WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Joseph Selsavage, interim CEO and CFO of 23andMe, from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "23 and You: The Privacy and National Security Implications of the 23andMe Bankruptcy": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Joseph Selsavage, and I represent 23andMe, a mission-driven organization founded o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Botanical Cannabis Products Often Possess Less THC Than Advertised * Boulder, CO: Botanical cannabis products sold in Colorado frequently contain lesser amounts of THC than what is advertised on the products' labels, according to data published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. Investigators affiliated with the University of  more PR

SAN JOSE, California, July 11 -- Cadence Design Systems, a provider of electronic design automation and semiconductor intellectual property, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Cadence Introduces Industry-First LPDDR6/5X 14.4Gbps Memory IP to Power Next-Generation AI Infrastructure Integrated subsystem optimized for customer applications including chiplets * SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced the tapeout of the industry's first LPDDR6/5X memory IP more PR

TUSTIN, California, July 11 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025: * * * Is California's Water Infrastructure Ready for Climate Whiplash? By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy If there is anything that might constitute an overwhelming institutional consensus in California, it's that we are experiencing climate change, and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * A Europe Secure Between Gaullism and 'Daddy' Europe can find a secure path forward if it abandons the delusions of Gaullism and the infantilism of over-reliance on the US. By Roland Freudenstein Only roughly four months separate Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp's "We're all Gaullists now" statement (in early March after the Oval Office shoutout) and that of his compatr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 10, 2025: * * * Handing Selfies to Beijing: The West's Leaky Data Pipeline to China European and American personal data flows to China, despite Beijing's surveillance laws. By Anda Bologa It's a glaring danger. Chinese law requires companies to hand over all data upon the Communist government's request. Yet Chinese companies continue to collect European and American personal data. After more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary: * * * NATO's 5% Defense Pledge and Italy: Can It? Will It? Creative accounting won't be enough to meet Italy's commitments, but the country's savvy prime minister can make a good start. By Niccolo Comini Reaching NATO's 3.5% of GDP target for core defense spending for debt-ridden and politically fractured countries like Italy will be a challenge. Even with financial support from the European Un more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 9, 2025: * * * Spanish Soccer Tests Internet Blocking FIFA's Club World Cup championship game is approaching. Will viewers pay to watch - or pirate the match? By Enrique Dans Spain is a soccer powerhouse, home to some of the best and largest clubs, and winner of the most recent European Championship. Spain is also a champion in indiscriminate Internet blocking. La Liga, the organization more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * The Washington Effect? Europe Weighs Pausing the AI Act The bloc's flagship Artificial Intelligence Act risks becoming a symbol of overregulation. By Anda Bologa When AI opened a new frontier, the European Union responded by focusing on the technology's potential dangers. It raced ahead with a new regulation aimed to head off a potential machine apocalypse, killer robots run more PR

PELLA, Iowa, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Central College issued the following news: * * * Featured: Central Professor Abby Rocha Publishes Research on How Teachers Learn Math Central College's Abby Rocha, assistant professor of mathematics, publishes new research in the journal "Frontiers in Education" on how mathematics teachers learn and grow their practice. Her work, "Unpacking Constructs used to Describe Teachers' Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching: Insights into MKT and MMT,"(https://www.fronti more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Four papers authored by U of T scholars among the 25 most cited of the 21st century: Nature Three of the U of T-linked papers focus on topics in artificial intelligence, including two co-authored by "godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton - while a fourth has had a major impact on global health research standards By Matt Hintsa Four of the 25 most-cited scientific papers of the 21st century were autho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Molecular evolution of TRPC4 regulatory sequences supports a role in mammalian thermoregulatory adaptation * Background Proteins encoded by the canonical transient receptor potential (Trpc) gene family form transmembrane channels involved in diverse signal-transduction pathways. Trpc4 has been shown necessary for the induction of nonshivering thermogenesis  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * 'Biochar' Can Naturally Clean the Pollution that Rain Washes Off Georgia's Roads A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways. * A charcoal-like material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors could be a cheap, sustainable way to keep  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Mathematicians Reveal Factors Driving Gun Sales in America By Amanda Head As gun sales in the United States continue to soar, researchers at Georgia State University have uncovered insights into what drives Americans to buy firearms. A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Nexus journal reveals the complex interaction among media coverage, soci more PR

BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany, July 10 (TNSres) -- The German Center for Infection Research issued the following news release: * * * Safe alternatives to toxic tuberculosis drug linezolid Research findings from the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LMU University Hospital Munich and consortium partners show that two novel antibiotics are better tolerated in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. * Two international clinical studies led by PD Dr. Norbert Heinrich  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, July 11 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * How Do You Rewrite a Tragedy? Young Mom Shares in New Book By Allison Craft What began as a peaceful family hike in Ohio's picturesque Hocking Hills turned into every parent's worst nightmare. Melissa Harris, a mother of three young children, set out on the trail with her family on what seemed like a perfect day in 2020. But in an instant, the ordinary turned unthinkable when a massive tree branch came cras more PR

LONDON, England, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Study reveals the hidden benefits of weight loss on fat tissue Scientists have produced the first detailed characterisation of the changes that weight loss causes in human fat tissue By Samantha Rey By analysing hundreds of thousands of cells, the team found a range of positive effects, including clearing out of damaged, ageing cells, and increased metabolism of harmful fats. The researchers say more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in the Wall Street Journal: Capitalism Gives Opportunity for the American Dream; Socialism Destroys it * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal in response to Matthew Hennessey's article " Capitalism Needs Champions. " In his letter, Senator Scott calls out the hypocrisy of far-left r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Polish-Ukrainian Relations Questioned in the Wake of Poland's Presidential Elections By Janusz Bugajski * * * Jamestown Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski just returned from a trip to Warsaw and Kyiv. He is the author of Pivotal Poland: Europe's Rising Power. The book explores Warsaw's determined efforts to shape NATO's eastern policy, to maintain a strong allianc more PR

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 9, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Megabills Didn't Break the Economy Before and Won't Now By Allison Schrager The budget legislation is just another in a long line of big bills that aren't as terrible as opponents claim or as great as supporters say. Opinions of the One Big Beautiful Bill tend toward the extreme. One of its main authors calls it "the greatest piece of Republican legislatio more PR

SWINDON, England, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The Medical Research Council, a part of UK Research and Innovation, issued the following news: * * * Study reveals the hidden benefits of weight loss on fat tissue Scientists have produced the first detailed characterisation of the changes that weight loss causes in human fat tissue by analysing hundreds of thousands of cells. * They found a range of positive effects, including clearing out of damaged, ageing cells and increased metabolism of harmful fa more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researchers engineer plants for optimal biofuel production A new study develops a roadmap for scientists showing how genetic changes can affect how much oil a plant can produce. * Arabidopsis may seem like a simple plant, but at the University of Missouri, plant biochemist Jay Thelen is using it as a powerful model to explore ways to boost oil production -- an important step to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, has approved an amended certificate of public convenience (Docket No. SP-47711, Sub 0) and necessity for Timber Mill Solar LLC, Chowan County, North Carolina, allowing for the construction of an 80 MW AC solar photovoltaic generating facility with 32 MW of battery storage in Jones County. The facility will be located at Ravenwood Lane, Pollocksville. Timber Mill Solar initially filed its application on January 5, 2024, seek more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights released the following written testimony by Daniel Francis, an assistant law professor at the New York University, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Deregulation & Competition: Reducing Regulatory Burdens to Unlock Innovation and Spur New Entry": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 4) Against all these harms--and the obvious reasons of common sense and theory to expect trouble--the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights released the following written testimony by Daniel Francis, an assistant law professor at the New York University, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Deregulation & Competition: Reducing Regulatory Burdens to Unlock Innovation and Spur New Entry": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) Specifically, Congress might consider withdrawing state-action immunity for private persons under S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights released the following written testimony by Daniel Francis, an assistant law professor at the New York University, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Deregulation & Competition: Reducing Regulatory Burdens to Unlock Innovation and Spur New Entry": * * * (Continued from Part 3 of 4) Effectively, then, the Jones Act is a voluntary commitment by the United States to live under oligo more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NJIT Engineers Reduce Power Consumption in Future Computer Memory Most people haven't heard of resistive RAM -- one of several evolving types of computer memory that could become mainstream someday -- but its chances at commercial success improved recently, because of insightful new research from NJIT and commercial partner Tokyo Electron. Resistive memory is in a category  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights released the following testimony by Bill Bullard, CEO of the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Deregulation & Competition: Reducing Regulatory Burdens to Unlock Innovation and Spur New Entry": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Booker, Members of the Committee, I am Bill Bullard, CEO of the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgr more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Record-setting Cornellian to swim Cayuga Lake again, this time for a cause * When Claire de Boer '84 was growing up in Ithaca, one of her family's favorite activities was swimming. But it wasn't about heading down to Cass Park and hopping in the pool. No, this athletic clan had bigger ideas. Like ducklings, she and her siblings would swim 2 to 3 miles across Cayuga Lake, following parents Tobias and Joan and fa more PR

FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * New Research in JNCCN Offers Reassurance About Localized Prostate Cancer Prognosis A study out of Sweden finds that people diagnosed with localized prostate cancer are unlikely to die from the cancer if they are treated according to NCCN Guidelines. * PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [July 10, 2025] -- New research in the July 2025 issue of JNCCN--Journa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * A Statement from FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H: 100 Days of Embracing Gold-Standard Science, Transparency and Common Sense * As I mark my hundredth day on the job at the FDA, I'm proud to celebrate the agency's accomplishments in the bipartisan effort to Make America Healthy Again. I came here with big questions: Why does it take ten years more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Study Evaluates Horseweed Response to Paraquat and Diquat in New York Vineyards and Orchards Geneva, NY- A recent study released by Cornell University examines the response of horseweed (Erigeron canadensis), a troublesome weed in New York vineyards and orchards,paraquat, a burndown herbicide that some growers have used as a substitute for glyphosa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Low-Dose Cannabis Extracts Reduce Chronic Pain, Patients' Reliance on Analgesic Medications * Puerto Madryn, Argentina: Chronic pain patients experience sustained symptomatic improvements following the use of low-dose, plant-derived cannabis extracts, according to data published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Low-THC Cannabis Extracts Improve Symptoms in Children with Rett Syndrome * Melbourne, Australia: Pediatric patients diagnosed with Rett syndrome (RTT) show improvements in alertness, communication skills, anxiety, and other symptoms following the daily use of specially formulated plant-derived cannabis extracts, according to open-label cl more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Swimming in the deep: MSU research reveals sea lamprey travel patterns in Great Lakes waterways Why this matters: * Invasive sea lampreys prey on most species of large Great Lakes fish such as lake trout, brown trout, lake sturgeon, lake whitefish, ciscoes, burbot, walleye and catfish. These species are crucial to Great Lakes ecosystems and to the region's fishing industry. * Understanding more PR

MACAU, China, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: * * * UM research team develops innovative scorpion venom drug delivery system to treat malignant brain tumours A research team led by Kwok Hang Fai, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), has made significant progress in developing targeted therapies for glioblastoma (GBM), a highly aggressive brain cancer. By combining a novel scorpion venom-derived decape more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Toxic metals linked to impaired growth in infants in Guatemala The results of a new study could lead to novel approaches for limiting childbirth-related environmental risks. Top takeaways: * University of Arizona public health researchers showed that arsenic, lead and other metals in breast milk are associated with poor growth in infants. * Breast milk, a vital form of  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Children's social media activity highlights emotional stress of living with long-term health issues Researchers say the study highlights the importance of healthcare that addresses patients' physical and emotional well-being By Alan Williams Children with multiple long-term health issues undergo severe emotional stress at the same time as they are trying to cope with the physical challenges of more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Algae unlocks a cheaper, greener and more ethical way to grow cells The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae, developed by University of Queensland researchers. Dr Melanie Oey and her team at UQ's Institute of Molecular Bioscience combined a new type of Queensland algae, Chlorella BDH-1, with mammalian cell more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * Source criticism in school requires more than isolated interventions Strengthening school students' resilience to disinformation requires more than isolated interventions on source criticism. A new study from Uppsala University shows that short teaching interventions on disinformation have no long-term effect on upper secondary school students' ability to distinguish between credible and misleadin more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Most patients with advanced melanoma who received pre-surgical immunotherapy remain alive and disease free four years later * Patients with stage III melanoma were treated with nivolumab (anti-PD1) and relatlimab (anti-LAG-3) before surgery * 87% of patients remained alive and 80% were disease free four years after treatment * Nearly all patients whose tumors respon more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 11 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Engineering professor develops eco-friendly method of creating semiconductor materials for electronics Current industrial methods use toxic solvents and damage the environment. By Leila Ugincius AVirginia Commonwealth University researcher has developed an alternative method of producing semiconductor materials that is environmentally friendly. Semiconductors are crucial to modern electronics a more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 11 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on July 9, 2025: * * * In creating an ad, using AI for scenes - but not people - may retain consumer trust VCU study points to how businesses can use artificial intelligence for efficiency without undermining the human element. By Leila Ugincius Image-generative artificial intelligence makes ad creation faster and cheaper -- but there's an intriguing hook to the look, according to new research from Vir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Calls for New Fight for Climate Safety in 300th 'Time to Wake Up' Speech * For more than a decade, Senator has called on Congress to act on the threat of climate change Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, last night delivered his 300 th speech urging Congress to wake up to the threat of clima more PR

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, July 10 (TNSjou) -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * Can a parasitic worm help rebuild blue crab populations in the Bay? By John Wallace Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. Interestingly, a new study published in the journal PLOS One by researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS suggests these w more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Wistar Scientists Find FDA-Approved Drug Halts EBV-Driven Lymphoma by Disrupting a Key Cancer Pathway PHILADELPHIA -- (July 10, 2025) -- Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered that a class of FDA-approved cancer drugs known as PARP1 inhibitors can effectively combat Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-driven lymphomas. The findings, published in the Journal of Medica more PR