ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 23 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * A universal sleep pattern could help strengthen, separate memories * In any given snooze, sleep cycles between non-REM and REM, but virtually always starts with non-REM. U-M research shows how this order could be crucial for keeping our memories straight. Study: Cholinergic modulation of neural networks supports sequential and complementary roles for NREM and REM states in memory consolidation (DOI more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Revolutionizing dental education: DCG instructor creates 3D teaching tool To be a good dentist, you have to have a keen eye for detail. You have to be able to perfectly file and shape a tooth for whatever restorative treatment you're trying to accomplish, or you could cause a new set of problems. Learning how to do this is imperative for a future dentist's career - and it's not the easiest thing  more PR

WACO, Texas, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Secret Specialists: Leopard Seals Are Reshaping Antarctica's Ecosystem Baylor-led study challenges assumptions about apex predators By Kelly Craine While leopard seals have long been labeled as dietary generalist predators, a new study led by researchers at Baylor University reveals that these Antarctic apex predators are anything but uniform in their feeding behavior. In fact, most individual leopard seals  more PR

LONDON, England, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The British Natural History Museum issued the following news release: * * * Common garden snail now considered venomous according to new study A new study has rewritten the definition of venom meaning that tens of thousands of additional species could now be considered venomous * New research calls for any species that manipulates the body of another organism by means of internally delivered toxins to be classified as venomous, for example snails, slugs a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 23, 2025: * * * De-Americanizing NATO: Could We? The US administration's diminishing interest in the North Atlantic alliance means Europe needs an alternative, and quickly. By Nicolas Tenzer Let us not be lulled by the illusions sometimes perpetuated by the conventional and polite language of diplomacy: the presence of the United States within the Atlantic alliance has become increasingly more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 23, 2025: * * * Europe -- Very Well, Alone How might Europe defend itself without the US? There are some plausible outline answers. By Amy Graham and Francis Harris In 2011, the withered remains of Europe's first defense union were taken to the European Union (EU) and given a quiet funeral. The Western European Union (WEU), born in 1955, was formally pronounced dead. Now that NATO and the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 23, 2025: * * * Gulag 2:0 -- Russia Reopens the Camps New legislation working its way through Russia's rubber-stamp parliament foreshadows a harsh crackdown across Putin's despotic state. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan Russia's FSB is working to build a new gulag. It's recreation, and the loud echoes of the Stalinist era may mark the moment the country returns to the status of an una more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 23, 2025: * * * US Anti-Nuclear Strikes Bring Russian Turbulence Kremlin propagandists are struggling to remain coherent as global crises proliferate. By Julia Davis The US strikes on Iran have triggered another jarring lurch of the Russian propaganda seesaw, whose ups and downs have characterized Kremlin propaganda under the presidency of Donald J. Trump. On one hand, government figures more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Reassignment Won't Fix the Largest-Ever Social Security Staffing Cut By Kathleen Romig and Devin O'Connor Over the past five months, the Trump Administration has forced the Social Security Administration (SSA) through a radical transformation that threatens to disrupt services for the largely older and severely disabled people who most rely on the agency./[1] The Trump Administrati more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Davis Polk's Meta and WhatsApp trial victory recognized among top verdicts by the Daily Journal Davis Polk's trial victory and unanimous jury verdict in favor of Meta and WhatsApp, ordering NSO Group to pay $168 million in damages for its 2019 spyware attack targeting WhatsApp, were recognized in the Daily Journal's weekly Verdicts & Settlements section, which honors recent notable verdicts and settleme more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Despite the L.A. Fires, Texas Outpaced California in 2025 Q1 Insurance Claims * WASHINGTON - The tragic and historic wildfires in Los Angeles this past January have driven the cost of insurance claims upward in 2025, but even with that event, California still did not lead the nation in the first quarter of the year in overall claims. That honor w more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Farshad Rajabipour named Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head * Farshad Rajabipour, the John and Harriette Shaw Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Penn State, effective July 1. The promotion follows his service as interim department head since July 2023 and as a Penn Stat more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23 (TNSjou) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * How Artificial Delegates Can Help Us Act More Socially - Yet Still Fail to Achieve Collective Goals "Thinking that you can leave everything to technology without investing in it yourself is a dangerous illusion." * Can artificial delegates--autonomous agents that make decisions on our behalf--help us reach better outcomes in situations where collective failure looms, such as clima more PR

PASADENA, California, June 23 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Genetic Code Enables Zebrafish to Mend Damaged Organs * Zebrafish have the remarkable and rare ability to regrow and repair their hearts after damage. New research from Caltech and UC Berkeley has identified the circuit of genes controlling this ability and offers clues about how a human heart might someday be repaired after damage, such as a heart attack or in cases of congenital heart d more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23 -- The Council of the European Union posted the following news release: * * * Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: EU imposes restrictive measures on five Syrian individuals associated with the former Assad regime for supporting crimes against humanity and for fueling sectarian violence * The Council today imposed restrictive measures under the European Union Global Human Rights Sanctions regime on five persons responsible for serious human rights violations and a more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Bruce Fischer Named 'Top Real Estate Lawyer' by Daily Journal * IRVINE, Calif. - June 23, 2025 - Bruce Fischer, chair of the West Coast Real Estate Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been named to the Daily Journal 's "Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers 2025" list. The accolade honors the top California lawyers specializin more PR

IRVINE, California, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Heart valve developed at UC Irvine shines in early-stage preclinical testing Iris Valve aims to treat very young children with congenital cardiac defects * UC Irvine researchers designed and developed a minimally invasive replacement pulmonary heart valve. * Created for pediatric patients, the device can be expanded as children grow, eliminating the need for multiple s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Evans Urges Polis to Remove Illegal Immigrants from State Medicaid * In case you missed it... Congressman Gabe Evans is fighting to save Medicaid for Coloradans by urging Governor Jared Polis to stop providing free taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants. Colorado's sanctuary state policy currently covers illegal immigrants with state funds, thus prioritizing benefits for more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 23 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * IMAAVYTM (nipocalimab-aahu) showed greater sustained disease control versus approved FcRn blockers for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) at multiple timepoints over 24 weeks in newly published indirect treatment comparison (ITC) * SPRING HOUSE, Pa., (June 23, 2025) - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced new data from an indirect treatment comparison (IT more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following "notice" (No. 2025-27) on June 23, 2025, entitled "Interim Simplified Method for Determining Applicable Corporation Status; Waiver of Certain Additions to Tax under Section 6655". * * * SECTION 1. OVERVIEW This notice provides interim guidance regarding the application of the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) and relief from certain additions to tax for an applicable corporation's underpayment of estimated tax und more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, June 24 -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news: * * * Journal of Emergency Nursing Inducted into Nursing Journal Hall of Fame International Academy of Nursing Editors honors JEN for 50 years of contributions to nursing knowledge. * In addition to celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Journal of Emergency Nursing reached another significant milestone with its induction into the Nursing Journal Hall of Fame by the International Academy of more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 24 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Man of steel: Missouri S&T graduate confirms new methods to reduce steel defects By Greg Edwards When ultra-strong steel parts are made for vehicles, military equipment and heavy manufacturing, a single crack or distortion during production can lead to costly delays and wasted materials. A recent Missouri S&T Ph.D. graduate says his research offers new methods to potentially reduce thes more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Does generative AI actually enhance creativity in the workplace? New research from MIT Sloan finds generative AI boosts employee creativity -- but only for those who actively reflect on and adapt how they use it. * CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 23, 2025 - Businesses and organizations worldwide are increasingly integrating generative AI tools  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU researchers use nanomedicine and artificial intelligence to diagnose diseases -- a biology first Why this matters: * Researchers from Michigan State University and their partners have found new biological clues that could help doctors detect prostate cancer and heart disease earlier. * This is the first time scientists have used a mix of tiny medical tools, or nanomedicine, artificial more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Small Study Shows Increase in MS Disease Activity in Men Taking Hormone Therapy A small study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic showed higher or sustained disease activity among older men with multiple sclerosis (MS) taking drugs that reduce levels of the male sex hormone, androgen, compared to untreated men. Background: With age, inflammation slows down, and individuals with MS have a lower likelih more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Niagara University in Ontario Faculty and Students Contribute to Journal of Classroom Research in Literacy By Lisa McMahon Several members of the Niagara University in Ontario community have contributed to the 2025 issue of the Journal of Classroom Research in Literacy, an online, peer-reviewed publication that highlights research conducted by teacher candidates and teachers. Dr. Carol Doyle-Jo more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU discovery suggests new avenue for repairing brain function Publication in the journal Nature reveals structure and conformation of key receptors in synapses of the brain's cerebellum By Erik Robinson For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors connecting neurons in the brain's cerebellum, which is located  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Weekly semaglutide improves blood sugar and weight in adults with Type 1 diabetes A double-blind clinical trial shows promising results By Angela Yeager A new clinical trial found that taking a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug once weekly significantly improves blood sugar and leads to substantial weight loss in adults with Type 1 diabetes who use automated insulin delivery syste more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Repeated Exposure to Wildfires Can Incrementally Increase Heart Failure Risk * Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may increase the risk of heart failure (HF), especially in older adults, women and vulnerable populations, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology. In this first national, population-based study t more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 24 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Research flight 'a giant leap' for Missouri S&T Moon researchers By Greg Edwards On a Friday afternoon in May, four Missouri S&T seniors wore flight suits and experienced the Moon's gravity as part of a flight-testing project supported by NASA's Flight Opportunities program. The next day, they traded their suits for caps and gowns and crossed the stage at S&T's commencement ceremony wit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Senate Banking Democrats Shamefully Pick Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's "Key Ally" and House Republicans' Witness for a One-Sided Pro-Crypto Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and CEO of Better Markets, issued the follo more PR

NEW YORK, June 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Social & Economic Factors Explain Why Black Patients Lose Less Weight After Bariatric Surgery Than Other Groups * W eight loss surgery has long been an effective treatment for the more than 40 percent of American adults struggling with obesity. Previous studies have shown that Black patients lose less weight overall followin more PR

RESTON, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Announces 2025 Fellows * NEW ORLEANS (June 23, 2025) -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) recognized seven new Fellows today during a plenary session at the society's 2025 Annual Meeting, held June 21-24. The SNMMI Fellowship was established in 2016 to recognize distinguish more PR

TYLER, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Stroke risk is increased in women who experience any of five common pregnancy complications, according to UTHealth Houston research By Taylor Medlin Women who experienced any of five common pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, faced a higher risk of stroke even decades after giving birth, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Hous more PR

BUFFALO, New York, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB surgeons use computer-assisted surgery to reduce head size Published paper reveals pros, cons of digital planning in cases of hydrocephalic macrocephaly * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Up to 5% of infants today are born with abnormally large heads, a condition known as macrocephaly. While it can be genetic, the condition is often caused by hydrocephalus, or an imbal more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * CBD Might Help Children with Autism, but More Research Needed In the first controlled clinical trial of CBD in boys with autism, two-thirds of participants showed behavioral improvements with treatment, but there was also a significant placebo effect. By Miles Martin Researchers at the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at University of California San Diego School of  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Could a Busier Social Life Be a Very Early Sign of Alzheimer's? Many experts believe that social isolation is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. But a new study, led by UC San Francisco and Boston University, examined the social habits and genetic data of half a million Britons whose average age was 56, and found that the disease may make them more soci more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Novel Therapy Saves Patient with Severe Heart Inflammation UCSF physician-scientists uncover new treatment protocol for acute fulminant myocarditis. * Acute myocarditis, or sudden inflammation of the heart, causes mild symptoms in most cases, but about 10% of acute myocarditis cases can be sudden and severe, leading to cardiac arrhythmias, heart pump fail more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH researchers link dolphin strandings to infectious disease that can spread to humans University of Hawaii at Manoa's Health and Stranding Lab (UHHSL) scientists are concerned after three striped dolphins stranded on east Oahu shorelines over seven days and tested positive for Brucella ceti, a bacterial infection that can transfer from animals to humans. The UH researchers say th more PR

FLINT, Michigan, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint researchers Donaldson and LaCosse bridging the gap in STEM education for Flint's children By Kat Oak How do we prepare our children for careers that do not yet exist? The rapid pace of technological development in areas such as artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, likely creating new jobs that we cannot even imagine today. For Flint's children, decades of underin more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to new genetic method A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer--before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the method and believe it has the potential to save lives worldwide more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * New research warns of digital dependency in primary schools Danish primary schools have become dependent on Google technologies. This threatens privacy, democracy, and educational autonomy, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. * In January 2024, the Danish Data Protection Agency ruled that the use of Google Chromebooks in Danish primary schools does not comply with E more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * Sustainable synthesis of biomolecules and pharmaceuticals Chemists at FAU develop a procedure that makes external catalysts superfluous * In future, it may be possible to produce bioactive molecules and pharmaceuticals without reverting to using enzymes or metals as external catalysts. Chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have developed a procedure during more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers unearth big possum that lived around 60 million years ago in Texas' Big Bend National Park They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient near-marsupials scientists call Swaindelphys. Paleontologists from the University of Kansas have described for the first time a species of Swaindelphys discovered in Texas' Big Bend Nati more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers work to perfect conservation signs in nature reserves A University of Kansas professor is headed to the beaches of Lake Tahoe this summer to continue his experiments refining the best types of nature-conservation signage. Jeremy Shellhorn, professor in the KU School of Architecture & Design, and his University of Montana colleague and fellow Leave No Trace science team member, William  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Research recommends several legal reforms to preserve groundwater in southwest By Alexa Skonieski If you live in the Southwest, you've likely heard the grim warning: water is in short supply. Due to rising temperatures, increased water demand, and relaxed regulations, the Western United States is facing a critical situation. This is why a University of New Mexico law professor has been  more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Applied research project with Pensacola Police introduces innovative patrol planning tool to enhance community safety An applied research project led by Dr. Nicholas Hasan Buker, chair and professor in the Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies at the University of West Florida, has produced a new evid more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB Study Suggests Combination Thyroid Therapy May Reduce Dementia and Mortality Risk in Hypothyroidism A major new study led by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch suggests that standard treatment for hypothyroidism may not fully protect patients from long-term risks such as dementia and premature death--even when thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels ar more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, June 23 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * UW helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new telescope and the world's largest digital camera. Officials in Washington, D.C., unv more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Data from fluorescence imaging can improve outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery: study Research found that using data collected both during surgery and after a tumor's removal can help guide surgeons in achieving a negative margin in cancer resection. * A study published in the journal JAMA Surgery demonstrated the benefits of using fluorescence-guided imaging to asse more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on xxxdate by xxxx: * * * Welcoming Remarks * Thank you, Ales, and thank you to the Czech National Bank (CNB) for hosting this year's conference. The CNB also supported this conference in 2017. It is wonderful to have such a great relationship between the International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB) and one of our sponsoring institutions. I would like to take a few minutes as the outgoing managing editor of the IJCB  more PR