CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following Q&A on Sept. 5, 2024, with Steve Carr, senior director of the proteomics platform, and Claudia Ctortecka, postdoctoral associate in the proteomics platform: * * * Steve Carr and Claudia Ctortecka of the Proteomics Platform discuss recent advances from their group that can spur new research and the kinds of collaborations they are looking forward to. * * * By Ari Navetta When Steve Carr, senior director of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on August 29, 2024, by Monique Morrissey and Jennifer Sherer entitled "The public-sector pay gap is widening. Unions help shrink it." Here are excerpts: * * * Key findings * Nationally, the public-sector pay gap has widened in the last four years. * State and local government employees earned, on average, 17.6% less than similarly educated private-sector employees, compared with a pre-pandemic pay gap  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on September 4, 2024, by Chandra Childers entitled "Southern economic policies undermine job quality for auto workers." Here are excerpts: * * * The growing auto manufacturing industry in the South offers a powerful opportunity to bring good jobs to the region. But as these jobs shift from the Midwest to the South, we see a decline in job quality in the sector. Why? The prevailing Southern economic devel more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on Sept. 5, 2024, by Dave Kamper, Sebastian Martinez Hickey and Daniel Perez entitled "Summer unemployment benefits could increase K-12 support staff incomes by $1.2 billion nationwide." Here are excerpts: * * * Key findings * Adding to woefully low compensation and inadequate hours, school support staff must forgo months of income in the summer but are ineligible for unemployment insurance (UI) benefit more PR

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The ECRI Institute issued the following news release: At least 1 in 20 US adults experiences a diagnostic error each year, according to a 2017 study. Another study estimated that 795,000 Americans experience permanent disability or death each year due to misdiagnosis of dangerous diseases. A new data analysis from ECRI, a global patient safety nonprofit, found that issues processing medical tests, delays in referrals, and miscommunication amo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Endocrine Society issued the following news release: Women with higher levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during pregnancy may experience long-term weight gain and heart problems later in life, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PFAS are manmade chemicals found in food packaging, cookware, clothes, drinking water, personal care products and many other consumer goods. These endocrine-di more PR

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on August 21, 2024, by Haneea Isaad and Syed Faizan Ali Shah entitled "The future of net-metered solar power in Pakistan." Here is the executive summary: * * * Pakistan's current Distributed Generation and Net Metering Regulations offer lucrative incentives such as high buyback rates, fixed long-term generation licenses, and generous allowances for installed capacity. With more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issued the following news release: (San Diego, Calif.--September 7, 2024, 8:30 a.m. PDT) -- The antibody-drug conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) showed clinically meaningful responses in pretreated patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), according to an interim analysis of the Phase 2 IDeate-Lung01 study. The data was presented today at the International Association for  more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2024: (San Diego, Calif--September 8, 2024, 8:30 a.m.) -- Data from a Phase 3 study revealed that ivonescimab demonstrates a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared to pembrolizumab for patients with PD-L1-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The results were presented today at the In more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2024: (San Diego, Calif.--September 8, 2024, 10:05 a.m. PCT) -- New data presented today reveals that the PanCan nodule protocol demonstrates superior performance in triaging lung cancer screening participants compared to the LungRADSv1.1 approach. Specifically, PanCan showed improved risk stratification and reduced the number of low-dose computed tomogr more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2024: (San Diego, Calif.---September 7, 2024, 8:30 a.m. PCT) -- A study presented today at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer demonstrated a promising pathway toward developing predictive biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors. In non-small cell lung cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitors  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * America's less expansive entitlement programs are more effective than Europe's at improving standards of living because they target the most needy * * * The U.S. welfare state is often disparaged for failing to distribute benefits to all citizens. Yet economists at the World Inequality Lab of the Paris School of Economics recently calculated that, compared with European nations, the U.S. stands ou more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following exerpts of a commentary on Sept. 6, 2024, to NK News: * * * Spick and Span: How North Korea's Clean Streets Sanitize Its Image Abroad By Benjamin R. Young Signs that North Korea plans to further ease its COVID-19 border closure and reopen to tourism (https://www.nknews.org/2024/08/north-korea-to-reopen-to-international-tourism-in-december-travel-agencies-say/) mean foreigners could start visiting Pyongyang in large numbe more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 6, 2024, to Project Syndicate: * * * How to Make the Most of the Kursk Gambit By Samuel Charap and Charles A. Kupchan Ukraine's bold incursion (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraines-gamble) into Russia's Kursk region gives the country a much-needed breakthrough on the battlefield, and represents yet another setback for the Kremlin. Yet the operation is not a military game-chang more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * The United Kingdom Is Late to Economic Security Planning-But Not Too Late By Francesca Ghiretti This week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the country that this October's budget would be "painful." Grappling with the country's books, the new government needs to reconcile short-term cuts with the long-term investment that drives future productivity and supports national income. That  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following commentary on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * August Employment Report: Slowing Job Gains By Raymond J. Keating The latest employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provided another signal of a slowing economy. While job growth was positive in August, it also was relatively lackluster. The establishment survey showed a nonfarm payroll employment gain in August of 142,000. And the hous more PR