CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system? As the world struggles to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, India has pledged to do its part, and its success is critical: In 2023, India was the third-largest carbon emitter worldwide. The Indian government has committed to having net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. To fulfill that promise, India will need to more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * More women with most common autoimmune diseases die from cardiovascular disease than men Research Highlights: * In a study focused on individuals with the immune-mediated inflammatory diseases rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis, the overall cardiovascular disease-related death decreased for all participants between 1999 and 2020. However, women had a 50% high more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 7 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Development, agriculture present risks for drinking water quality A new study from North Carolina State University researchers finds that conversion of forests to urban development or agriculture near streams can have harmful effects on water quality downstream, presenting both health concerns and raising the cost of water treatment. Using a model called the Soil and Water Assessment To more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet Though they don't orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are shrouded in mystery...and often, a lot of haze. Now, by observing exoplanet TOI-421 b, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is helping scientists understand sub-Neptune more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 6 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Peabody College spring 2025 notes and honors Marcia Barnes, professor of special education, was named the Dunn Family Chair in Psychoeducational Assessment. Deon Benton, assistant professor of psychology & human development, and Sophia Vinci-Booher, assistant professor of educational neuroscience, were named APS Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science. The award is presented to outstandin more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 6 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Engineered Bacterium Could Shield People from Mercury Toxicity Researchers load common probiotic species with gene sequences from mercury-resistant microbes found in mines By Robert Monroe Researchers from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 7 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Liver Transplants: Transplanting the Sickest Patients First Provides the Best Outcomes By Josh Baxt For years, transplant hepatologists have debated the ideal ways to allocate scarce donor livers to give patients the best chances for long-term survival. In the current system, the sickest patients move to the front of the line. However, many physicians have asked whether transplant pref more PR

BUFFALO, New York, May 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments Findings strengthen understanding of the link between hearing loss and dementia as people age By Ellen Goldbaum BUFFALO, N.Y. - As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in th more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 6 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Research advances on 'displacing' antibiotic resistance gene from bacteria The research is on plasmids, small, circular strands of DNA, that allow bacteria to share genes rapidly, and carry genes conferring antibiotic resistance. Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to 'displace' antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 6 -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Saving the Asian Unicorn - If It Still Exists The saola, an antelope-like bovine, is one of the world's rarest and most endangered mammals. In fact, it hasn't been observed in over 10 years. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Vietnamese scientists and an international team of researchers, have for the first time mapped the saola's complete genome, and they have used th more PR

EXETER, England, May 6 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Gorilla study reveals complex pros and cons of friendship Friendship comes with complex pros and cons - possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of gorillas. Scientists examined over 20 years of data on 164 wild mountain gorillas, to see how their social lives affected their health. Costs and benefits changed depending on the size of gorilla groups, and differed fo more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 7 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Accelerating Drug Discovery with a Single Carbon Atom University of Oklahoma researchers have unveiled a method of adding a single carbon atom to drug molecules to enhance drug diversity. By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA. - A research team from the University of Oklahoma has pioneered a groundbreaking method that could accelerate drug discovery and reduce pharmaceutical development costs. Their work, more PR

PERTH, Australia, May 6 -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: * * * Tool helps students wake up to sleep patterns The University of Western Australia has partnered with mental health software platform iYARN to develop and integrate a digital tool to help people studying sleep science to better understand the subject. The Sleep Journal was developed by UWA graduates Lockie Cooke and Chris Lawrence, who co-founded iYarn, and will be used by students studying the Wak more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Upcycled grape pomace in chicken feed may improve gut health New York state's grape industry produces 30,000 pounds of grape pomace waste each year. Nationally, that number is roughly 1 million pounds. The grape skins, seeds and stalks left over from the wine and grape juice industries may provide new opportunities to improve the health of chickens and other animals. In a paper, " Concord Grape Pomace Extract I more PR