NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 9 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * 'Standard Candle' Particle Measurement Enables Hunt for Hybrid Mesons * GlueX result paves way for mapping the spectrum of spin-exotic states  NEWPORT NEWS, VA - A rather unassuming particle is playing an important role in the hunt for subatomic oddities. Similar to protons and neutrons, mesons are composed of quarks bound together by the strong nucle more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * 2025 TWS election results are in * Members of The Wildlife Society have voted for Mike Conner as the new vice president after the 2025 election results have been tallied. Jason Riddle was elected as the Nor more PR

AALTO, Finland, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Satellite images reveal the positive effects of restoration in the northern hemisphere peatlands Satellite data spanning over 20 years shows that the temperature and albedo of restored peatlands begin to resemble those of intact peatlands within about a decade * An international research team led by Aalto University has just published the first large-scale analysis based on long-term satellite data more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * AI-enhanced echocardiography improves early detection of amyloid buildup in the heart * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Mayo Clinic and Ultromics, Ltd., an AI echocardiography company based in Oxford, England, is highly accurate in screening for cardiac amyloidosis, a rare and progressive type of heart failure, according to a new study. The m more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Breathing dirty air? It may raise the risk of a common brain tumor Highlights * People exposed to air pollution were more likely to develop meningioma, a typically noncancerous brain tumor. * Ultrafine particles--from exhaust, smoke and emissions--were linked to a higher risk. * Particulate matter air pollution showed the strongest link. * The study sugge more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Wall Street Journal win awards in National Press Club journalism contest * WASHINGTON, July 9, 2025 -- National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today announced the 2025 winners of the prestigious National Press Club Journalism Awards. This year's honorees include news outlets from across the country, ranging from small newsrooms to major internati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Brian Fitzpatrick "Gets Bipartisan Blowback" As Local Republicans Threaten Primary Challenge * Fitzpatrick now faces the growing prospect of a primary from his right flank Nobody is happy with career politician Brian Fitzpatrick. New reporting from the Delaware Valley Journal highlights how Fitzpatrick is facing scrutiny from all sides, including his own base. A former Fitzpa more PR

PASADENA, California, July 8 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Calculating the Electron's Magnetic Moment * Quantum mechanics has a reputation that precedes it. Virtually everyone who has bumped up against the quantum realm, whether in a physics class, in the lab, or in popular science writing, is left thinking something like, "Now, that is really weird." For some, this translates to weird and wonderful. For others it is more like weird and disturbing more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, July 10 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Professor Gives Students Hands-On Research Opportunities By Ella Smith Leaving the familiarity of southern China for the rugged coast of Maine, Dr. Chao Liu embarked on a journey that would shape his future in profound ways. The challenges of graduate school were more than academic -- they were a test of resilience, perseverance and passion. Now a professor of psychology at Cedarville University, Liu is usi more PR

LONG BEACH, California, July 9 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Announces Winners of Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge 63 faculty-led projects highlight the potential of AI to transform education in and out of the classroom. * The California State University (CSU) today announced the winners of its first-ever Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge (AIEIC). Sixty-three faculty-led projects were selected for their p more PR

PERTH, Australia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Culturally diverse WA kids face disadvantage from day one at school Children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are twice as likely to face developmental vulnerability in communication skills and general knowledge when starting school compared to their peers, according to new Curtin-led research. The study, published in World Journal of Paediatrics, analysed outcomes for 59,925 Weste more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Derrick Van Orden claims credit for Wisconsin's extra Medicaid dollars after voting to cut the program [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] * Yesterday, Derrick Van Orden melted down with lie after lie claiming to have personally delivered extra funding for Wisconsin's hospitals - despite voting to cut Medicaid, rip that funding away from rural hospitals, and worsening the problem that more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Detecting infectious diseases outside the lab: this startup is doing it Researchers from TU/e and others founded startup Spotlight Dx to detect infectious diseases faster and more accurately, anywhere in the world. * Malaria, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are infectious diseases that pose major global health challenges, especially in low-income countries. For example, an estimated 6 more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Experimental Compound Offers Potential Treatment for Rare, Often Fatal, Childhood Disease * T he value of a recent biochemical discovery can be seen in the case of an 8-year-old boy. In August 2023 he was able to play typical sports, but by November he needed a wheelchair because of a rare disease that caused worsening paraly more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 9 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Students Dive into Summer Research Through NSF-Funded REU Program By Ashley Flete TALLAHASSEE, Fl. -- More than 20 undergraduate students are spending their summer immersed in hands-on, faculty-led research at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, fund more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Fecal samples from bowhead whales link ocean warming to rising algal toxins in Arctic waters Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change. * Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal that ocean warming is causing higher concentrations of algal toxins in Arctic food webs, accordi more PR

NEW YORK, July 10 (TNSjou) -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * First of Its Kind Journal Facilitates Rapid Publication of AI Research ACM AI Letters Designed to Keep Pace With AI Innovations * New York, NY, July 9, 2025 - ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is pleased to announce a new journal, ACM AI Letters (AILET), a unique venue for rapid publication of impactful, concise, and timely communications in artifi more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * Green ways to treat wastewater Rising rural populations, drought and climate change are making water scarcity a problem in country townships - with more efficient handling of sewage system wastewater part of the solution. Pioneered by Flinders University environmental health experts, local councils in South Australia are operating sustainable energy-efficient sewage treatment operations with low- more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * Tree pollen reveals 150,000 years of monsoon history in Northern Australia Northern Australia's annual monsoon season brings relief to drought-stricken lands and revitalises crops and livestock for farmers. But a study of 150,000 years of climate records shows that the monsoon is likely to intensify, triggering a higher risk of flooding while worsening the impact of droughts in East Asia. Led by  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Adapting visitor use management under a changing climate across the U.S. National Park System * Research shows that climate change is already affecting both resources and visitors in U.S. National Parks. We sought to better understand if and how park staff across the National Park Service are adapting to climatic changes that affect visitor use, as well as b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Environmental drivers of productivity explain population patterns of an Arctic-nesting goose across a half-century * Joint estimation of demographic rates and population size has become an essential tool in ecology because it enables evaluating mechanisms for population change and testing hypotheses about drivers of demography in a single modeling framework. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Precipitation pulse dynamics are not ubiquitous: A global meta-analysis of plant and ecosystem carbon- and water-related pulse responses * Ecosystem responses to precipitation pulses ("pulse responses") exert a large control over global carbon, water, and energy cycles. However, it is unclear how the timing and magnitude of pulse responses will vary across e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Relating surface water dynamics in wetlands and lakes to spatial variability in hydrologic signatures * The retention of surface water in wetlands and lakes can modify the timing, duration, and magnitude of river discharge. However, efforts to characterize the influence of surface water on discharge regimes have been generally limited to small, wetland-dense more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Soil moisture partitioning between under canopy and interspace environments in shrublands of the northern Chihuahuan Desert * Soil moisture is a key link between hydrologic and ecologic processes in desert shrublands. Understanding how soil moisture is spatially distributed in desert shrublands provides valuable insights into how shrubs use and impact limiti more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Gut Microbes Key to Understanding How Exercise Boosts Cancer Immunity * PITTSBURGH -- A new study from the University of Pittsburgh shows for the first time how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances response to immunotherapy in mice by reshaping the gut microbiome. The research, published today in the journal Cell, found that these benefits are driven b more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * How litigation shapes non-compete contracts' effects on workers * Labor markets have features that complicate how workers and employers interact. One such feature is the non-compete, a type of contract that limits an employee's ability to begin working for a business in the same industry shortly after leaving their job. According to one recent survey, about one in nine adult workers more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In The Wall Street Journal, Joshua Lichtenstein Discusses Private Equity Investment in 401(k) Retirement Plans * In a Wall Street Journal article, ERISA and benefits partner Joshua Lichtenstein discussed issues impacting private equity investment in the $12 trillion market for 401(k) retirement plans. Industry wants a regulatory "safe harbor" provision to reduce liability  more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 9 (TNSjou) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Vet nurse burnout, new study offers fix Burnout among veterinary nurses can affect the quality of pet care, according to La Trobe University researchers. But a new international study published in Animals journal has identified how to fix the issue. * Burnout is widely known to affect veterinarians, yet few studies have looked at burnout among vet nurses, who make up 42 per cent of the indu more PR

LANCASTER, England, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Seychelles study shows seabird nutrients boost marine ecosystems around rat-free islands A newly published study shows that nutrients from seabird droppings boost the growth of algae in coral reefs in the Seychelles - helping to feed and sustain populations of herbivorous fish that feed on the algae. The study, published in the journal PLOS Biology and led by marine scientists at Lancaster University more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure One LUMC research centre aims to accelerate this breakthrough. The researchers used pluripotent stem cells - cells that can develop into any kind of cell - to grow insulin-producing cells in th more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Measuring how - and where - Antarctic ice is cracking with new data tool * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead to 11 feet of sea-level rise, according to scientists who study Antarctica. To better predict fractures that could lead to such a collapse -- and to better understand  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Real-world Data Shows Teclistamab Can Benefit Many Multiple Myeloma Patients Who Would Have Been Ineligible for Pivotal Trial * Retrospective study revealed efficacy of the bispecific T-cell engager in patients with high-risk, heavily pretreated multiple myeloma, including after prior BCMA therapy PHILADELPHIA - Teclistamab-cqyv (Tecvayli) led to cl more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Find Surgical Technique Reduced Risk of Early Preterm Birth for Patients with Cervical Insufficiency * A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham adds evidence that the most effective way to prevent preterm birth among patients with a history of cervical insufficiency is to place a cervical stitch higher in the abdomen rather than vaginally. This difference in sur more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * From injury to agony: Scientists discover brain pathway that turns pain into suffering Salk scientists uncover a key neural circuit in mice that gives pain its emotional punch, opening new doors for treating fibromyalgia, migraine, and PTSD * Pain isn't just a physical sensation--it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting more PR

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Staffordshire University issued the following news: * * * "It just makes you feel less alone": Using the power of play to break menopause taboos in the workplace Health psychologists from University of Staffordshire have adopted a novel approach to support women going through the menopause * A new study, published in the journal Menopause, highlights how the popular toy Playmobil can be used to understand and encourage open conversations about wom more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Structure of tick-borne virus revealed at atomic resolution for the first time * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds -- ticks. Tick season is starting earlier and lasting longer, and ticks are popping up in areas they haven't been found before, expanding the risk of tick-borne viruses.  more PR

NEW YORK, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai issued the following news release: * * * Study Shows How AI Could Help Pathologists Match Cancer Patients to the Right Treatments--Faster and More Efficiently Real-time trial shows AI could speed cancer care * New York, NY (July 09, 2025) - A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and collaborators, suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) cou more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 9 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * Sugary drinks can lead to brain development issues, OMRF scientist finds * An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist recently helped discover the first biological link between sugary drinks and neurodevelopmental issues. The discovery, published in the journal Nature, revealed that anxiety and brain development problems can result when mice are exposed to high levels of fruc more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New Materials Could Boost Fighter Jet Efficiency and Performance New research studying shape memory alloys with AI may allow fighter jets to transform into the future with the help of new materials. By Leon Contreras In aerospace applications, high-temperature shape memory alloys (HTSMAs) -- materials capable of remembering and returning to their original shapes after more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Toronto Metropolitan University issued the following news release: * * * New research finds gender minority stress and resilience linked to alcohol use among transgender and gender-diverse youth A new study from Toronto Metropolitan University has found that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth, aged 18 - 29, consume more alcohol on days and in moments when they experience increased gender minority stressors. Gender minority stressors such as discri more PR

LA VERNE, California, July 10 -- The University of La Verne issued the following news: * * * ULV Professor Co-Edits International Special Issue on Vector-Pathogen Interactions and Biodiversity Conservation Dr. Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of La Verne, is co-editing a new international special issue in the open-access journal Conservation (MDPI), in collaboration with his sister, Dr. Anna M. Groat-Carmona, a Fulbright alumna and Ass more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * New study points to Skagerrak as nursery area for the enigmatic Greenland shark The Greenland shark - the world's longest-living vertebrate - is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. However, a new international study led by researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the University of Copenhagen shows that Skagerrak probably serves as a nursery area for young G more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Scientists study movement of elk in agricultural landscapes Elk returned to Nebraska in the 1960s after being eliminated from much of the Northern Great Plains in the late 1800s. Since then, elk numbers have expanded, and they now occupy much of western Nebraska. A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission began a comprehensive study  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Are sewage spills and coastal winds contributing to airborne microplastics? Researchers used sewage and weather data and satellite monitoring to highlight a potential hidden source of microplastic pollution By Alan Williams A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world's coastal towns and cities, a new study sugge more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Cancer-fighting herpes virus shown to be an effective treatment for some advanced melanoma A genetically engineered herpes simplex virus, when combined with immunotherapy, reduces or eliminates tumors in one-third of clinical trial patients, according to new study * The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two-thirds of the world's  more PR

GUILFORD, England, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Fraud, ageism and fear: Understanding the unique risks faced by senior citizens online Ageism is not only a deeply ingrained societal bias; it is a powerful tool used by cybercriminals to target and financially exploit vulnerable senior citizens, say researchers from the University of Surrey * In 2022 alone, losses due to internet crimes targeted at older people soared to an estimated $4 more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Tremendous amount of plastic floats as nanoparticles in the ocean The total amount of plastic floating in the North Atlantic Ocean as particles of less than 1 micrometer each is estimated at 27 million tons. This is shown by a comprehensive study by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University. The results were published 9 July in the scientific journal Nature. " more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * VUB Research: More phytoplankton in Southern Ocean helps combating global warming New international research led by Professors Willy Baeyens and Yue Gao of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), published in the highly ranked journal One Earth, demonstrates that plankton is not only the basis of the marine food chain but also a crucial natural ally in combating global warming. In thei more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * What makes someone cool? A U of A researcher has the answers By Andy Ober Most people know "cool" when we see it, but actually defining coolness is a bit trickier. New research from Caleb Warren, professor in the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management, explores the psychology of cool and sheds some light on how people across cultures define cool. Warren and his co-authors - T more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 9 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Who's feeding babies peanuts early? Too often, not low-income or minority parents * * Survey of 3,000 parents shows major racial, income gaps in early peanut feeding * Only 36% of Hispanic and 42% of Black parents fed peanuts by age 1, vs. 51% of white parents * Many Black, Hispanic and low-income parents don't get peanut-feeding tips from doctor * Since 2017, national guidelines have adv more PR