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

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) -- 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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