WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (formerly the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) issued the following news release: The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) has issued expert guidance on lipid tests, which measure blood levels of fats and cholesterol to help assess a patient's risk of heart disease and stroke. By giving clinicians and laboratory medicine professionals much-needed clarity on how  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * Study shows increase in heart attack hospitalization two to six days after cold spells * * * LONDON (Sep 01, 2024) - Hospital admissions for heart attacks increase after exposure to lower air temperature and cold spells, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, and presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Con more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Executive Summary Over the last several months, groups of House Republicans and the Heritage Foundation have released policy agendas that, taken together, would create a harsher country with higher poverty and less opportunity, where millions of people would face higher costs for health care, child care, and housing, and millions more would lose health coverage -- all while wealthy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * An Overview of the Project 2025, Republican Study Committee, and House Budget Committee Plans * * * Republican Health Coverage Proposals Would Increase Number of Uninsured, Raise People's Costs By Allison Orris and Claire Heyison The Medicaid and marketplace proposals from the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025/[1] blueprint, the Republican Study Committee's (RSC) fiscal year 202 more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news: * * * Study looks at the consumer impact of Colorado's delivery tax * * * On Tuesday, Chamber of Progress released new research exploring the economic cost of delivery tax proposals that add a fee to online orders. The research, which finds that delivery taxes create a significant financial burden for low-income families, uses data more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Easterseals, a provider of services and supports from early childhood programs, to autism services, veterans' services and medical rehabilitation and employment programs, issued the following news release: Cherry Lake Publishing recently released an early readers' book, "Making a Difference with Easterseals," the third in a series of books on which the two organizations have collaborated to highlight acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities. In more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Battery Bonanza: Lessons from Two States By Cy McGeady and Nitika Nayar A wave of new battery storage is following the surge of renewables in the U.S. electric power sector. Battery storage offers an attractive balancing mechanism for a grid facing surging demand growth, worrisome reliability forecasts, efforts to decarbonize, and upward pressure on elect more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * DU and UGA's Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems celebrate a milestone as the first natural infrastructure fellow graduates from the program in August. * * * In a landmark achievement for sustainable development and nature-based solutions, the University of Georgia's Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship proudly announces its first program graduate, Madlyn Carpent more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * New report explores insurers' cross-industry opportunity to influence the responsible development, use of AI, and help establish regulatory best practices * * * Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionize how property and casualty (P&C) business gets done. As a result, P&C insurers are uniquely positioned to advance the conversation for ethical AI - not just for their own bus more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: A new study published in the Journal of Marketing reveals that organizations integrating social goals into their core business strategies not only contribute positively to society but also unlock significant business benefits, creating a win-win scenario. Conducted by researchers from Texas A&M University, Monash University, St. John's University, Fo more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: By Kelsey Jones On August 28, 2024, NASEO, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, released a guide on Accelerating Energy Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration: Policy, Programmatic, and Planning Considerations for States. As the United States moves to electrify and decarbonize the electric grid, energy storage will be key to provid more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2024: Researchers from The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute and Case Western Reserve University collaborated on a novel study showing that glia (brain cells that support nerve cells) may have intrinsic differences in people with MS that contribute to the development of disease. These differences occur independently of the immune response that goes awry in MS, and may yiel more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2024: By Emily Greenhalgh One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think -- right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, structured communities called biofilms. Nearly all of these bacteria grow by splitting [or dividing] into  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept 3, 2024, to Nikkei Asia: * * * The Gulf of Thailand May Be the Next U.S.-China Flashpoint By Derek Grossman While geopolitical tensions between China and the United States have soared in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, raising serious fears of war, another important body of water in the Indo-Pacific--the Gulf of Thailand--has heretofore remained relatively calm. That may be set to  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following Q&A on Sept. 3, 2024, with Jessica Welburn Paige, a behavioral and social scientist: * * * A growing number of school districts are using artificial intelligence to monitor students for suicide risk. It's a well-meaning attempt to address one of the leading causes of death among young people. But a recent RAND report (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2910-1.html) warned that the programs could compromise stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Sales into the Americas jump 40.1% year-to-year to lead all markets; worldwide chip sales increase 2.7% month-to-month * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales hit $51.3 billion during the month of July 2024, an increase of 18.7% compared to the July 2023 total of $43.2 billion and 2.7% more than the Jun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Oceana, an international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: New research published today in Ocean Sustainability finds that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the world's most recognized ecolabel for sustainable seafood, is failing to identify forced labor violations in the fisheries it certifies despite claims to the contrary. "In a matter of minutes, I was able to find multiple c more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Increasing human population will mean less natural land for wildlife * * * The overlap between humans and wildlife will increase on more than 50% of land globally by 2070. In new research published in the journal Science A more PR