EVANSTON, Illinois, June 30 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy * Link to: Northwestern Now Story (https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/06/ai-matches-doctors-in-mapping-lung-tumors-for-radiation-therapy/) * Study trained and tested the tool using CT scans from over 1,000 lung cancer patients * It can flag tumor areas some doctors may overlook in radiation planning * First deep learn more PR

PASADENA, California, June 30 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * AI-Assisted Technique Offers Safe, Effective, Painless Breast Imaging Alternative * A Caltech-led team has developed a safe, effective, and painless breast imaging technique that incorporates machine learning to help differentiate between suspicious and healthy tissue. The method has now been tested on patients and performs as well as or better than other conventional breast imaging techn more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Survey Finds Some Confusion Over Mammogram Guidelines Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey question by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that some Americans appear to be confused about when women with an average risk of breast  more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, June 30 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Innovative clip-off chemistry for organic molecules Researchers at the ICN2 and the UAB have developed a novel strategy to obtain different types of organic molecules by breaking down their molecular structures. This technique enables fast and precise production of these molecules without having to use traditional chemical synthesis. The results pave the way for simple and efficient production more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Barbara Meili Named to Sports Business Journal's 'Game Changers: Women in Sports Business' 2025 Class * NEW YORK - JUNE 30, 2025 - Barbara Meili, vice chair of the Global Entertainment & Media Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, co-chair of the Sports Business Industry Group, and chair of the New York Entertainment & Media Practice, has been named to the 15th class of S more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover 'new physics' to manipulate particles in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves Technique will aid biomedical testing, drug development and other fields By Chris Kocher Researchers from Binghamton University, North Carolina State University, Harvard Medical School and Duke University have observed a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 30, 2025: * * * Europe's 5% Pledge Must Buy 10-Fold Edge Israel's military campaign against Iran shows the way for NATO's defense spending boost. By Noam Perski NATO's decision in The Hague to spend 5% of GDP on defense and security by 2035 looks bold on paper, but money will deter only if it underwrites dominance, not faint advantage. The 12-day Iran-Israel clash that began on June 13 sho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 30, 2025: * * * German Tech Policy Shows New Ambition Chancellor Friedrich Merz is moving fast to reinvigorate Germany's economy. Tech is key. By Reinhard Butikofer When Christian and Social Democrats formed a new government, the prospects seemed bleak. The same coalition governed Germany for 16 years from 2005 to 2021, allowing strategic weaknesses to develop and fester. Under Chancellor A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 30, 2025: * * * Secret Weapon: History The pseudohistorical "Litvinism" is stirring discord between Lithuania and Belarus. By Edward Lucas A half-forgotten, half-baked theory which argues that modern-day Belarus is the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania might seem as arcane and trivial as arguments about the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire. But regardless of its questionable fact more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychological Association posted the following news release: * * * Cool is cool wherever you are * From Chile to China, cultures vary greatly around the globe, but people in at least a dozen countries agree about what it means to be cool, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.  The researchers conducted experiments with almost 6,000 participants from countries around the world and foun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 29, 2025: * * * Crapo: One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers Historic Tax Relief, Achieves Record Savings Washington, D.C.--Ahead of Senate debate on President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy and federal health care programs, explained the bill prevents massi more PR

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Finding Suggests Treatment Approach for Autoimmune Diseases * A n engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type 1 diabetes, hepatitis, and multiple sclerosis, shows a new study in mice. In these autoimmune diseases, T cells mistakenly target the body's own tissues instea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Trump's energy dominance plans driving manufacturing renaissance in Milwaukee * Over the weekend, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin highlighted President Trump's leadership in revitalizing American manufacturing and Powering the Great American Comeback following his visit to Komatsu's South Harbor fact more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Invasive Adirondack smallmouth bass evolve to counter control efforts * Decades of efforts to eradicate invasive smallmouth bass from a midsized Adirondack lake have led to a surprising result: The bass rapidly evolved to grow faster and invest more in early reproduction, leading to an even larger population of smaller fish. A study published June 9 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Tens of Thousands of Heart Attacks and Strokes Could Be Avoided Each Year if Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Were Used According to Guidelines New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs--and estimates public health benefits of closing those gaps * A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has iden more PR

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 30, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Data Is Changing Shareholder Capitalism By Allison Schrager Corporations should still strive to maximize investor returns, but in some cases, other values should take precedence. If America's CEOs have learned one lesson over the last half decade, it's this: Avoid politics. It is the right lesson -- as usual, Milton Friedman was correct, the primary purpos more PR

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 29, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * AI Can Keep Truck Drivers Awake By Jordan McGillis Why do the Teamsters oppose new tech that will save lives? Late one night in June 2021, a tanker-truck driver on Phoenix's Red Mountain Freeway barreled through a line of stopped cars at more than 60 miles an hour, leaving mangled metal and broken bodies in his wake. Four people were killed, 11 injure more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU researchers map the worldwide threat of antibiotic resistance in livestock waste Why this matters: * According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat, killing at least 1.27 million people worldwide and associated with nearly 5 million deaths in 2019. * This study shows that livestock manure is a major reservoir for antibiotic  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU study: Friendships between queer people can improve well-being -- but there's nuance Friendship is essential to well-being. Friends bring joy, a sense of acceptance, belonging and support in times of need. For queer people, finding others who share the same identity can build connection support and solidarity, leading to feelings of validation and acceptance that are difficult to receive more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 1 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU review of bird migration research method published in premier journal When you think of migrating birds, you may picture something like geese flying overhead in their distinctive V-formation. But what about the many species of birds that migrate at night? For these species, researchers rely on indirect observation methods to study their paths, habits and behaviors. New Mexico  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic 'cold blob,' scientists find * A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob" has been linked to weakening ocean currents that help regulate global climate -- called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). A team of scientists led by Penn State more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * THC undetectable after withdrawal period in cows fed hemp byproduct CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study examined feeding a hemp byproduct to cows and found that the trace amounts of psychoactive THC in hemp were undetectable in the milk and edible tissue of cows if they were weaned off the byproduct before milking or processing. The findings are significant because the hemp byproducts, known as s more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Psychologists urge an end to labeling antisocial traits as 'dark' A VCU professor and colleagues argue in a scholarly article that the term is stigmatizing, misleading and problematic. By Brian McNeill Psychologists have long used the term "dark" to describe antisocial traits. For example, the "Dark Triad" commonly refers to narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism. But a new article argues t more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Rare achievement: UTA undergrad publishes research Caroline King's research on rural midwifery was published in a peer-reviewed nursing journal * Caroline King didn't expect to get involved in research when she arrived at The University of Texas at Arlington. But after joining the Honors College and taking a job with the Center for Rural Health and Nursing, she found hersel more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Publicly Insured Patients with Opioid Addiction Are Less Likely to Receive Treatment Services By Greg Bruno A Rutgers analysis of medical records reveals sharp disparities in use of drug addiction services based on insurance type As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 30 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Seasonal allergies caused by fungal spores now start three weeks earlier under climate change * A first-of-its-kind study led by the University of Michigan has 'implications for both ecosystem processes and human health' Study: Fungal spore seasons advanced across the US over two decades of climate change (DOI: 10.1029/2024GH001323) Although many of us spend allergy season cursing out plant polle more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil & Colleagues Commemorate Civil War Hero Col. Hans Christian Heg * Muskego, WI - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and community leaders for the dedication of the Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office in Muskego, Wisconsin. Steil joined Fitzgerald in sponsoring H.R. 7199 (link is external), which was signed into law renaming the post office to  more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Stony Brook Medicine Urology Team Among First in Nation to Use New Technology to Monitor Bladder Dysfunction in Patients Stony Brook, NY -- June 30, 2025 -- Dr. Jason Kim and Dr. Steven Weissbart of the Women's Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) have successfully performed one of the nation's first--and the East more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 30 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Study: Alzheimer's blood biomarker tests less reliable in some populations * Recent research revealed that blood biomarker tests for Alzheimer's disease are less reliable for Black patients than for other ethnic and racial groups. Experts advise patients and physicians to proceed with caution when looking at results. A study by researchers at Rutgers University in Ne more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 30 [Category: Media] -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Survey Finds Some Confusion Over Mammogram Guidelines * Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey question by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that some Americans appear to be confused about when women with an average risk of breast cancer should begin a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Tillis Retirement "Leaves Republicans Scrambling" while Democrats "Scored a Massive New Pickup Opportunity" * Wall Street Journal editorial board : "Trump Puts the Senate in Play in 2026 [...] The GOP pickup opportunities are few, so with Mr. Tillis's departure the Senate is in play for 2026" A wave of news coverage highlights trouble for Republicans as Thom Til more PR

MACAU, China, June 30 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: * * * UM achieves breakthrough in deep-brain angiography A research team led by Associate Professor Liu Tzu-Ming and Research Assistant Professor Xu Changhuo in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with a team led by Distinguished Visiting Professor Tang Ben Zhong and Research Professor Lam Wing Yip at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Dangerous Variant of Salmonella Still Not Eradicated The infectious and multi-resistant cattle disease Salmonella Dublin can be fatal to both humans and animals and causes significant losses for farmers. Although Denmark has attempted to eradicate the disease since 2008, it has not yet succeeded. A study from the University of Copenhagen points to possible reasons - and the necessary solutio more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Researchers find serious flaws in trials with adult ADHD patients Millions of adults around the world are diagnosed with ADHD every year, and there is a great need for research in the field. However, much clinical research on adult ADHD suffers from serious methodological shortcomings that make it difficult to use the results in practice, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Labels are everything: New study reveals role of popularity in news articles By Savannah Peat 'Most read' versus 'most shared' titles influence audience engagement News readers often click on articles not based on topic but rather the behavior of their fellow audience members, according to new research from the University of Georgia. And the way that news organizations label those articles coul more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * AI chatbots could spread 'fake news' with serious health consequences Trust your doctor, not a chatbot. That's the stark lesson from a world-first study that demonstrates why we shouldn't be taking health advice generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Chatbots can easily be programmed to deliver false medical and health information, according to an international team of rese more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Horses lead the way in helping children heal from trauma A new Australian study is shining a spotlight on the healing power of horses, revealing that equine-assisted therapy could help address the growing mental health crisis among children. As childhood mental illness rates spiral, compounded by lengthy waiting times for counsellors and the limitations of many conventional tre more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * 3D Printing Breakthrough Paves Way for Next-Gen Medical Devices and Stretchable Electronics AUSTIN, Texas -- Inspired by how nature blends toughness and flexibility, such as the rigid structure of bone surrounded by pliable cartilage, all with elegant and precise geometric properties, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a fast, precise new 3D printing method that seam more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Republicans Block Sen. Ossoff's Amendment to Prevent Increases to Georgians' Health Insurance Premiums * Average Georgia family of 4 with 2 kids could see health premiums rise by over $2,000 per year without Sen. Ossoff's amendment WATCH: Sen. Ossoff remarks on Senate floor This is an external link Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's amendment to stop Georgians' health insurance p more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Why quitting a job you used to love is OK * People who are passionate about their work, but then become less engaged in it, may stay at the job due to an exaggerated fear that others will judge them harshly for quitting. But new research out of the ILR School reveals that others actually see the benefit of quitting a job because it may free up time to pursue a different, more engaging professional passion in a d more PR