PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Libraries issued the following news release: The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce that The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms that Sustain Life by Johan Eklof (Scribner, 2024) has been named the inaugural winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize in Sustainability. The author will receive $8,000 and will be celebrated with a ceremony and book talk o more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A QUT statistician has called for a novel way to shift the focus from where academic research is published to what the research has actually found. In an op-ed titled, Why I've removed journal titles from the papers on my CV, for the widely read journal Nature, Professor Adrian Barnett from the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, suggested that changing how published papers more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: A regional consortium has secured pound sterling2.5million funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to deliver an innovative scheme to encourage more registered healthcare professionals into research careers. The NIHR Inspiring Students into Research Scheme, also known as INSIGHT, is aimed at all healthcare, social work and public health students, as well a more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Lancaster University is a partner in a pound sterling3 million project to deliver world-leading health and social care research training in the region. The National Institute for Health and Care Research Inspiring Students into Research Scheme will bring together four of the region's universities with more than 30 partner organisations. Dr Lisa Ashmore, Associate Dean for Engagement in the Faculty of Healt more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Professor Bruce Hollingsworth, Director of Health Economics at in the Division of Health Research at Lancaster University, is Chief Investigator on a new A$2.8 million grant awarded by the Australian Government. Led by the University of Queensland (UQ), the project funded by the Medical Research Future Fund aims to improve health workforce planning in Australia. The project will undertake research to unders more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * A study of fasting and the ketogenic diet reveals a new vulnerability of pancreatic tumors to an existing cancer drug. * * * Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered a way to get rid of pancreatic cancer in mice by putting them on a high fat, or ketogenic, diet and giving them cancer therapy. The cancer therapy blocks fat metabolism, which is the ca more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * A study at the University of Helsinki found brain changes associated with a novel degenerative brain disease causing dementia as common as one in every two individuals over the age of 85. * * * A new type of degenerative brain disease, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), was recognised just a decade or so ago, and remains relatively unknown. In the disease, the  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * UCSF study is the first to show Child-Parent Psychotherapy may slow down biological aging in children who have experienced trauma. * * * Psychotherapy sessions with caregivers may help prevent serious disease later in life for young children who have experienced significant trauma, a new UC San Francisco study found. Past research has shown that young chi more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * DeBerardinis Lab researchers collaborated with UTSW surgeons to trace pathways used in kidney cancers from more than 80 patients * * * Contrary to how tumors operate while still in the kidney, metastatic kidney cancers rely heavily on mitochondrial metabolism, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) publis more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Researchers say physicians should consider prescribing lower-risk antibiotics for patients when clinically appropriate * * * By Misty Pratt Two classes of commonly prescribed oral antibiotics are associated with the greatest risk for severe drug rashes that can lead to emergency department visits, hospitalizations and even death, according to a study by researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research I more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: A new report from James Cook University's TropWATER reveals a thriving dugong population in far northern Queensland, stretching from Cape York to Mission Beach - a stark contrast to concerning dugong numbers in southern Queensland. The survey results show the far northern area is home to about 7,000 dugongs, almost double the number reported in central and southern Queensland. Released this wee more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: By Noel Teter Sarah Nightingale, a social work professor from Eastern Connecticut State University, was awarded a research grant this July from the Center for Institutional Courage, to combat institutional injustices in cases of abuse on college campuses. The Institutional Courage Research Grant program is highly competitive, with $50,000 awards going to 17 scholars from 11 universiti more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Emory University issued the following news release: Common products that women routinely apply to their skin and hair may be putting them and their babies at risk, according to a new multi-institution study published Wednesday in Environmental Health Perspectives. The study--led by scientists from Emory University, Northeastern University, and University of Michigan--found that chemicals called phenols and parabens may increase risk of hypertension and hig more PR

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: Growing lettuce on stacked shelves in high-tech greenhouses could be as good for the environment as growing them in fields and could save 8,000 hectares of land in the UK, according to a new study from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Surrey. Researchers studied a vertical lettuce farm in the UK. They found it produced the equivalent of 740g of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilo of lettuce. more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * New technique for manipulating stem cells opens door to novel treatments * * * A new technique developed by McGill researchers for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments, which have yet to fulfill their therapeutic potential. Stem cell therapy has been heralded as a new way to treat many diseases, ranging from multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and glaucoma to T more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine issued the following news: * * * LSHTM environmental health expert explains why some may experience illness after swimming in rivers, lakes and the sea * * * Professional swimmers who compete in open water events, such as at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and those who swim for leisure in rivers, lakes and the sea, may be at risk of experiencing health issues. While symptoms will generally be mild to moderate  more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: The 5th African Philanthropy Conference was held against the spectacular backdrop of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, and was the biggest gathering yet. Since the first edition was held at Wits Business School in 2019, this annual event has grown significantly in scale and impact. The 5th edition drew 320 participants representing 43 countries, including academics and researchers, philanth more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Deficiency in PITX2 gene leads to less efficient mitochondria in heart cells of patients with Atrial Fibrillation * * * Patients with a common heart arrhythmia called Atrial Fibrillation could benefit from future treatments that target inefficiencies in heart cell metabolism, a new paper has found. A study published in Cardiovascular Research Journal discovered that a gene deficiency found more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: To celebrate National Science Week, the University of Newcastle is hosting a unique community event on Thursday that will delve into interesting, quirky and impressive research in science, technology and the environment. The in-person event, 'An Evening of Science with Robyn Williams: From Atoms to Ecosystems,' will offer a glimpse into the minds of esteemed academics in the University's College of more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * This supercontinent broke up millions of years ago. Now, these researchers are piecing it back together again. * * * Around 400 million years ago, before Australia was a continent on its own, we were lying on our side, attached to Antarctica, India, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, and Aotearoa/New Zealand, in a giant land mass called Gondwanaland (also commonly known as 'Gondw more PR

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: To increase the faculty and research base in biomedical sciences and engineering, the University of Maine has been a research institution partner in the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine INBRE) and a source of graduate students for the future of biomedical research. As a partner, UMaine biomedical faculty have also benefited from INBRE funding undergraduate research in labs and more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A Yale supercomputer is helping astronomers resolve a longstanding question about the sizes of galaxies and the environment in which they live. * * * By Jim Shelton A team of astronomers using a Yale supercomputer have determined for the first time that galaxies in denser environments are as much as 25% larger than their counterparts in less dense regions of the universe. The finding, which emerged more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: A study by researchers from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) at CUNY SPH found that gay and bisexual men reported a general willingness to consider a potential HIV vaccine, while expressing concerns about side effects, safety, and potential barriers. For the study, doctoral candidate Alexa D'Angelo, MPH s more PR

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release: As sea levels rise around the world, communities in coastal areas are more frequently seeing the impact of routine high tide flooding. These incursions of sea water may weaken foundations and infrastructure, slow down traffic and curb business activities in affected areas. University of Alabama graduate student Sadaf Mahmoudi, working under Dr. Hamed Moftakhari, trained machine learning algorit more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: In a preliminary study with a small number of humans, rabbits and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have developed four new regimens that have the potential to treat and save the lives of people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculous (TB) meningitis. While TB meningitis -- which affects the brain and spine -- is extremely rare in the United States, worldwide it is more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Systematic review of papers saw intense running events lead to increased risk of upper respiratory tract infection * * * Athletes who complete a marathon distance run may be almost 20% more likely to get a post-run respiratory infection, a meta-analysis of research has found. Published in Exercise Immunology Review, researchers from the University of Birmingham have analysed data from 17 y more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Spoiler: Robotic surgeons may be in our future. * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) can write, create videos and power self-driving cars. Someday, University of Missouri researcher Dong Xu predicts, it also will perform surgeries. "Industries are already using AI-powered robotics," said Dong Xu, who recently co-founded an academic journal on the technology. "In the coming decade, AI co more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia will enhance relations and support collaboration and cooperation in learning, teaching, and research. The partnership was signed during a week-long trip to Indonesia by CDU representatives, who were reconnecting with institutions that will support CDU's vision  more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: Curtin University's Professor John Olynyk has played a leading role in establishing a new national patient registry launched in Federal Parliament today, which could help drastically improve the lives of the estimated 100,000 Australians living with haemochromatosis. Curtin Medical School's Associate Dean, Professor Olynyk was part of a collaborative group of healthcare professionals who worked with Haem more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Queen Mary University of London has achieved pleasing results in the 2024 National Student Survey (NSS), with several subjects ranking among the best in the country. * * * The survey, which gathers feedback from final-year undergraduates, highlights the university's commitment to providing an exceptional learning and student experience. Across the Faculty of Science and Engineering, there w more PR

CRANFIELD, England, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: Protecting animals, ecosystems and biodiversity is one of the big challenges of our time. With climate change dramatically impacting the planet and transformations in society such as housing development and urbanisation, protecting ecosystems and the life they sustain has become increasingly challenging. One of the most difficult challenges that environmental researchers and protection organisations  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study finds legacy conditions more influential than recent temperature, food * * * Parent size and the conditions in which actively spawning adults lived are the most influential factors affecting growth of Lake Erie walleye, a new study has found. The findings surprised the scientists, who expected recent temperatures and food availability to have the highest impact on walleye growth. Cold winters  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: By Cynthia Macdonald Jona Zyfi's life has so far been an "adventurous story" full of fear, hope, resilience and relief. At age seven, Zyfi was smuggled into Australia under a false name as a child refugee claimant. At 16, after a forced return to her native Albania, she emigrated to Canada carrying only a suitcase and teddy bear. Now a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto's Centre for Criminology more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: On the November 2024 ballot, voters will decide whether to amend the Utah Constitution to allow income tax revenue to be used for any public function, contingent on maintaining certain school funding provisions. A new policy brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute summarizes current and proposed uses of the income tax and impacts on K-12 funding. "Currently more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By David Silverman Imperial has received a donation from high performance and adaptive computing company AMD to support research into machine learning. AMD made the donation in recognition of the excellent research of Professor George Constantinides and Dr Aaron Zhao in Imperial's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. It will support research to improve the performance and energy consumption more PR

MERCED, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Lorena Anderson A group of UC Merced researchers modeled predation behaviors, as well as changes in those behaviors, among large carnivores, developing a new theory that will help biologists assess the health of various ecosystems. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences Professor Justin Yeakel, Department of Physics Professor Ajay Gopinathan and their former graduate student V. P.  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Many of the symptoms of endometriosis, including pain and infertility, are likely caused by inflammation. A new study identifies a potential treatment. * * * By Mallory Locklear Endometriosis is a disease wherein tissue similar to what lines the uterus grows outside of it. The disease, which affects 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide, causes severe pain and often infertility. Many of the sym more PR

HOBART, Australia, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: National Science Week 2024 has officially begun with many of the University of Tasmania's scientists and researchers helping to showcase the state's vibrant scientific community and innovative spirit in a statewide schedule of events. From 6 - 25 August, Tasmania will host a variety of fascinating and engaging science activities from walks on Country, space science, to the chemistry of beer and more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel New research from UC Santa Cruz is finally giving you the go-ahead to sing in the shower as loud as you want. Because, as it turns out, you probably sound pretty darn good. Psychologists wanted to study "earworms," the types of songs that get stuck in your head and play automatically on a loop. So they asked people to sing out any earworms they were more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * In a new study, Yale researchers uncover how the brain, during sleep, replays and bundles many of the experiences that occur in our waking hours. * * * By Kevin Dennehy Humans and other animals encounter and remember countless experiences each day; when we sleep, groups of cells in the brain known as neuronal ensembles replay these experiences to consolidate them into memories and "preplay" futures  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Two UA Little Rock researchers have published a paper describing the benefits of creating training scenarios that show peer mentors how to prepare to teach in an online environment. David Caldwell, a 2023 graduate of UA Little Rock with a bachelor's degree in biology and Dr. Michael Moore, director of undergraduate research and mentoring at UA Little Rock, published their findin more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * The technology can track small temp changes in electronic devices, biological cells * * * University of California, Irvine scientists recently discovered a one-dimensional nanoscale material whose color changes as temperature changes. The team's results appeared in Advanced Materials. "We found that we can make really small and sensitive thermometers," said Maxx Argui more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Bryan Luhn Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other applications. In a paper featured on the cover of Optica, one of the world's leading journals in theoretical and applied optics and photonics, Mini Das more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston Law Center issued the following news release: Memes, dance crazes, hackathons and traditional cultural expression are increasingly important to how we express ourselves. Despite their popularity and impact, these collaborative creative efforts face significant challenges in gaining protection and enforcement under current copyright law. "Solo and team authorship(s) are covered, but copyright law fails in the third category - communa more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: A University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher is leading a study to investigate the significant, complex role of natural methane seepage in the ocean's carbon cycle. The research is being funded with a $2,995,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Ocean Sciences Division. Dr. Davide Oppo, an associate professor of geology at UL Lafayette, is principal investigator o more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: A little competition fires up high school students, especially when it lets them build something that helps the environment. With help from 3D printers and graduate students at UNC Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, one such competition capped off a week of problem-based learning, centered around an element found in everything fr more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: Milestone for additive manufacturing: The University of Bayreuth and the private research, development and application center naddcon agree on a technology partnership in the field of 3D printing. It secures both sides access to cutting-edge research and technologies. With the research-oriented campus university and the implementation-oriented private application center, two strong partners are more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The marine tubeworm Hydroides elegans is a major problem for the shipping industry, as it coats the hulls and propellers of ships, as well as piers, nets of mariculture facilities, and the pipes that bring cooling sea water to electrical and industrial facilities. But what causes this marine invertebrate--that starts as a tiny, swimming larva--to settle onto a surface and transform? A r more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As the Paris Olympics captured the world's attention this month, it proved apparent that winning medals often hinged on the success of teamwork. While such an approach clearly works in sports, new research suggests teamwork is not always the desired method ... especially for young scientists trying to find an academic job. "We found that if your team size in your discipline is large, your prospects for  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * The new, more accurate panel has helped to identify several new rare-variant associations for tested traits, using data collected by Genomics England. * * * In research reported in Nature Genetics, Professor Sir Mark Caulfield with Dr Sinan Shi and Professor Simon Myers, both from Statistics in the University of Oxford, used records from over 78,000 individuals in the Genomics England (GEL)  more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: For decades, scientists have known that some galaxies reside in dense environments with lots of other galaxies nearby. Others drift through the cosmos essentially alone, with few or no other galaxies in their corner of the universe. A new study has found a major difference between galaxies in these divergent settings: Galaxies with more neighbors tend to be larger than their counterparts, w more PR

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The Center for Microelectronics in Extreme Environments will focus on advancing the development of next-generation semiconductors, supporting regional and state efforts to grow the industry and train the future semiconductor workforce. Semiconductors are the building blocks of electronics and drive modern society from artificial intelligence, internet of things, cellphones and computers to medic more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Additive-manufacturing executive and three-time USC graduate Melissa Orme is helping to build the future one layer at a time. * * * By Jack Waterman For USC Viterbi School of Engineering alumna Melissa Orme, pushing herself is the norm. Whether designing parts for helicopters, developing life-saving medical instrumentation, or raising two USC doct more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: On a sunny morning in mid-June, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's research vessel, Phoenix, headed out onto the bay. Aboard were Sea Grant researchers Emily Tyner and Bill Sallak and a small mound of recording equipment. The boat was piloted by Chris Houghton, assistant professor and fish ecologist, who was assisted by first mate, undergraduate student Jacob Hoffman. The bay more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Researchers say drying lake beds are a potentially significant, but overlooked, source of greenhouse gases that may increase due to climate change * * * Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto estimate that 4.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were released in 2020 by the drying lake bed of Great Salt Lake in Utah. The finding, published in th more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Psychologists find it isn't cathartic but can strengthen bonds that might pay off in the future Key takeaways * Venting about your frustrations with one friend to another may feel good, but it doesn't necessarily reduce anger. * Experiments showed that people who listened to a friend vent liked and supported that person more than those who were vented about -- but only if the p more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: There is a need for comprehensive data on the long-term effects of weight loss drugs such as semaglutide or tirzapatide, as well as strategies for maintaining a healthier weight once people stop using them, argues a multidisciplinary team led by researchers from UCL. In an editorial published in Nutrition Bulletin, the group of obesity management professionals acknowledge the promise of the new genera more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Nonprofit organization Elevate, Illinois Tech and Chicago City Agencies release study that shows people who can't afford central air conditioning face dangerously high indoor temperatures * * * Today, Illinois Institute of Technology and Elevate, a nonprofit organization that works to implement equitable climate solutions, published a report showing that famil more PR