DARIEN, Illinois, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued the following news release: For many parents, ensuring their child gets a good night of sleep is a top priority. For some, that may mean having a strict bedtime or limiting screen time at night, but others have been increasingly turning to melatonin. A survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that nearly half (45%) of parents have given melatonin to a child under the age of 18 to help him or h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Tracker: The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet Assets By Thomas Kingsley, Director of Financial Services Policy Introduction This tracker follows the Federal Reserve's (Fed) total consolidated assets, held on its balance sheet, as the best indicator of the Fed's direct intervention in the economy. Context The Fed's dual mandate requires it to ensure both stable prices and maxi more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Imagine you're looking at millions upon millions of mysterious genetic mutations. With CRISPR gene-editing technology, a select few of these mutations might have therapeutic potential. However, proving it would mean many thousands of hours of lab work. Just figuring out which ones are worth exploring further would take a lot of time and money. But what if you could do it in the virtua more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Forty legislators representing six U.S. states and two Canadian provinces traveled to Duluth, Minn., in early September to explore policies designed to protect and restore the Great Lakes. At this year's Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (https://gllc.csgmidwest.org/) (GLLC) Annual Meeting, participating legislators adopted policy recommendations on climate r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * CBO: Top 1% Averaged $3.1M of Income-42 Times That of the Bottom 90% * * * Income inequality reached a sobering new high in 2021, with the top 1% of households reporting on average $3.1 million of income-a 31% increase from the year prior, and 42 times more income than the average household in the bottom 90%, according to a new report (https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2024-0 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation issued the following news release: A 20-month investigation of Chinese innovation capabilities in 10 advanced-technology industries has found that China is at the leading edge of global innovation in two sectors and is not far behind the global leaders in four others. The evidence suggests that China has not yet taken the overall lead, but its firms are making rapid progress in developing their innovation capa more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) --The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), in partnership with the Ann Theodore Foundation, today announced that more than $2.4 million in funding is being awarded to five interdisciplinary research teams who applied to the Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative. The Ann Theodore Foundation and SPARC are more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The American Federation of School Administrators issued the following news: SETDA, the member association representing state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders, published its third annual 2024 State EdTech Trends Report [View report in the link at bottom.], providing insights on the top edtech priorities as identified in SETDA's survey of state policy-makers including state edtech directors, state superintendents, commissioners o more PR

DIAMOND BAR, California, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: * * * Report highlights factors driving Americans to hold on to their vehicles longer, sheds light on their aftermarket spending * * * New research (www.sema.org/research) by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is shedding light on the latest trends and developments in vehicle lifecycles, and providing new insights for those who provide parts for accessori more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: * * * Honored as the Top Read in the September 15 Issue of the Journal of Immunology * * * New research from The Wistar Institute's Montaner lab -- led by Wistar Executive Vice President, director of the HIV Cure and Viral Disease Center, and Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor, Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil. -- has successfully isolated and cloned fully human antibodies that can block s more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are creating innovative military helmet pads designed to prevent traumatic brain injury (TBI). The project, led by SwRI's Dr. Daniel Portillo and UTSA's Dr. Morteza Seidi, is supported by a $125,000 grant from the Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect) program. Traumatic brain  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Texas Association of Business issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: The Texas Association of Business (TAB) today unveiled a comprehensive economic impact study conducted by Angelou Economics, detailing the significant financial benefits of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects across 12 counties in Texas. The study forecasts a transformative impact on local economies, highlighting the potential for job creation, increase more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Transportation Intermediaries Association issued the following news release: The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) - the only organization exclusively representing transportation intermediaries of all disciplines doing business in domestic and international commerce - released its State of Fraud in the Industry Report today revealing the extent of the threat, the financial impact on businesses and the critical steps the industry must  more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The USPOULTRY Foundation issued the following news release: USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers at the University of Georgia that evaluated using real-time sequencing to increase the efficiency of avian reovirus characterization. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Pilgrim's. The research is part of the Association's comprehensive research program e more PR