GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch has made public important findings about the epidemiology of avian influenza among dairy farm workers. The research reveals that bird flu may be more prevalent among those in close contact with livestock than previously understood. The study (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.27.24310982v1), led by Dr.  more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: Leicester's Haymarket Centre will host a powerful and thought-provoking photo exhibition, Ageing & You, which is set to open to the public between 2nd and 10th August 2024. Based on research from the University of Liverpool's Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, the unique collection showcases the lived experiences of frailty through the eyes of older photographers. 73 older people living i more PR

ALFRED, New York, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Two faculty in Alfred University's Inamori School of Engineering contributed to a paper in the current issue of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Bulletin discussing how automated nanoindentation can be used accurately collect and process data used in research to discover and develop novel materials. Xingwu Wang, professor of electrical engineering, and Kun Wang, assistant professor of materials scienc more PR

CRANFIELD, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: Cranfield University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India's Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HIT) at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024. The MOU will offer opportunities to both staff and students, forming close research ties between the two institutions as well as creating opportunities for students to move between the two institutions through double degree, du more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: A special issue of the American Journal of Public Health on Hispanic/Latino health features two editorials cowritten by Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell. In a piece written with Professor Kyriakos S. Markides of the University of Texas School of Public and Population Health, Dr. Borrell explores how the sociodemographic changes of the Hisp more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: When a red cooler arrived in the forensics lab at the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in early 2015, no one imagined its contents would lead to a UB professor's appearance on "Unsolved Mysteries" almost a decade later. The cooler, which the Pennsylvania State Police delivered to Squire Hall, contained an unidentified severed head that a teenager disc more PR

LOMBARD, Illinois, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: On June 22, James Salvatore, DC, Instructor of Basic Sciences at National University of Health Sciences (NUHS), participated in leading a virtual presentation and served on a panel for the Chiropractic Educators Research Forum, Technology in Education: Riding the wave of the Future. The presentation was grouped into three, two-hour long sessions. The first session began with a keynote presen more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Professor Nelson Enonchong's impactful book continues to influence the development and application of the law by senior courts in the UK and internationally. * * * Birmingham Law School is delighted to see that Professor Nelson Enonchong's impactful book on Duress, Undue Influence and Unconscionable Dealing continues to influence the development and application of the law by senior courts in more PR

EXETER, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A world-leading genomics expert at the University of Exeter Medical School has been appointed as director of a new UK-wide initiative dedicated to characterising the functional consequences of disease-associated genetic variation. The field of functional genomics aims to explore how genes influence different biological processes in the body with the goal of understanding the mechanisms involved in disease a more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Griffith University researchers have been awarded more $8.5 million for eight of 22 projects announced in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship (FT24) round. Out of 22 applications, Griffith was awarded eight Fellowships totalling $8,587,849. This result represents a success rate of 36.4 per cent from its applications, one of the highest in the nation. The successful Griffith researcher more PR

BATH, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Bath issued the following news release: * * * 3D printing offers effective, scalable way to remove harmful chemicals * * * Engineers have invented a new way to remove health-harming 'forever chemicals' from water - using 3D printing. Researchers at the University of Bath say their method, using ceramic-infused lattices (or 'monoliths'), removes at least 75% of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the most common perfluoroalkyl and polyflu more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: An interdisciplinary team from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) software system that can turn an ordinary mobile phone into a medical-grade stethoscope, allowing anyone to use a smartphone to detect heart disease symptoms at their fingertips, and subsequently seek immediate medical attention, without the  more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * A new study documents history, white supremacy, gender, sex, and "super straight" ideologies based on conversations found on Reddit * * * By Sandra Baltazar Martinez "Super straight" is a new term, coined by a TikTok user in 2021, that asserts one is "naturally" and "inherently" not attracted to transgender people. This new sexual identity attempts to distance super strai more PR

OLD ELVET, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: Research led by Dr Hester Hockin-Boyers (Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences), suggests that combining seemingly opposing approaches to health management could support eating disorder recovery. Intuition versus tracking For people recovering from an eating disorder, exercise can be a complex area of health management. They are often encouraged to take an intuitive approach - focusing on body-awareness a more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: Krill in our northern waters show how key marine species can adapt genetically to cope with climate change. This is the discovery made by researchers at Uppsala University in collaboration with an international research group. According to the researchers, their study - published in Nature Communications - provides important knowledge that can help protect marine ecosystems when the climate changes. "Unde more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: International study reveals those most affected by fishing are most needed for healthy oceans. Shark conservation must go beyond simply protecting shark populations -- it must prioritise protecting the ecological roles of sharks, according to new research. The largest sharks of many of the biggest species, such as tiger sharks and great whites, play an oversized role in healthy oceans, but they are often th more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's psychology experts once again took center stage at Comic-Con International in Anaheim, California, July 25-28. The event featured over 350 panel discussions with actors, writers and luminaries from television, movies, gaming and comics. Dr. Keith Beard, director of Marshall's Psy.D. program, expressed excitement about the unique opportunity. "We have been fortunate enough more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Shared commitment to data-driven approach will help identify new policy solutions to reduce poverty and increase economic mobility in the US. * * * By Laina Sonterblum, J-PAL North America J-PAL North America, a regional office of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), will significantly expand its work to conduct rigorous research and strengthen evidence- more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The work, originating from ultrathin materials, could impact future electronics and establishes a new way to study these particles through a powerful instrument at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. * * * By Elizabeth A. Thomson, Materials Research Laboratory MIT physicists and colleagues report new insights into exotic particles key to a form of magnetism that has attra more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * CSAIL researchers introduce a novel approach allowing robots to be trained in simulations of scanned home environments, paving the way for customized household automation accessible to anyone. * * * By Rachel Gordon, MIT CSAIL At the top of many automation wish lists is a particularly time-consuming task: chores. The moonshot of many roboticists is cooking up the prop more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The nodes are intended to become part of a widespread sea-ice monitoring network. * * * By Ariana Tantillo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Shimmering ice extends in all directions as far as the eye can see. Air temperatures plunge to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit and colder with wind chills. Ocean currents drag large swaths of ice floating at sea. Polar bears, narwhals, and other  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Data from the Bronx account for people's daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. By Peter Dizikes, MIT News There are significant differences in how much people are exposed to air pollution, according to a new study co-authored by MIT scholars that takes daily mobility into account. The study, based in the Bronx, New York, does not jus more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A quantum computing research collaboration connects MIT with the University of Copenhagen. * * * Researchers at MIT recently signed a four-year collaboration agreement with the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) at Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), focused on accelerating quantum computing hardware research. The agreement means  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study in hamsters indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of respiratory infections * * * The lightning-fast development of COVID-19 vaccines just months after the virus appeared was a triumph of modern science and saved millions of lives. But for all the good they did in reducing illnesses and deaths, the shots were unable to end the more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Being a professional musician is a challenging endeavor but for college performers, managing the demands of academic responsibilities while maintaining vocal health adds an extra layer of complexity. Melissa Baughman, Ph.D., an associate professor of music education at the University of Oklahoma, is acutely aware of these challenges. As the head of a new student wellness initiative at OU called B more PR

BATH, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Bath issued the following news release: * * * A team led by scientists at the University of Bath discovers how light particles can be used to reveal the 'hidden' energy states of molecules. * * * A new optical phenomenon has been demonstrated by an international team of scientists led by physicists at the University of Bath, with significant potential impact in pharmaceutical science, security, forensics, environmental science, art conserva more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: Public health interventions that tackle dementia risk factors could yield as much as pound sterling4bn in savings in England by reducing dementia rates and helping people to live longer and healthier, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, shows that interventions - such as reformulating food products to reduce sugar and salt intake, introducing  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Mix of agricultural and engineering methods deployed for monitoring and assessment * * * For more than a century, tar spot fungal disease in corn kept its distance from the U.S., biding its time. "Tar spot had not been detected in the U.S. prior to 2015, but it has been endemic in several Latin American countries, starting in Mexico in 1904," said C.D. Cruz, associate professor of botany  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University trustees on Friday (Aug. 2) reviewed and approved the university's 10-year capital plan, an evolving blueprint that will guide the upcoming 2025-27 biennial legislative capital request it submits to the state. The current draft of the 10-year capital plan stems from a collaborative process launched in January among executives, vice presidents, chancellors and Physical Facilities l more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Purdue University trustees on Friday (Aug. 2) gave approval to plan, finance, construct and award construction contracts for renovations to the Mathematical Sciences Building Data Center and the Biochemistry Building Office of the State Chemist Lab, both on the West Lafayette campus. The Mathematical Sciences Building Data Center project will renovate nearly 21,000 square feet on th more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Leading QUT researchers in the field of engineering are among the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes finalists announced today. Considered Australia's leading science awards, the nominations look to honour excellence across research and innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science. Associate Professor Aaron McFadyen and Professor Clinton Fookes, both from the QUT Schoo more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * A new review article written by Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics, outlines the genetic foundations for schizophrenia. * * * Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics at the UNC School of Medicine, and researchers at the Karolinska Institutet  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * The funding will help Salk scientists share their stem cell technologies with other institutions across the state * * * The Salk Institute was awarded $3.6 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world's largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine. Salk Professor Rusty Gage will lead the new CIRM-funded Shared Resourc more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Solar farms in the UK could bring benefits for nature as well as provide low carbon energy - but unless policies change, potential benefits for nature could be squandered, scientists argue. As well as providing low carbon energy, solar farms could offer vital space for nature to thrive if the solar industry is incentivised to locate, construct and manage sites appropriately, a team of researchers and industr more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Shark conservation must go beyond simply protecting shark populations--it must prioritize protecting the ecological roles of sharks, according to new research at the University of Hawaii. The largest sharks of many of the biggest species, such as tiger sharks and great whites, play an oversized role in healthy oceans, but they are often the most affected by fishing. The big sharks help ma more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i Cancer Center today announced that UH alumnus and philanthropist businessman Jay H. Shidler has donated $1 million to start the Director's Innovation Fund to allow UH Cancer Center Director Dr. Naoto T. Ueno to advance his vision for the lifesaving research being done at the center. This is a critical time to invest in Hawai'i's UH Cancer Center as it moves into more PR

BATH, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Bath issued the following news release: * * * Fashion sector's obsession with thin-size models may be counterproductive * * * Online fashion retailers clinging to the received wisdom that photos of thin models are the most effective way of selling clothes may want to think again, according to a new study examining the impact of size-inclusive model photos. New research from the University of Bath, University of Groningen and Vrije Universi more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Griffith researchers are among the 200 experts who have contributed to the most comprehensive and rigorous review about the effects of land-based activities on Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition: the 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement. The Statement brings together the latest scientific evidence to understand how land-based activities can influence water quality in the Great Barrier  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU clinical trial finds statistically significant benefit for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's * * * By Erik Robinson A clinical trial at Oregon Health & Science University suggests that a subset of older adults with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease may benefit from fish oil supplements. The study published today in the journal JAMA Network Open. The resu more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Pomona College issued the following news: Their projects range from autonomous robots to voter opinions on immigration and border policy in the U.S. This year, 195 Pomona College students have received a total of just over $1 million in grant funding through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). It provides an opportunity to get hands-on, practical experience while still in college. For many, it is a chance to explore a career or graduate-st more PR

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop an energy efficient, reusable, and versatile catalytic system using abundant cobalt * * * Controlling the crystal phase of cobalt nanoparticles leads to exceptional catalytic performance in hydrogenation processes, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. Produced via an innovative hydrosilane-assisted synthesis method, these phase-controlled reusable nanoparticles enable the more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: Fewer side effects, improved chances of healing: the goal of precision medicine is to provide patients with the most individualized treatment possible. This requires a precise understanding of what is happening at the cellular level. For the first time, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now succeeded in mapping the interactions of 144 active substances with around 8,000 p more PR

HOBART, Australia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: University of Tasmania academics from a diversity of disciplines have been named Future Fellows by the Australian Research Council (ARC). The three researchers secured more than $3.4 million in funding for projects covering submarine volcanoes, exploring beneath Antarctic ice, and innovative Tasmanian devil vaccines. This funding initiative is designed to support mid-career researchers engaged i more PR

EXETER, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: The UK needs coordinated plans to stop a rush for air conditioning as temperatures rise, experts say. Overheating is already a problem in UK homes, resulting in increasing levels of discomfort, illness and death. In a new policy brief, University of Exeter researchers warn that - without intervention from policymakers - many more UK households will opt for air-con. This would lead to more carbon emissions more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Experts have produced easy to read and free resources to improve mouth and dental care for people living with dementia at home, after a study found it is a neglected area. * * * A new England-wide study has found the health of people's mouths and teeth is often overlooked by home care services. The study, led by the University of Portsmouth in collaboration with King's College London and Qu more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: An international team of researchers reviewed how greatly reduced shark populations impact ecosystems to help inform coastal development and conservation. Dr Mark Meekan, from The University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute, co-author of the study led by Florida International University and published in Science, said sharks were vital in supporting a stable ecosystem. "Sharks play many d more PR

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Millions of pounds of low-value wood, such as small diameter trees and branches, have been left behind in Maine's forests due to the decline in pulp and paper production, stymied by drought, fire suppression and dropping demand. While there are very few existing market opportunities for this low-quality woody biomass, University of Maine researchers believe it can be used to create unique goods that coul more PR

OLD ELVET, England, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: New research by our Psychology department has found that White Western women are less positive about their bodies and feel greater media pressure to be thin than Black Nigerian and Chinese women. The study looked at how age and culture impacts on women's positivity and pride about their bodies and the sociocultural pressures they experience. It involved over 1,100 White Western, Black Nigerian and Chinese wome more PR