NEW YORK, July 9 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute issued the following news: * * * By tracing connections inside the fruit fly brain, Zuckerman Institute researchers hope to learn more about multisensory learning * * * To create memories from smells, such as ones that signal tasty food, insects depend on a brain region known as the mushroom body. Intriguingly, in fruit flies, about one out of 10 cells in that brain area receives information stemming from the fly's eyes,  more PR

ROBINA, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- Bond University issued the following news: Jorja Fawkner is one book and 54kg lighter ... and couldn't be happier. The second year Bachelor of Psychological Science student at Bond University has undergone massive changes in her life, including having the literary world at her feet after her first novel, "Cornelia Street", was published and selling out. It's a psychological romance which features some of her real-life friends, such as Tyson and Billie, as more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, July 9 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: By Cathy Majtenyi Almost three-quarters of deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide can be traced back to a lack of physical movement and proper nutrition, a trend that worries Sujane Kandasamy. While advice like eating better and exercising to avoid NCDs such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers can seem simple, the Child and Youth Studies postdoctoral fellow says these behavio more PR

CRANFIELD, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: Cranfield University is working with software simulation company Simul8 and the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on a project aimed at helping to make healthcare processes more efficient. Since 2022, Bedfordshire hospitals have been using an app called DASHclinic, a queue management tool designed to improve the workflow for both patients and staff. It collects data about patients' treatmen more PR

OLD ELVET, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * We've helped clarify centuries of controversy surrounding brain size evolution - and resolved some puzzling complexities in the relationship between brain size and body mass. * * * Researchers from the University of Reading and the Department of Anthropology here at Durham analysed an enormous dataset of brain and body sizes from around 1,500 species. Bigger brains relative to body size are linked to  more PR

ELMHURST, Illinois, July 9 (TNSres) -- Elmhurst University issued the following news: Elmhurst University student Amar Rajput will soon be headed to Scotland to participate in the prestigious Fulbright UK Summer Institutes program. A rising junior from Lombard, Ill., Rajput is the first Elmhurst University student ever to be selected for the program, and one of only eight students selected nationwide. He will leave on July 15 for the Fulbright Scotland Summer Institute on Technology, Innovatio more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news on July 8, 2024: "One year after the treatment, I feel as good as I did before my diagnosis, except for a few colds," says Uresa A. today. In June 2023, Uresa (who was 15 years old at the time) received CAR-T cells at Universitatsklinikum Erlangen. The treatment was the last resort to slow down systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is a serious autoimmune disease that was attacking Uresa's bod more PR

LONDON, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Myricx Bio is bringing new therapeutic possibilities to the highly promising area of antibody-drug conjugates for treating cancer. * * * By Ian Mundell Myricx Bio, a cancer therapy spinout based on research carried out at Imperial and the Francis Crick Institute, has raised pound sterling90 million ($114 million) in investment to move its novel treatments for a range of different tumour types, inclu more PR

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, July 9 (TNSres) - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news release: Dr. Lucie Kadjo, associate professor of agribusiness in the School of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has been selected for the 2024-2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars Program. She is one of two UW-Platteville faculty members selected for the Universities of Wisconsin program this year. Kadjo joined UW-Platteville in January 2016. She is the agr more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: La Trobe University and Phillipps-University of Marburg (Germany) scientists have discovered how a peptide called Apelin regulates blood vessel growth, opening new avenues of research for cancer treatment, organ regeneration, and tissue engineering. The study, published in Science Advances, revealed that when Apelin is produced by self-renewing stem cells in the nervous system called "neuro progenit more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: As climate change advances, the vast bodies of ice on Antarctica and Greenland contribute significantly to sea level rise. To project their future effect on sea level rise, additional research is required to improve scientists' understanding of these masses of ice. Now, two groups of scientists are undertaking a joint effort to address what has long been a major obstacle to such resear more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, July 9 (TNSres) -- Durham College issued the following news: Durham College (DC) is proud to release our 2023-2024 Annual Report. Throughout its pages, you'll see many examples of our ongoing commitment to building a college that is sustainable; future-proof; people-focused, equity-driven and community-connected. "I am so proud of the achievements of the last year, made possible by our students and employees as well as the Board of Governors, alumni, and industry and communit more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 9 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. LSU researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new genera more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Scientists from The University of Manchester have uncovered a more efficient and sustainable way to make peptide-based medicines, showing promising effectiveness in combating cancers. Peptides are comprised of small chains of amino acids, which are also the building blocks of proteins. Peptides play a crucial role in our bodies and are used in many medicines to fight diseases such as cancer, more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 9 (TNSres) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Marquette University has experts and programming available for media preparing to cover the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 15-18. This includes various subject matter experts, a journalism safety panel and a Marquette Law Poll event to familiarize visiting media with the Wisconsin electorate. Marquette's campus is located 1 mile from Fiserv Forum and its University Relations staf more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require. In new research published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, the team developed a technique for ultrafast formation of carbon dioxide hydrates. These unique ice-like materials can bury  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare services were transitioned to run remotely - for example via video calls - creating challenges, particularly for those with eating disorders or eating distress. Through creative workshops, academics from Northumbria University collaborated with people who have experienced receiving this support, to translate these challenges into an animation a more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A landmark study of ancient dingo DNA revealed that the distribution of modern dingoes across Australia, including those on K'gari, pre-dates European colonisation and interventions like the dingo-proof fence, co-led research by QUT and University of Adelaide researchers has found. * DNA from fossilised dingo remains going back 2746 years compared with modern dingoes' * Dingos arrived in more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 9 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (https://wkf.ms/3Haap7f) and select "research project." * * * The Details Authors: David S. Wilcov more PR

SOLIHULL, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- Solihull College and University Centre issued the following news: Solihull College & University Centre is proud to announce that Lecturer Kerry Scattergood, the institution's FE Research Lead and an Adult Literacy Specialist, has been appointed as the Chair of The Research College Group (RCG). The RCG, a collaborative network comprising nine pioneering colleges, was founded to champion practitioner research within the Further Education sector. The College, more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release: Hospital-level care provided in a patient's own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, according to a USC Schaeffer Center study. The study, published in JAMA, found that most survey respondents felt they would recover faster if cared for at home, rather than in the hospital, an more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: A substance derived from the plant Ardisia crenata works in a different way than existing drugs. And in doing so, it is highly effective. Pulmonary hypertension is a very serious disease that leads to heart failure and death in many patients. Searching for new treatment options, a team headed by Professor Daniela Wenzel and Dr. Alexander Seidinger from the Department of Systems Physiology at Ruhr Un more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Hazards posed by using data-centric methods to engineer biology, have been identified by experts at the University of Bristol with the aim of making future research safer. * * * The potential misuse of data-centric approaches in synthetic biology poses significant risk. The ease of access to data science tools may enable nefarious actors to develop harmful biological agents for purposes su more PR

EXETER, England, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Funding of more than pound sterling1.7million will enable researchers at the University of Exeter to set up and lead a new national Dementia Network Plus - one of only four in the country. The new network will aim to reduce dementia risk and improve people's experience of living with dementia by supporting new projects and engaging with communities, with hubs in Wales, Scotland and England. A Dementia Netw more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's School of Nursing and Health Studies issued the following news: * * * Dean Hudson Santos and three Ph.D. candidates represent UM at nation's 'top nursing research conference.' * * * Every two years nurse scientists from around the world gather at the State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research in Washington, D.C. There, leading experts in their field and promising upstarts alike share the latest findings on issues of c more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Kay Harrison The world-first coastal hazard system reduces the risks associated with Australian coastal storms. A new framework for a national early warning system (EWS) developed by UNSW engineers can forecast the beach erosion and flooding impacts of storms approaching Australia's sandy coastlines. The coastal hazard system predicts the severity of impacts every 100 metres alongshore and a more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: The University of Newcastle has been announced an inaugural member of an Australian first, national, cross-university network that will advocate for, and advance digital health, through collaboration and evidence-based research. The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has launched the Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health, which will harness the combined acad more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: Lung cancer is the greatest single cancer contributor to the life expectancy gap between Maori and non-Maori. University of Otago researchers are hoping to change that. Since 2018, they have been working on joint research projects with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. Collectively called Te Oranga Pukahukahu, the projects are focused on providing information to inform the development of an eff more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: University of Queensland researchers have unlocked crucial molecular secrets of ageing in cells, potentially paving the way to improve quality of life as people age. The study decoded the process by which genes regulate how people mature as they grow and age, and was led by Dr Christian Nefzger from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience with key contributions from Dr Ralph Patrick and Dr Marina Na more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, July 9 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: UWindsor students captured a number of awards at the 2024 Canadian Society for Chemistry conference in Winnipeg. Two undergraduates won prizes for their research posters: Jonathan Houser in the Bio-organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division and Liz Sylvestre in the Organic Chemistry Division. This coincided seamlessly with professor John Trant's talk at the conference on getting undergraduate students involved more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, July 9 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: In contrast to traditional natural resource management that fosters autocratic decision-making, an ecosystem approach champions collaboration and empowering stakeholders, says a UWindsor researcher. John Hartig, a visiting scholar at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, writes in an online column that once isolated pollution sources came under control, the focus has shifted to a more comprehe more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, July 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: How does one distil years of research and tens of thousands of words into three minutes? With a lot of creativity and a dash of fun. This week (Wednesday 10 July), the eight finalists in the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Three-Minute Thesis competition will take the stage to compete over who can best communicate their complex research. The aim is to turn an 80,000-word t more PR

DENTON, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: This spring, students and faculty from the Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas traveled to Colombia as part of ongoing research. Their work focuses on peace-building, reconciliation and the reintegration of former combatants into society. Primarily based in the city of Medellin, these initatives aim to deepen the understanding of peace-building efforts and provide students more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, July 9 (TNSres) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * Every year, around 100 people are affected by mantle cell lymphoma. A study at Uppsala University shows that these patients are more vulnerable to other diseases and that the risk of infection for this type of patient should therefore be carefully evaluated. The results of the study have been published in the journal Hemasphere. * * * "Patients live with an increased risk of infections for many ye more PR

LONDON, Ontario, July 9 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: By Yuri Terra-Turgeon For Amy Keating, sharing the joy - not just the struggle - of the queer community is part of the power of art. Keating, a researcher in the department of gender, sexuality and women's studies, studies queer art and its importance, including the role of big events such as music festivals or art exhibitions. Keating, who uses they/them pronouns, is also interested in researching and archiving more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 9 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Mallory Locklear A seven-day, extended-release version of buprenorphine -- a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) that can reduce opioid use and overdose deaths -- is safe and effective for people with OUD experiencing minimal symptoms of withdrawal, a new Yale study finds. Individuals with minimal opioid withdrawal are often not prescribed the more common under-the-tongue, or sublingual, version of bu more PR