BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Amy Jane Longo Named One of Los Angeles Business Journal's "Women of Influence" Litigation & enforcement partner Amy Jane Longo has been included in the Los Angeles Business Journal 's annual "Women of Influence: Attorneys" special section to showcase top women leaders in law across the Los Angeles region. Amy was recognized for her more than 25 years' experience in securit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Putin Flouts Peace Talks & Targets Ukrainian Civilians, Reed Urges Trump to Impose Tough Sanctions on Russia VIDEO: Sen. Reed delivers remarks on latest in Ukraine CRANSTON, RI - As Russia steps up its targeting of Ukraine, with nearly 400 Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian cities over the past few days, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to demonstrate his commitment to the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release: * * * ASH and ISTH Publish Revised Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism New clinical guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants over current standard of care in many children The American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) released new and updated clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of pediatric ve more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The Association for Molecular Pathology issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Association for Molecular Pathology Releases Series of Reports Defining Core Bioinformatics Competencies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories Three interrelated Body of Knowledge papers outline roles and required skills for bioinformaticians with respect to molecular diagnostics, clinical bioinformatics, clinical laboratory regulation and data security The more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families More Than 2 Million Children Live in Households That Would Lose at Least Some SNAP Benefits; SNAP Could End in Some States Entirely By Katie Bergh, Dottie Rosenbaum and Wesley Tharpe Summary The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut nearly $30 more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 29 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Commission welcomes lifting of EU economic sanctions on Syria The European Commission welcomes the Council's decision to lift EU economic sanctions on Syria. The legal acts - jointly proposed by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, and adopted today - implement the political decision taken by the Foreign Affairs Council  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 29 -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr One of California's Top Women Lawyers Labor and employment partner and San Francisco office leader Cheryl Orr was named by the Daily Journal as one of the "Top Women Lawyers" for 2025. The Daily Journal annually recognizes women attorneys who demonstrate excellent legal and leadership skills in California. This is the eleventh time that Orr has been included on more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Vance in Vegas: A $1 Million Fundraiser With a Side of Crypto Grifts In response to JD Vance's appearance at a Bitcoin conference today, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Just last week, Donald Trump threw a lavish dinner for foreign nationals and billionaires funnelling money into his crypto scheme to buy favors from the White House. As Trump continues to skyrocket prices  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Requests Information from FDA on How the Agency Will Regulate Prescription Drug Advertisements Following Cuts May 27, 2025 Drug manufacturers in the United States spend approximately $6 billion annually on commercials, Durbin has introduced bipartisan legislation to address Big Pharma's deceptive advertisements WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a l more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * The FTC Should Return to Pursuing a Balanced Regulatory Approach Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) public inquiry into the impact of federal regulations on competition, with the goal of identifying and reducing anti-competitive regulatory barriers. Our comments urged the Commission to return to a balanced regulatory approach by res more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: * * * Gene editing disrupts Huntington's mutation in mice Making single-letter edits in stretches of repeated DNA stopped or reversed the genetic change that causes Huntington's disease and Friedreich's ataxia. Broad Institute researchers have developed a way to edit the genetic sequences at the root of Huntington's disease and Friedreich's ataxia. The conditions are two of more than 40 severe neurol more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Insights from megacryst-included zircon dates on the spatial extent of magma mixing in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California, USA." Here are excerpts: * * * Insights from megacryst-included zircon dates on the spatial extent of magma mixing in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California, USA The spatial extent of mixing between separately emplaced batches more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Modeling individual-level and population-level nest success of California Condors from movement data." Here are excerpts: * * * Modeling individual-level and population-level nest success of California Condors from movement data The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a critically endangered species with populations that are not currently self- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Using subducting plate motion to constrain Cascadia slab geometry and interface strength." Here are excerpts: * * * Using subducting plate motion to constrain Cascadia slab geometry and interface strength Subduction zones are home to multiple geohazards driven by the evolution of the regional tectonics, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landsl more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, May 28 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * In nature's math, freedoms are fundamental # The Takeaway CSHL Associate Professors Justin Kinney and David McCandlish have developed a unified theory for mathematical parameters known as gauge freedoms. Their new formulas will allow scientists to interpret research results much faster and with greater confidence. The development could prove fundamental for future e more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 29 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Johnson & Johnson MedTech Announces New Clinical Data for the MONARCH Platform for Robotically-Assisted Bronchoscopy SANTA CLARA, Calif. - May 28, 2025 -- Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in surgical technologies and solutions, today announced that results from the TARGET study have been published by CHEST Journal. This landmark study demonstrated that cli more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kate Cahoy and Gretchen Hoff Varner Named Top Women Lawyers PALO ALTO/SAN FRANCISCO-- The Daily Journal has named Kate Cahoy and Gretchen Hoff Varner to its 2025 Top Women Lawyers list, a recognition of the top women lawyers in California. Kate is a partner in Covington's Palo Alto office and serves as co-chair of the firm's Class Action Practice Group and Technology Industry Group. She uses her substantial more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 28 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Ordered Republicans To Block Bill Limiting Corporate Home Purchases As home prices in Las Vegas outpace the rest of the country, Joe Lombardo ordered Republican legislators to block a bill that would limit large corporations and corporate investors from buying more than 100 homes a year and prevent them from inflating housing costs and pricing working families out of the market. Reportin more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: * * * Making antibiotics more potent against drug-resistant bacteria Scientists find combinations of known antibiotics and other molecules that, together, have greater bacteria-killing power. Researchers have created a pipeline for discovering unique combinations of molecules that increase the effectiveness of antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria. The team, led by scientists at the Broad Instit more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, May 28 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall researchers officially identify new genus of plesiosaur Marshall University researchers, working with an international investigative team from Chili and Canada, have identified a group of fossils as belonging to a new genus of sea creature, unlike any previously known. Traskasaura sandrae, officially named in the new study, was a 39-foot-long, long-necked creature with large, sharp and  more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 28 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Meet the outstanding faculty scholars shaping K-State as a next-gen land-grant university Eleven Kansas State University professors -- with teaching and research expertise ranging from groundwater quality to swine diseases to 18th-century British literature -- have been named University Outstanding Scholars. Created in 2024 as part of the Next-Gen K-State strategic plan, this prestigious honor underscores t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy released a report in May 2025 titled "Plan or Panic? Michigan Needs a Pandemic Strategy," authored by Michael Van Beek. The report critiques Michigan's current approach to pandemic preparedness, arguing that the state lacks a useful and specific plan to deal with future public health crises. The report contends that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' latest pandemic response plan, issued in July 2024, is ov more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 28 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Compassion Makes Employees More Resilient When Employers Behave Badly New research finds that the more compassionate people are, the better able they are to deal with broken promises in the workplace. Specifically, the study suggests that compassion makes employees tougher: more emotionally resilient, higher performing, and less likely to seek new work when they feel their empl more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 28 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Huge sea-urchin populations are overwhelming Hawaii's coral reefs As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs in Hawaii past the point of recovery. The phenomenon is described in a new study that uses on-site field work and airborne imagery to track the hea more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, May 29 -- Perkins Coie, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Partners Sarah Piepmeier and Barbara Schussman Named Daily Journal 2025 Top Women Lawyers SAN FRANCISCO (May 28, 2025)--Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that San Francisco-based partners, Sarah Piepmeier and Barbara Schussman, have been recognized by the Daily Journal as 2025 Top Women Lawyers in California. Sarah, an Intellectual Property (IP) partner and member of the firm's Executive Comm more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn students innovate in the time of AI Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools. Academic year 2024-25 was a milestone for artificial intelligence at Penn: It saw the introduction of the Penn AI Council, the launch of the Penn AI Initiative, the opening of Amy  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * PESP joins 16 organizations in urging the DOJ to prioritize stronger antitrust enforcement in healthcare PESP and several leading organizations, including the American Economic Liberties Project, Americans for Financial Reform, and Community Catalyst, have joined forces to urge the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to prioritize and strengthen antitrust enforcement in the healthcare sector. The more PR

LONDON, England, May 28 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * PIVOT-PO phase III study for tebipenem HBr stopped early for efficacy following review by Independent Data Monitoring Committee * If approved, tebipenem HBr could be the first oral carbapenem antibiotic for US patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) * Data to be part of a planned US FDA filing in H2 2025 * An  more PR

DEAKIN, Australia, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The Public Health Association of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Research reveals strong public support for government action on sugary and sweetened drinks Public health experts are urging the new Albanese Government to prioritise tackling obesity, with new research showing widespread public support for the implementation of strong measures to curb the consumption of sugary and sweetened beverages. The representative survey of more  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 29 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Raffi Zerounian Named 2025 WIPR Leader Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce that Los Angeles Market Leader and Partner Raffi Zerounian has been included among World Intellectual Property Review's 2025 Leaders list. This year's edition marks WIPR's most selective to date, reflecting the "very best of the global IP legal profession and top-tier patent, trademark, and copyright attorn more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Rationale engineering generates a compact new tool for gene therapy Scientists at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have re-engineered a compact RNA-guided enzyme they found in bacteria into an efficient, programmable editor of human DNA. The protein they created, called NovaIscB, can be adapted to make precise changes to th more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Resetting the fight-or-flight response Being cut off in traffic, giving a presentation or missing a meal can all trigger a suite of physiological changes that allows the body to react swiftly to stress or starvation. Critical to this "fight-or-flight" or stress response is a molecular cycle that results in the activation of Protein Kinase A (PKA), a protein involved in everything from metab more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 28 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Study suggests food industry messaging should take cues from anti-tobacco success Study: Adapting anti-tobacco messages to ultraprocessed foods: Message framing's impact on attitudes toward the food industry Researchers have proposed transforming the narrative on ultraprocessed foods by mirroring the strategies that have successfully reshaped public perceptions of tobacco. By spotlighting the aggres more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 28 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI scientists contribute to uncovering ongoing surface modification on Jupiter's moon Europa May 28, 2025 -- A series of experiments led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Ujjwal Raut support spectral data recently collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that found evidence that the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is constantly changing. Europa's surfac more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 28 -- The Council of the European Union posted the following news release: * * * Syria: EU adopts legal acts to lift economic sanctions on Syria, enacting recent political agreement The Council has adopted legal acts lifting all economic restrictive measures on Syria, with the exception of those based on security grounds. The adoption formalises the political decision announced on 20 May 2025, and aims at supporting the Syrian people in reuniting and rebuilding a new, i more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, May 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 27th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly A fun part about doing a word search puzzle is that after you find a word, it seems to stand out from the rest of the letters on the page. The same can happen with scientific publications--some words or phrases just seem to jump off the page. Here are a few examples from this week. Unwindi more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Understanding cultural differences in salt usage may help lower consumption Research Highlights: * An analysis of data from a national health survey conducted before the pandemic found that pizza, soup and chicken are some of the main sources of sodium (salt) intake for people in all racial and ethnic groups. The study also showed clear differences among adults based on ra more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Geothermal gases offer strong evidence of a Superplume beneath East Africa Sophisticated chemical analysis of volcanic gases from Kenya have provided the first evidence that a vast mass of deep Earth material lies beneath East Africa. An international team of scientists led by Professor Fin Stuart from the University of Glasgow, working in partnership with the Kenya Geothermal Development Company more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * New Study offers guidance to improve access to rabies vaccine in underserved areas of Kenya and Tanzania, ultimately preventing deaths A new study published in the journal Vaccine reveals that improvements in the supply chain and delivery of human rabies vaccines in Tanzania and Kenya could significantly reduce preventable deaths and ensure more efficient use of health budgets. The study was cond more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Humans are seasonal creatures, according to our circadian rhythms Study: Seasonal timing and interindividual differences in shiftwork adaptation (DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01678-z) It's tempting to think that, with our fancy electric lights and indoor bedrooms, humanity has evolved beyond the natural influence of sunlight when it comes to our sleep routines. But new research from the Universi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Majority of UK hospitals failing to screen older surgical patients for frailty New research from the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the University of Nottingham reveals that nearly three-quarters (71%) of UK hospitals are not routinely screening older surgical patients aged 60 and older for frailty--despite clear evidence that frailty significantly increases the risk of com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, has released a report (No. FS-1264) titled "Forest Inventory and Analysis Fiscal Year 2023 Business Report" in May 2025. This comprehensive report details the program's activities, resources, accomplishments, and future plans for monitoring the nation's forest resources. For over 90 years, the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program has been crucial in providing essential information for managing and conservi more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * USU Study Leverages Machine Learning to Improve Suicide Risk Detection in Soldiers New research from Uniformed Services University indicates machine learning models significantly enhance the ability to predict suicide attempts among U.S. Army soldiers, a crucial step for military suicide prevention. By Vivian Mason Suicidal behavior remains a significant concern within the U.S. Army, p more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 29 (TNSrpt) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Study Leverages Machine Learning to Improve Suicide Risk Detection in Soldiers New research from Uniformed Services University indicates machine learning models significantly enhance the ability to predict suicide attempts among U.S. Army soldiers, a crucial step for military suicide prevention. By Vivian Mason Suicidal behavior remains a significant concern within the U.S more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Wiley posted the following news release: * * * Wiley and JULAC's Partnership Expands, Boosting Open Access Publishing in Hong Kong HOBOKEN, N.J. - May 28, 2025 - Wiley (NYSE: WLY), one of the world's largest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning, today announced its continued partnership with the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) in Hong Kong, and with this, welcomes the consortium's eighth and final m more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WISCONSIN VOTER: "Derrick Van Orden has an interesting way of doing one thing and then gaslighting us about his actions." [Letter to the Editor] Despite repeatedly promising he'd oppose cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Derrick Van Orden cast the deciding vote last week to slash both programs in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of his constituents. Wisconsinite more PR