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Research in Professional Journals Newsletter for 2025-07-09 ( 43 items )  
Aalto University: Quantum Record - Transmon Qubit Coherence Reaches Millisecond Threshold (10)
AALTO, Finland, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New quantum record: Transmon qubit coherence reaches millisecond threshold The result foreshadows a leap in computational capabilities, with researchers now inviting experts around the globe to reproduce the groundbreaking measurement. * On July 8, 2025, physicists from Aalto University in Finland published a transmon qubit coherence measurement dramatically surpassing previous scientifically publis more PR

AI-Assisted Technique Can Measure & Track Aging Cells (10)
NEW YORK, July 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * AI-Assisted Technique Can Measure & Track Aging Cells * A combination of high-resolution imaging and machine learning, also known as artificial intelligence (AI), can track cells damaged from injury, aging, or disease, and that no longer grow and reproduce normally, a new study shows. These senescent cells are known to play  more PR

ASE Publishes Updated LV Diastolic Function by Echo Guideline (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, July 9 -- The American Society of Echocardiography issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * ASE Publishes Updated LV Diastolic Function by Echo Guideline ASE Publishes Updated Guideline on Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Heart Failure with HFpEF * (DURHAM, NC, July 7, 2025)--An updated guideline from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) offers new echocardiographic parameters and recommendations for cl more PR

Augusta University: Professor Discusses Connection Between Measles, Dentistry in Published Paper (10)
AUGUSTA, Georgia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Professor discusses connection between measles, dentistry in published paper Measles is one of the topics in the dental microbiology class taught by Suzanne Mathis as part of the Dental Hygiene Program in the Department of Allied Health Professions in Augusta University's College of Allied Health Sciences. Mathis saw news articles about outbreaks occurring in different parts of the United States  more PR

Baylor College of Medicine: Can Psychedelic Mushrooms Turn Back the Clock? (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Can psychedelic mushrooms turn back the clock? A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, may extend both cellular and organismal lifespans. The findings, in the latest edition of Nature Partnering Journal (NPJ) Aging, show that psilocybin reduced mul more PR

Best skin care ingredients revealed in thorough, national review (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Best skin care ingredients revealed in thorough, national review * * Retinoids and mineral sunscreen among the most effective for multiple skin complaints * Full list of recommended ingredients for each skin concern included below * Nearly 80 dermatologists from 43 institutions participated in a robust national ingredient review CHICAGO --- From drugstore aisles to TikTok trends, consumers more PR

BREAKING: Winsome Earle-Sears Takes $40K from Anti-Public School Betsy DeVos and DeVos Family (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Winsome Earle-Sears Takes $40K from Anti-Public School Betsy DeVos and DeVos Family * # American Journal News: "DeVos [...] has dedicated her career to defunding and dismantling public schools" VIRGINIA - New reporting from the American Journal News details that Winsome Earle-Sears took $40,000 from anti-public school former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the DeVos famil more PR

Cedarville University: Helping College Students Deepen Their Faith (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, July 9 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Helping College Students Deepen Their Faith By Allison Craft In a world of rapid change and growing uncertainty, a new book aims to anchor young adults in something unchanging -- the truth of Scripture. "Rooted in Truth" is a practical, theologically rich resource designed to help high school graduates and college freshmen navigate questions of faith, identity and purpose through a biblical lens. Co-authored  more PR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Children's Health Broadly Declining in the United States (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Children's Health Broadly Declining in the United States Measures like mental health and obesity, as well as infant and child mortality, are on the rise, requiring policy interventions and improved societal infrastructure to prioritize health of the country's youngest generation * A new study led by researchers at Ch more PR

DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: How Plants Manage Light - New Insights Into Nature's Oxygen-Making Machinery (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * How Plants Manage Light: New Insights Into Nature's Oxygen-Making Machinery By Will Ferguson Nature's oxygen-making machinery reveals possible blueprint for developing light-harvesting systems A set of breakthroughs from scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is offering a new understanding of how energy fl more PR

European Union's European Research Council: Revolutionising Data Centres (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The European Union's European Research Council issued the following news release: * * * Revolutionising Data Centres TU Berlin research team develops new flexible networks for a more efficient digital future * The incessant upswing in the use of artificial intelligence and data-heavy applications in our day-to-day lives is increasing the demand on modern data centres with the volume of communications they process increasing dramatically. In order to add more PR

EWG: Reducing Multiple Tap Water Contaminants May Prevent Over 50,000 Cancer Cases (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * EWG: Reducing multiple tap water contaminants may prevent over 50,000 cancer cases Study shows health benefits of tackling arsenic, chromium-6 and other pollutants at once * Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more than 50,000 lifetime cancer cases in the U.S., finds a new peer-reviewed study (https://www. more PR

FAU: AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a 'Starring' Role in Dynamic Brain Function (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a 'Starring' Role in Dynamic Brain Function By Gisele Galoustian Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells - non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons - are finally stepping into the neuroscience spotlight. A new Florida Atlantic University study highlights the surprising influ more PR

Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Golf course managers have much more insight into which fungicides to use to suppress turfgrass diseases, such as the common and costly dollar spot disease, without damaging the grass on their fairways, thanks to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The team evaluated variation in turfgra more PR

Gas storage: Parliament backs refill flexibility to bring down prices (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 8 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Gas storage: Parliament backs refill flexibility to bring down prices * * 90% storage filling obligation extended by two years, until the end of 2027 * Target to be achieved every year between 1 October and 1 December * Flexibility in cases of difficult market conditions * More transparency on the share of gas originating from Russia Approved in plenary today, the new law seeks to addres more PR

Gas storage: Parliament backs refill flexibility to bring down prices (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 7 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Gas storage: Parliament backs refill flexibility to bring down prices * * 90% storage filling obligation extended by two years, until the end of 2027 * Target to be achieved every year between 1 October and 1 December * Flexibility in cases of difficult market conditions * More transparency on the share of gas originating from Russia Approved in plenary today, the new law seeks to addres more PR

Georgia Institute of Technology: These 'Exploding' Capsules Could Deliver Insulin Without a Needle (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * These 'Exploding' Capsules Could Deliver Insulin Without a Needle Engineers use sodium bicarb to "self-pressurize" a pill able to deliver drugs that usually require injection directly to the small intestine. * Georgia Tech engineers have created a pill that could effectively deliver insulin and other injectable drugs, making medicines for chronic illnesses easier for patients to take,  more PR

Grassley Pushes CMS to Crack Down on Obamacare Fraud (10)
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Pushes CMS to Crack Down on Obamacare Fraud * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is renewing calls for accountability after receiving information that builds on independent reports of widespread Obamacare fraud. In 2024, taxpayers reportedly footed the bill for approximately $20 billion in improper more PR

ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: No One is 'Gutting' the Safety Net (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: No One is 'Gutting' the Safety Net In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board wrote the following op-ed this week in defense of the commonsense provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Key Takeaways: * Medicaid spending has risen by roughly 60 percent since 2019,  more PR

Johns Hopkins Medicine: 'Power Surges' on Cancer Cell Membranes May Fuel Progression of Disease (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * 'Power Surges' on Cancer Cell Membranes May Fuel Progression of Disease Key findings: * Energy-generating waves on the membranes of cancer cells may help to fuel disease progression. * Disrupting the process could slow or halt cancer metastasis. * Higher levels of the enzymatic waves appear linked to more severe forms of cancer, indicating that measuring them could help scientists stage more PR

Miami University: Intervention Program Improves Quality of Life for People With Dementia (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Intervention program improves quality of life for people with dementia IPPI program, developed in part by Scripps Gerontology Center researchers, trains nursing home staff to deliver brief, preference-based interactions to reduce emotional distress for residents living with dementia By Lauren Smetzer An intervention program developed and tested by researchers at Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center a more PR

Monmouth University: Prof. Rial-Faigenbaum Co-Authors Paper in BMC Women's Health (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, July 9 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Rial-Faigenbaum Co-Authors Paper in BMC Women's Health Tamara Rial-Faigenbaum, Ph.D., specialist professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education at Monmouth University, has co-authored a new peer-reviewed article in BMC Women's Health titled "#diastasisrecti: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Instagram Posts and Their Influence on Women's Exercise and Sports Participation." The mixed-met more PR

NJIT Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Detect Micro- and Nanoplastics in Seconds (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NJIT Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Detect Micro- and Nanoplastics in Seconds Microplastics and nanoplastics -- tiny fragments shed from everyday plastic products -- are increasingly found in our food, water, soil and even inside the human body. Their accumulation has been linked to fertility issues, metabolic disorders and other potential health risks in animal models.  more PR

Northern Arizona University: How Plants Build the Microbiome They Need to Survive in a Tough Environment (10)
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * How plants build the microbiome they need to survive in a tough environment New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that under some conditions, plants can "curate" their microbiomes--selecting good microbes and suppressing harmful ones--to adapt to their environments. The findings have significant implications for sustainable agriculture and offer a greater understandin more PR

Slippery Rock University: Sajad Hamidi Conducting Federally Funded Research About Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10)
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: * * * Sajad Hamidi conducting federally funded research about greenhouse gas emissions A Slippery Rock University faculty member is a visiting researcher this summer working with leading scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, one of the top research centers in the country that is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Sajad Hamidi, an SRU associate professor of engineerin more PR

SUNY University at Albany: Study Identifies Key Ingredients to Expanding Dental Care in the Safety Net (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 9 (TNSjou) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * New Study Identifies Key Ingredients to Expanding Dental Care in the Safety Net ALBANY, N.Y. (July 8, 2025) -- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are a crucial component of the dental safety net and provide oral health services to those who might not otherwise have access to needed care, including low-income individuals, the uninsured and Medicaid beneficiaries. A new study from the Oral  more PR

Supplemental new drug application submitted to U.S. FDA for CAPLYTA (lumateperone) with data demonstrating significant schizophrenia relapse prevention compared to placebo (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 8 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Supplemental new drug application submitted to U.S. FDA for CAPLYTA(r) (lumateperone) with data demonstrating significant schizophrenia relapse prevention compared to placebo * TITUSVILLE, N.J. (July 8, 2025 ) - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced today the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ba more PR

Texas A&M University: Turns Out There Is An 'I' In Team (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Turns Out There Is An 'I' In Team Texas A&M researchers find that individual practice is the secret to maintaining high team performance over time. By Lesley Henton When it comes to learning and retaining complex skills, a new study from Texas A&M University uncovered a surprising finding: in the context of teams, having employees practice skills alone may be the best way to help the team succee more PR

Trump's budget bill could cost lives, put 5 million in debt: How to cover the story (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Trump's budget bill could cost lives, put 5 million in debt: How to cover the story * As many as 17 million Americans will lose their health insurance and many others will incur more medical debt under the budget bill President Trump signed into law last Friday. The tax bill, or the " One Big Beautiful Bill Act," would cut more than $1 trillion in federal spending ove more PR

UAEU Scientists Reveal How Cells Positively Regulate Metabolism Via Pathway Crosstalk (10)
AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, July 8 -- The United Arab Emirates University issued the following news: * * * UAEU Scientists Reveal How Cells Positively Regulate Metabolism Via Pathway Crosstalk A research team from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has made a significant breakthrough in understanding how cells positively regulate their metabolism. The study offers new insight into the complex mechanisms that enable cells to adapt and respond to changing environmental conditions. Th more PR

UC-Riverside: Scientists Find Way to Control Electricity at Tiniest Scale (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale Electrons can move through silicon like waves, enabling smaller, smarter devices Author: Jules Bernstein Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a material at the heart of modern technology. The discovery could lead  more PR

UC-San Diego: Study Finds Unique Strategies to Improve Student Performance on Physics Exams (10)
LA JOLLA, California, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Study Finds Unique Strategies to Improve Student Performance on Physics Exams UCLA and UC San Diego researchers identify promising interventions to address inequities in academic performance including AI-generated hints By Stacey Diamond A team of researchers from the University of California Los Angeles and the University of California San Diego have discovered positive u more PR

University in Bochum: Producing Desired Epoxides From Pollutants (10)
BOCHUM, Germany, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Producing Desired Epoxides from Pollutants Doctoral students at Ruhr University Bochum have described a new selective biocatalyst in an interdisciplinary and inter-university collaboration with Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf. New biocatalysts can produce useful epoxides from harmful styrene, and do this so selectively that only the desired compounds are formed and not their undesirable more PR

University of Bristol: International Experts and Patients Unite to Help Ensure All Patients are Fully Informed Before Consenting to New Surgical Procedures (10)
BRISTOL, England, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * International experts and patients unite to help ensure all patients are fully informed before consenting to new surgical procedures Leading doctors, researchers, and lawyers have joined forces with patient representatives and created the first-ever information guide to better support and protect patients across the world who are considering pioneering, but also potentially risky, surgery.  more PR

University of California: Duration of Heat Waves Accelerating Faster Than Global Warming (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming The longest and rarest heat waves -- which can last for weeks -- show the greatest increase in frequency Key takeaways * Each fraction of a degree of warming will have a bigger impact than the last on lengthening heat waves, with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most. * Tropical regions will see larger ch more PR

University of Liverpool: Comprehensive Review Sheds Light on Rare Blood Clotting Syndrome Linked to COVID-19 Vaccines (10)
LIVERPOOL, England, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * Comprehensive review sheds light on rare blood clotting syndrome linked to COVID-19 vaccines Major new analysis from the Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) Consortium has provided critical insights into the rare but serious condition known as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). The findings confirm a higher risk of arterial and venous thrombosis after COV more PR

University of Liverpool: What Happens Inside Soft Materials When They Deform? (10)
LIVERPOOL, England, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * What happens inside soft materials when they deform? New research led by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) provides a significant step forward in understanding the micro-scale mechanisms that govern the behaviour of soft materials. Soft materials are a type of material that can be easily bent, compressed, or indented more PR

University of Missouri: Study - Why Some Lung Cancer Treatments Stop Working - and Possible Fixes (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Study: Why some lung cancer treatments stop working -- and possible fixes University of Missouri scientists discover a hidden "molecular seesaw" behind drug resistance in certain types of lung cancer, offering hope for more effective therapies. * A fundamental discovery by University of Missouri scientists could help solve one of the most frustrating challenges in treating lung cancer: more PR

University of New South Wales: Extreme Heat Linked to Increased Pet Dog Deaths (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Extreme heat linked to increased pet dog deaths By Tom Melville New UNSW-led research confirms man's best friend is at risk from human-induced climate change. A group of scientists led by researchers from UNSW Sydney has revealed the alarming impact of heatwaves on pet dogs. The study, published in The Australian Veterinary Journal, analyses 20 years of veterinary data from New South Wa more PR

University of Portsmouth: Map of How Body Responds to Extreme Conditions Could Help to Spot Early Signs of Illness (10)
PORTSMOUTH, England, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Map of how body responds to extreme conditions could help to spot early signs of illness How major organs work together to manage extreme physiological stresses such as lack of oxygen and sleep has been mapped for the first time by researchers from the University of Portsmouth and UCL * What happens inside your body when you're tired, out of breath, or oxygen-deprived? A new study by resear more PR

UVA Health: Boosting Brain Blood Flow to Battle Alzheimer's (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * Boosting Brain Blood Flow to Battle Alzheimer's New School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Scientists led by Ukpong B. Eyo, PhD, of UVA's Department of Neuroscience, found that immune cells called microglia play an essential role in determining how more PR

Water Storage in Dams Has Caused Minute Shifts in Earth's Poles (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth's poles Axis of rotation shifted in two phases following surges of dam building, first in the Americas and then in East Africa and Asia * Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the planet's axis of rotation, according to new research. Earth's outermost solid layer sit more PR

Wingate University: Pharmacy Professors Working to Increase Takeup of Life-saving Drug (10)
WINGATE, North Carolina, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Wingate University issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy professors working to increase takeup of life-saving drug By Chuck Gordon Insulin is a life-saving drug for many patients with diabetes, but one potential side effect - a drop in blood sugar, also known as hypoglycemia - can be deadly. The body's organs, including the brain, can malfunction if deprived of the right amount of glucose. Glucagon is a proven, though underused, antidote to hy more PR