NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: * * * New Gold Open Access Journal Covers Topics and Methods to Help Conceive, Create and Maintain Better Software * * * ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has recently published the first issue of Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering (PACSME), a new Gold Open Access journal publishing top-quality, original research on all aspects of software engineering, from requirem more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Action Against Hunger, a global leader in promoting food security, today announced a new multi-year partnership to combat hunger for millions of people around the world with IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hotel companies. With one in three people globally facing moderate to severe food insecurity, IHG will help support and fund Action Against Hunger's nutrition programs, with more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: A new report (https://www.adl.org/resources/report/antisemitism-reddit-addressing-moderator-concerns) released today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society (CTS) reveals that a group of moderators of Jewish communities on Reddit faced with increased antisemitism on the social media platform reached out to ADL for support. Based on research into these moderators' experiences, more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: Latinos have been historically underrepresented in public health and healthcare research data, despite being the second-largest racial-ethnic group in the country. In pursuit of supporting health research on the complex fabric and multi-level influences of Latino health in the United States, the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) has released its newest supplement, "Advancin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2024 Spectrum Scholarships to 70 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, ALA has awarded more than 1,600 Spectrum Scholarships. In the most recent application cycle, the Spectrum Scholarship Program received four times as many applicati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: The past several years have been marred by turbulent economic times for the United States, with the COVID-19 pandemic, stubborn inflation, and high interest rates threatening Americans' economic well-being. Despite these headwinds, some companies continue to show their faith in America's future by making significant capital expenditures. The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) yeste more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following research: * * * The False Promise of Rent Control By Jacob Jensen Executive Summary * The Biden Administration has signaled support for a 5 percent national cap on annual rent increases that would impact nearly half of all rental units across the United States. * Rent control is a blunt instrument that does not achieve its desired goal of lowering housing costs, benefitting only those in controlled housing at th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * ATRA's New Report Raises Alarm Over Legislature's Liability Expansion * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association announced that New Hampshire is a "Lawsuit Inferno" in its new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report. "The trial bar's aggressive push for liability expansion has made New Hampshire a 'Lawsuit Inferno,'" Tiger Joyce, ATRA presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) --Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain issued the following briefing paper on July 31, 2024 entitled "Cases of M. Ramadan and H. Moosa": * * * Introduction Mohammed Ramadan and Hussain Moosa are two Bahraini citizens who became internationally known due to their controversial legal cases in Bahrain. Both men were arrested in February 2014 and subsequently sentenced to death, sparking widespread criticism from human rights organisations worldwide. The more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Having high blood pressure, specifically high diastolic blood pressure, was linked to a slightly higher odds of ever having migraine in female participants, according to a new study published in the July 31, 2024, online issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Diastolic pressure is when the heart is resting between beats. Howev more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2024) -- With support from Arnold Ventures (AV), NORC at the University of Chicago's Center on Public Safety & Justice is partnering with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to work with cities to gather evidence into how new policies could help law enforcement agencies solve a greater number of violent crimes. Specifical more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: By Joseph Burns It's well past time to dispense with the idea that hospital mergers reduce costs. Hospital administrators and their public relations' teams promote this idea every time they announce plans to buy or merge with another hospital or health system. But that idea is untrue, according to a recent report from health economists who show that from 2002 to 2020, U.S. hospitals we more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * New Transparency, Evidence Requirements Passed; Comprehensive Reform Encouraged * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association recognized Alabama as a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" in its new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, applauding the state's recent passage of much-needed asbestos litigation reform. "Alabama's efforts during the recent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Commercial Trucking, Litigation Funding Reforms Hailed as 'Pivotal Progress' * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association recognized West Virginia as a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" in its new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, applauding the state for enacting two crucial pieces of litigation reform this year. "West Virginia vaulted to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * State Passes Key Reforms on Evidence Rules, Litigation Financing * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association recognized Indiana as a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" in its new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, applauding the state for enacting two significant legal reforms during this year's legislative session. "Indiana lawmakers took impor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Trial Lawyers' Influence Keeps California on ATRA's Radar * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association placed California on its "Heat Watch" list in the new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, citing an onslaught of legislation with the potential to further expand liability in the Golden State. "While California's work on reforming the Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * ATRA Monitors Liability-Expanding Agenda, Names State to 'Heat Watch' * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association placed New Jersey on its "Heat Watch" list in the new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/), citing the potential passage of liability-expanding legislation that could further deteriorate the state's poor legal climate. "While New Jers more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * ATRA Declares State a 'Lawsuit Inferno' Amid Liability Onslaught * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association announced that Colorado is a "Lawsuit Inferno" in its new Legislative HeatCheck report. Colorado's Democratic-controlled legislature pursued a flood of liability-expanding legislation this year, despite opposition from the business community and Governor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Lawmakers Expand Liability as 'Tort Tax' Burdens Residents * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association announced that the Maryland Senate is creating a "Lawsuit Inferno" in its new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, citing the upper chamber's focus on liability expansion. "Maryland faces a litigation wildfire due to the trial lawyer lob more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * ATRA Report Highlights How Political Infighting Blocks Crucial Reforms * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association announced that Missouri is a "Lawsuit Inferno." ATRA's new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report cites the state legislature's lack of action on bills that would rein in lawsuit abuse in the "Show Me" state. "Despite optimism i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Ignoring Widespread Call for Liability Reform, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity for Statewide Action * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association announced that New York is a "Lawsuit Inferno" in its new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, citing the state legislature's continued pursuit of liability expansion. "New York has cemented itself as  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Nearly 43,000 Californians relied on private mortgage insurance to achieve homeownership * * * California ranked third in the nation for private mortgage insurance use in 2023 according to a new report released today from U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). Nearly 43,000 homebuyers across California used private mortgage insurance to purchase a home with a low down payment in 2023, more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Proteins are constantly performing a kind of dance. They move and contort their bodies to fulfill specific functions inside our bodies. The NMDAR protein executes an especially hard dance routine in our brains. One wrong step can lead to a range of neurological disorders. NMDAR binds to the neurotransmitter, glutamate, and another compound, glycine. These bindings control NMDAR's dance  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that policymakers are more likely to support "prosocial" policies in response to the opioid epidemic, including harm reduction measures such as syringe service programs to reduce the risk of injection drug use, more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) today issued a review of the state's fiscal year 2025 budget and other legislation enacted during the Rhode Island General Assembly's 2024 legislative session, finding some positives for working Rhode Islanders but also some missed opportunities to provide low- and modestincome residents with tools they need to build better, less  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (formerly the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) issued the following news release: CHICAGO - The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC), welcomed thousands of laboratory experts to ADLM 2024 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) from July 28-August 1. The meeting featured groundbreaking advances in diagnostic research and technology that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release: * * * Program could help combat classical hematology's diminishing workforce * * * In a year-long pilot program, external mentorship increased confidence, furthered career development, and facilitated networking opportunities for trainees in classical hematology, according to a study published in Blood Advances. Classical hematology, the study of non-cancerous blood disorders such as sickle  more PR

ASHBURN, Virginia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Recreation and Park Association issued the following news release: Eighty-six percent of U.S. adults say they are likely to visit a farmers market if one is located near their home, according to the latest National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Park Pulse poll (https://www.nrpa.org/publications-research/park-pulse/parks-and-recreation-a-home-for-farmers-markets/). Parks and recreation facilities serve as popular spaces for local farme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Over 54,000 Floridians relied on private mortgage insurance to achieve homeownership * * * Florida ranked second in the nation for private mortgage insurance use in 2023 according to a new report released today from U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). Over 54,000 homebuyers across Florida used private mortgage insurance to purchase a home with a low down payment in 2023, with first more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, The Heritage Foundation released a special report titled: "The Prioritization Imperative: A Strategy to Defend America's Interests in a More Dangerous World." The report offers a defense strategy for a new U.S. administration in 2025. Under this strategy, the United States would prioritize defending the U.S. homeland and denying China's imperial ambitions, while empowering allies and more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 2 (TNSres)-- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Billions of dollars in needed infrastructure investment would yield only marginal environmental benefits Key Takeaways: State regulators and potential project investors need to scrutinize assertions that hydrogen gas will be widely used in methane-fired turbines. Lack of supply, lack of pipeline infrastructure, and lack of storage capacity wil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Nearly 37,000 Illinoisans relied on private mortgage insurance to achieve homeownership * * * Illinois ranked fourth in the nation for private mortgage insurance use in 2023 according to a new report released today from U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). Nearly 37,000 homebuyers across Illinois used private mortgage insurance to purchase a home with a low down payment in 2023, wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: On Wednesday, FACT filed a petition on behalf of 87 investors with more than $2.3 trillion in assets under management calling on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require greater tax transparency from U.S.-listed companies. "When multinational companies gamble on risky tax-planning strategies, it's their investors that ultimatel more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release: * * * New ISACA AI courses examine the technology's intersection with audit, ethics and business enablement * * * Sixty percent of respondents to ISACA's recent 2024 AI Pulse Poll believe AI will have a positive impact on audit/assurance in the next year--the highest number compared to other domains like risk, compliance, security, IT strategy/governance, and priv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Advanced Medical Technology Association issued the following news release: In the first episode of the new Medtech POV series "From AI to Z", AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker sat down with Troy Tazbaz, Director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence (DCHoE) within FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The conversation delves into Troy's experience in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) technologies, his role at FDA to more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: Vaccines are safe and effective, and help reduce death and illness. But global vaccination rates are suboptimal and have trended downward, leaving humanity more vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases such as Covid-19, influenza, measles, polio, and HPV or human papillomavirus. Identifying interventions that could increase vaccine coverage could help save lives. A new paper f more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: On July 31, 2024, NASEO, AASHTO, and Atlas Public Policy released "Advancing NEVI: Recommendations from State NEVI Funding Applicants," a report that provides seven key recommendations for National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) state program leads based on applicant feedback from the first round of NEVI awards. These recommendations can help states improve the next roun more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists showed that, with help from an AI tool, cardiologists can diagnose heart attacks using a simpler, easier and more accessible electrocardiogram technology. * * * To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs)--complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * The following is a statement from Stella Dantas, MD, FACOG, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: "It is no secret that the abortion bans in place since the catastrophic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization have led to widespread harm for clinicians, their patients, and the communities in which they liv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * American Lung Association releases data that examines knowledge about lung cancer on World Lung Cancer Day * * * Survey data released today reveals that only 38% of those surveyed were aware that lifesaving lung cancer screening is available for those at high risk. Today on World Lung Cancer Day, the American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE initiative released the 2024 Lung Hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: DENVER -- Plastic pellets and microplastics that pollute our lakes, rivers and other waterways pose environmental and potential public health threats. To make Americans aware of these dangers close to home, on Wednesday, PIRG and Environment America unveiled a new map (https://pirg.org/resources/where-is-plastic-produced/). The map, based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data, shows more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for Democracy issued the following news: By Carolyn Stewart The National Endowment for Democracy's International Forum for Democratic Studies has released a new report, "The Struggle Against Authoritarian Influence in the Western Balkans: Montenegro as a Test Case" by anti-corruption expert Vanja Calovic Markovic. The report will be launched with an online event in September. Due to its size, the country of Montenegro has become an ideal t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Natural Gas Supply Association issued the following news release: The Natural Gas Supply Association's (NGSA) released its 2024 Pipeline Cost Recovery Report today, concluding that the 20 major interstate natural gas pipelines in the study over-recovered a net total of $5.4 billion over the 5-year period from 2019-2023. The NGSA report also found that six of the eight highest earners in this year's study were named in comments and exhibits submitted to the Fe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- New America, a nonpartisan think tank that says it brings promising voices to public discourse, issued the following news release: In response to the NTIA's publication today of its report on "Dual-Use Foundation Models with Widely Available Model Weights," the Open Technology Institute (OTI), a New America program fostering equitable access to digital technology and its benefits, issued the following statement from Prem Trivedi, OTI's policy director. OTI welco more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 10 percent tariff on all imports to the United States. The two presumptive goals of the tax on foreign goods are lower tariffs on American exports and a lower trade deficit. A new analysis (https://www.ntu.org/publications/detail/new-tariffs-could-boomerang-and-reduce-exports-by-nearly-20-percent) from National Taxpayers Union (NTU) finds that imp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 34,000 Ohioans relied on private mortgage insurance to achieve homeownership * * * Ohio ranked fifth in the nation for private mortgage insurance use in 2023 according to a new report released today from U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). Nearly 34,000 homebuyers across Ohio used private mortgage insurance to purchase a home with a low down payment in 2023, with first-time buyers representi more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Online platforms have helped to fuel the growth of entrepreneurship in recent years, particularly aiding small businesses owned by people who are Black, female, and younger, according to new research (https://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WRA3370-1.html) from RAND. Studying one large platform that is designed to help business owners start, grow and maintain their business, researchers found more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways * GLP-1 drug may protect against dementia. * Wildfire smoke and processed red meat raise risk. * Blood tests could improve early diagnosis and speed access to treatment. * * * PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1, 2024 -- New research results reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference(R) 2024 (AAIC(R)) are advancing what we know about risk, diagnosis and treatment more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Roosevelt Institute, an organization that focuses on corporate and public power, labor and wages and the economics of race and gender inequality, issued the following news release: * * * New student research from the next generation of progressive leaders provides novel insights into local policy issues across the country * * * Today, the Roosevelt Network celebrates the release of eight new issue briefs from the Emerging Fellows program, a yearlong fellowshi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- SAFE, an organization that says it unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America's energy security by curtailing dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of domestic energy resources, issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Responding to news reports that Uber will deploy 100,000 BYD electric vehicles as part of its global ridesharing service, SAFE experts issued the following statements. * * more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news on July 24, 2024: A small study shows that prebiotic and probiotic dietary supplements were safe and well-tolerated in people with multiple sclerosis. Probiotics, but not prebiotics, improved bowel control. Background: Growing evidence shows that the gut microbiome, the immune system, and the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) interact. This raises the interesting possibility that interve more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Over 70,000 Texans relied on private mortgage insurance to achieve homeownership * * * More Texans used private mortgage insurance to purchase their homes than the residents of any other state according to a new report released today from U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). Over 70,000 Texans used private mortgage insurance in 2023, and Texas led the nation for the seventh consecut more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Overall, Women Are Twice As Likely As Men To Report Receiving Mental Health Treatment Over the Past Year * * * A new KFF analysis shows that the share of young adults (ages 18 to 26) receiving mental health treatment rose by 45% between 2019 and 2022 - a steeper increase than in any other age group. More than 1 in 4 young adults (26%) received co more PR

BASALT, Colorado, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * The "Clean Growth Tool" provides policymakers and investors with a guide to clean energy manufacturing and jobs opportunities in all 50 states. * * * Nonprofit climate and cleantech research institute RMI (founded as Rocky Mountain Institute) has launched a new analytical and data platform, the Clean Growth Tool, which identifies the states, cities, and regions where clean energy industries more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a non-profit watchdog group that runs the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), released a report revealing that Meta is allowing advertisements for illicit drugs that violate its own policies. Many of the ads featured images of pills, powders, or crystalized substances, and directed users to encrypted messaging apps where they could see prices and  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Against Hunger Calls for Emergency Funding for Food and Nutrition Programs in Sudan's Hardest Hit Regions * There have only been four famine declarations in the last 40 years: South Sudan (2017); Somalia (2011); North Korea (1995) and Ethiopia (1984). * In some parts of Sudan, people are receiving little to no assistance, because humanitarian organizations cannot reach those in need.  more PR