CANBERRA, Australia, May 23 -- The Australian Academy of Science issued the following news release: * * * Academy partnership with CSIRO looks to the future of scientific publishing A new five-year agreement between the Australian Academy of Science and CSIRO continues a long-standing collaboration to support CSIRO's 15 Journals of Scientific Research. These journals are published by CSIRO Publishing, an editorially independent publishing unit within CSIRO. Each year, over 1,000 high-quality more PR

LONDON, England, May 23 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) combinations receive positive CHMP opinion in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma * Positive opinion supported by superior efficacy shown in two head-to-head phase III trials, including overall survival in DREAMM-7 * If approved, Blenrep combinations could redefine treatment as early as first relapse more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, May 23 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up for May 23, 2025: * * * Faculty in the News, May 23 Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Stuart Sumida (biology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage. NOTE: Faculty, if you are interviewed and quoted by news media, or if your work has been cited, and you have an online link to the article or video, please let us know more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, May 23 -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Amazon could survive long-term drought but at a high cost, study finds The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer world would exact a heavy toll, according to a new study. The findings show adapting to the effects of climate change could see some parts of the Amazon rainforest lose many of its largest trees, releasing carbon stored in th more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 23, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Future: a New Vision rises Written by Bill Glahn Media reports indicate that another nonprofit was searched by the FBI yesterday in connection with the sprawling Feeding Our Future scandal. Please note that no person or company named below has been accused of any wrongdo more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 23, 2025: * * * Minnesota drivers free from California EV tyranny Written by Sarah Montalbano As of this Thursday, Minnesotans are free from California's onerous electric vehicle mandate. The Senate on Thursday voted 51-44 to overturn the Biden administration's approval of California's Clean Air Ac more PR

AURORA, Colorado, May 24 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * CU Anschutz Develops First Validated Tool to Measure Performance in Bone-Anchored Prosthesis Users after Amputation The COLD-TUG test shows that a leg prothesis anchored to bone is faster to don and doff than a traditional socket-style prosthesis By David Kelly A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * David Peloquin Co-Authors Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Article on Assessing Federal Policies to Reduce Economic Barriers to Clinical Trial Enrollment Health care partner David Peloquin co-authored an article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics discussing compensation to clinical trial participants and the extent to which it can cause study participants to lose acces more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 22 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Deal on patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products * New "compulsory licensing" regime agreed by EU co-legislators * Emergency products covered by patents to be immediately available to EU countries * Rights-holders to receive adequate compensation The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies th more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 20 (TNSres) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * Explore Geological Sites Throughout the Lone Star State with Texas Rocks! Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the release of the newest book in the Geology Rocks! series, Texas Rocks!: A Guide to Geological Sites in the Lone Star State. This is the first book GSA has published in this series since acquiring the Roadside Geology more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Partners With Atlanta Police on Department of Justice Initiative Georgia State University's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology will receive a $200,000, three-year grant to join the Atlanta Police Department as a research partner on the Department of Justice initiative to establish an Atlanta Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC). Crime Gun Intelligence Centers dramatically increase  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 24 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * If a Tree Falls in the Forest, Was it a Pine? UVA Researchers Can Make a Good Guess By Zeina Mohammed If you're wondering why squirrels seem to vastly outnumber raccoons - or why certain car brands dominate city streets - a team of University of Virginia researchers may be able to help. Some species are abundant while most are rare. For nearly a century, scientists have sought a mathema more PR

LONDON, England, May 23 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial researchers elected as Fellows of Royal Society By Laura Gallagher, Lou Lee, Jack Stewart, Helen Wilkes and Kayleigh Brewer Imperial experts in public health, physics, materials and AI have been announced as new Fellows of the Royal Society. The four Imperial researchers elected as Fellows this year have expertise spanning string theory, clinical trials, artificial intelligence, and physical electro more PR

NEW YORK, May 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 22, 2025, to the New Criterion: * * * Valley Pique By Brian C. Anderson On The Technological Republic, by Alexander C. Karp & Nicholas W. Zamiska. n April 2018, a group of Google employees launched an internal revolt. They were outraged that their company, long associated with the lofty mission of "organizing the world's information," was involved in a far grittier enterprise: helping the U.S. m more PR

NEW YORK, May 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following commentary on May 22, 2025: * * * MI Responds: The Murders of Israeli Embassy Staff in DC By Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, Tal Fortgang Last night, a man opened fire on four people outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. Two victims, Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 30, died as a result. Both worked at the Israeli embassy in Washington. The suspect, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, shouted "Free Palestine!" b more PR

BREMERHAVEN, Germany, May 24 (TNSjou) -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release: * * * Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton AWI researchers examine the impact of heatwaves on the German Bight ecosystem Temperatures around the world continue to rise - and the North Sea is no exception. Yet, in addition to this gradual warming, increasingly frequent and intense heat events also have consequences for marine or more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Millions of HealthCare.gov Participants Face Coverage Loss Due to Burdensome Reenrollment Policies, According to New Research Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina and Emory University have published findings in JAMA Health Forum from a recent study on coverage retention and plan switching among Americans who obtain their healt more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 24 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Rial-Faigenbaum Delivers Keynote at International Conference in Italy Tamara Rial-Faigenbaum, Ph.D., specialist professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education, was an invited keynote speaker at the III International Conference GIS FRPP on Knowledge and Beliefs in Pelvic Health and Physiotherapy, held May 23-24 in Naples, Italy. The conference, organized by the Specialist Interest  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives: Study Shows Universal Laws Increase Helmet Use and Reduce Injury Severity Trauma center data reveals stark differences in outcomes between North Carolina and South Carolina motorcycle crash victims Key Takeaways * Helmet laws work (when they're universal): Motorcycle riders in North Carolina (with a universal helmet law) wore a helmet 94% of the time comp more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Moving pictures: Researchers use movies to diagnose EV battery failure Charging electric-vehicle batteries in Ithaca's frigid winter can be tough, and freezing temperatures also decrease the driving range. Hot weather can be just as challenging, leading to decomposition of battery materials and, possibly, catastrophic failure. For electric vehicles (EVs) to be widely accepted, safe and fast-charging lithium ion  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Presses FDA Commissioner on Senseless and Inefficient Mass Firings, Conflicts of Interest at FDA & Trump Admin Laying the Groundwork to Rip Away Mifepristone ICYMI : Murray Grills Trump's FDA Nominee on Cancellation of Critical Vaccine Meeting, Upholding Science on Mifepristone, Contraception WATCH : Senator Murray Q&A with Commissioner Makary Washington, D.C. -- Today, at a Senate Appro more PR

LONDON, England, May 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Mystery of "very odd" elasmosaur finally solved: one of North America's most famous fossils identified as new species Two individuals of Traskasaura sandrae hunt the ammonite Pachydiscus in the northern Pacific during the Late Cretaceous. Traskasaura sandrae, named in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology, was declared the Provincial Fossil of British Colum more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Lucy R. Simpson, executive director of the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Delivering Essential Public Health and Social Services to Native Americans - Examining Federal Programs serving Native Americans Across the Operating Divisions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services": * * * Thank you, Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Scha more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 23 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: * * * New Strategy for Screening Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy Patients, Study Shows A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows an improvement in screening rates for anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients with the implementation of an electronic health record (EHR)-based strategy. The findings appear online in the Journal of Clinical more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport's 70th anniversary of explosion demonstrates the importance of honoring Memorial Day NEWPORT, R.I. - On the morning of April 26, 1955, five civilian workers at the Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, a precursor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, were killed in an explosion during a test event. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that incident more PR

NEW YORK, May 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center Names Renowned Medical Oncologist as Section Chief & Disease Management Group Leader for Breast Cancer Medical Oncology N YU Langone Health's Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center just named Naomi Y. Ko, MD, MPH (link is external), a medical oncologist and renowned translational research more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 24 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * Offensive Records Smashed, Fitzgerald Debuts for Twins, Reds Grab Murray: Ten Things to Know in the American Association This Week MOORHEAD, Minn., May 22, 2025 - Offensive explosions, a big league debut and organizational signing and a little side charity work are all part of the American Association of Professional Baseball (@AA_Baseball) story these days. more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice method refines ultrapure diamond film fabrication for quantum and electronic applications Diamond is one of the most prized materials in advanced technologies due to its unmatched hardness, ability to conduct heat and capacity to host quantum-friendly defects. The same qualities that make diamond useful also make it difficult to process. Engineers and researchers who work with diamond for quantum sensors,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Scientists: Misleading UC Davis Wolf Article Requires Corrective Action SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Leading wildlife experts and wolf biologists today urged the University of California, Davis, to take corrective action after the school published a misleading article about wolves. The widely cited article outlines preliminary findings of a study on potential economic impacts to c more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, May 24 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Saluki Pride: Tsuchin 'Philip' Chu earns Scholar Excellence Award Tsuchin "Philip" Chu, professor in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Materials Engineering, is the 2025 winner of the Scholar Excellence Award at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The award recognizes and promotes outstanding research and creative endeavors and serves as a testament to the contributions of scholar more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 19 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Statistically significant and clinically meaningful BATURA Phase III trial results provide new evidence for AIRSUPRA as standard of care for as-needed rescue treatment in asthma AIRSUPRA demonstrated a 47% reduction in the risk of severe exacerbations in mild asthma compared with albuterol alone Positive full results from the BATURA Phase IIIb trial showed AstraZeneca's anti-inf more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 23 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Study discovers DNA switch that controls TB growth - and could help unlock its antibiotic resistance secrets The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford. The research helps explain why TB is so hard to treat with antibiotics and could pave the way for more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 24 (TNSrep) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals weakness in rare ovarian cancer tumors that may lead to improved treatment options Findings could suggest new targets for immunotherapy A recent study led by researchers at TGen, part of City of Hope, has revealed that dysfunctional gene splicing in a rare type of ovarian cancer may increase the likelihood of these cancers responding to immunotherapy treat more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, May 24 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * On the Path to a New TB Vaccine? Study published in Scientific Reports identifies a novel population of immune cells that could provide an alternative vaccine target STONY BROOK, NY, May 23, 2025 - There is no highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), which remains an infection of global concern. Charles Kyriakos Vorkas, MD, an infectious diseases phys more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 24 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Inventor Pioneers Breakthrough Cell Therapy For Patients With ALS And Other Devastating Diseases Dr. Simrit Parmar's novel treatment shows promising results in human trials, sparks first U.S.-Saudi clinical alliance and offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat diseases. Dr. Simrit Parmar, an associate professor in the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University and founder of the clinical-sta more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by William Norris, an associate professor at the Texas A&M University, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "National Economic Security, Advancing US Interests Abroad": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, Subcommittee Chairwoman Kim, Subcommittee Ranking Member Bera, and members of the committee & subcommittee, I thank you for the opportunity to speak today on the topi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * THIS WEEK IN CLIMATE (IN)ACTION - MAY 23, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering House Republicans' terrible billionaire tax scam and illegitimate CRAs in the Senate, and how states are advancing climate action against all odds. Be sure to f more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, May 20 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson) issued the following news release: * * * U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee votes in favor of the benefit-risk profile of DARZALEX FASPRO(R) (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma ODAC recommendation based on the positive progression-free survival and clinical benefit in the Phase 3 AQUILA study If appro more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 24 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Experimental economist explores overlooked aspects of human behavior Alumna Alessandra Cassar, now a professor at the University of San Francisco, found her path by working with UC Santa Cruz's Learning and Experimental Economics Projects (LEEPS) laboratory as a graduate student. By Allison Arteaga Soergel Despite an abundance of strong economic theory compiled over the decades more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 23 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Spot On: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center's Novel Discoveries and Treatments Advance Melanoma Care By Lauren Comander Doctors and researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, are making encouraging inroads in the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. As the nation pays homage to Melanoma Aware more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 24 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news: * * * Prof. Joshua Kassner Presents at Oxford on the Role of the Public in Health and Science Decision Making Joshua Kassner, professor of philosophy at The University of Baltimore and research fellows director for the Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement, recently gave a talk at the University of Oxford as part of his contribution to a special edition of Bioethics, a prestigious journal in applied ethi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 23 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * AI and partnerships are vital to tackling food contamination Study reveals a range of contaminants combined with emerging risks could lead to increased health hazards for people around the world. Global partnerships and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be key to addressing the growing challenges posed by food contamination, a new study reveals. The study, co-authored by Professor Lord John Krebs, f more PR

BRISTOL, England, May 23 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Moon's mysterious wobbling atmosphere like gyroscope, new research suggests The puzzling behaviour of Titan's atmosphere has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol for the first time. By analysing data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, a joint venture between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency, the team have shown that the thick, hazy atmosphere o more PR

BRISTOL, England, May 23 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Researchers make breakthrough in semiconductor technology set to supercharge 6G delivery Self-driving cars which eliminate traffic jams, getting a healthcare diagnosis instantly without leaving your home, or feeling the touch of loved ones based across the continent may sound like the stuff of science fiction. But new research, led by the University of Bristol and published today in the journal Nat more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, May 24 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for May 17-23, 2025: * * * The Associated Press, for a story picked up nationwide, and many local and regional media talked to Human Rights Center Executive Director Natalie Hudson about the NATO assembly in Dayton. AP also quoted faculty in other stories distributed widely. Three decades later, NATO parliamentarians head to the site of the Dayton Peace Accords (https://apnews.com/article/nato-delegat more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, May 23 -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Researcher helps highlight the importance of UK's maerl beds Professor Jason Hall-Spencer is a member of the steering group for the newly formed UK Maerl Forum A University of Plymouth researcher is part of a new group working to promote and protect some of the marine environment's most important, but underappreciated, habitats. Professor Jason Hall-Spencer has been studying maerl beds for several deca more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 23 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Doctors warn of magnetic toy dangers as study reveals hundreds of children hospitalised Parents are being warned against buying toys containing magnets after new data revealed that hundreds of children have been hospitalised from swallowing them. A study found that around 300 UK youngsters were admitted to A&E in a single year after ingesting the tiny metal items - with one in 10 requiring life-sav more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 23 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Study finds Reform voters more datable than Tories Reform voters enjoy more success on dating apps than Conservative voters, according to new research from the University of Southampton and Harvard University. The study, published in the Journal of Politics found that even left-wing voters are more likely to swipe right ('like') on a Reform voter's profile than a Conservative voter. Dating prefere more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 24 -- Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science issued the following news: * * * Scientists discover new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes By Mary-Lou Watkinson In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times the mass of the sun), and intermediate-mass black holes with masses somewhere in between. Whi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Van Orden's Vote to Slash Medicaid and SNAP "Terrifying" for Wisconsin Families Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : "...as many as 147,000 Wisconsinites could lose Medicaid coverage by 2034." Wisconsin Examiner : "The thought of losing Medicaid coverage 'is terrifying,' Wampole said" Yesterday, Derrick Van Orden cast a deciding vote to slash Medicaid and the Supple more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic? MIT scientists may have an answer Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up signs of a high magnetic field in lunar surface rocks. The moon itself has no inherent magnetism today. Now, MIT scientists may have solved the mystery. They propose that more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 24 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center issued the following news: * * * WVU Medicine Children's Physician Develops New Technique to Lessen Surgical Complications A WVU Medicine Children's physician has developed a new surgical technique to lessen complications for pediatric urology patients. Osama Al-Omar, MD, MBA, professor and chief of Pediatric Urology, spent the last three years working to eliminate urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF), one o more PR