for a wide variety of applications, from aerospace and energy infrastructure to biomedical equipment. But like most metals, optimizing t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * This tiny, biocompatible sensor may overcome one of the biggest hurdles that prevent the devices from being completely implanted. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Cochlear implants, tiny electronic devices that can provide a sense of sound to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, have helped improve hearing for more than a million people worldwide, according to the National more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, July 6 (TNSres) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news: By Jeff Hodson A Simon Fraser University lab is developing AI-enabled post-production tools to extend the creative potential of professional filmmakers, with the aim of positioning the Canadian movie industry as an even stronger player in the global entertainment space. SFU's Computational Photography Lab, which began four years ago with the hiring of Yagiz Aksoy, has been focusing on solving fun more PR

LONDON, England, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: Smoking may be among the most important lifestyle factors affecting how quickly our cognitive skills decline as we age, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in Nature Communications, analysed data from 32,000 adults aged 50 or over from 14 European countries who responded to surveys over 10 years. The researchers investigated how rates of cognitive decline might differ amo more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: By Safa Jinje Research carried out by University of Toronto experts in partnership with Health Canada has identified braking of trains - and resulting wear of wheels and rails - as the major cause of particulate pollution in Toronto's subway system. For the study, which was published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, researchers measured the chemical composition of particulate more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: By Gabrielle Giroday Researchers from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have gleaned new insights into how thyroid cancer could be more effectively treated. The study, which looked at thyroid tumour tissues and thyroid nodule biopsies from 620 patients at Mount Sinai Hospital from 2016 to 2022, examined whether differences in patients' RAS genomic variants were reflected in the status of their t more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: Telltale signs to spot deepfakes are disappearing at an alarming rate, but a UNSW academic says these advances in AI also provide opportunities for a better, more accessible internet. The boom in generative AI, with programs for creating 'deepfakes' becoming freely available for regular people, is causing just as many problems as it's creating opportunities. AI generators used to be awful at dra more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: Parents and upbringing play a major role in determining how often children lie. This behavior can be positively influenced with simple measures. This is shown by a new study by economists from Wurzburg, Bonn and Oxford. Everyone lies - some more, some less. Children are no different. An international team of economists has now investigated the influence of the parental home and upbringing. The  more PR