AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: * * * ABC Introduces New Botanical Conservation, Sustainability, and Regeneration Webpage and Newsletter Nonprofit organization expands its nearly 40-year commitment to education on botanical sustainability * The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) has launched two major educational resources for the global herb and medicinal plant community: a new webpage on Botanical Conservation, Sustainab more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSrep) -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * APIC Releases Update to Position Paper on Safe Injection, Infusion, Medication Vial, and Point-of-Care Testing Practices in Health Care Arlington, VA, July 15, 2025 - The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has released an updated position paper titled "Safe Injection, Infusion, Medication Vial, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 16 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Artificial Intelligence Accurately Classifies Pancreatic Cysts Proof-of-concept study shows ChatGPT-4's ability to generate and classify diagnostic variables from electronic medical data as accurately as the manual approach Key Takeaways * MRI and CT scans of nearly 1,000 adults were evaluated by ChatGPT-4 and the traditional manual approach for pancreatic cysts. * The accuracy of AI wa more PR

WACO, Texas, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * They Aren't Just Tattoos - They're Testimonies: Study Shows How Tattoos Are Becoming Sacred Symbols for a New Generation New research reveals how religious tattoos reflect a cultural - and generational - shift in how faith is expressed through permanent body art By Kelly Craine For many young Americans, tattoos have become more than just body art - they are sacred expressions of deeply held beliefs. Anew stu more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University researchers develop process to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic Research paper offers fundamental findings for any company interested in scaling up the process By Chris Kocher According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Feel like a fraud even when you're successful? It may be impostorism Psychology researcher Jiyun Elizabeth Shin explores the phenomenon among women in STEM graduate programs By Jennifer Micale Some high-achieving people struggle with a hidden face: a face they consider fraudulent, dreading that it will be discovered. All those high grades, awards and research grants? Sheer luck, the impostor te more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * Blocking a Little-Known Protein May Offer New Hope for Devastating Lung Disease Mount Sinai scientists discover a potential new drug target for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis * New York, NY (July 15, 2025) - Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified a previously overlooked protein, Epac1, as a key driver of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSrpt) -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * CBA's Johnson to Congress: Hardworking American Consumers Deserve a Credible, Durable CFPB * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Testifying before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee at a hearing entitled " Dodd-Frank Turns 15: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead," today, Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Lindsey Johnson will reiterate the need for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * CBA's Johnson to Congress: Unintended Consequences of Regulations Harm Consumers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Testifying before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee at a hearing entitled " Dodd-Frank Turns 15: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead," today, Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) President and CEO Lindsey Johnson highlighted how unintended consequences of reg more PR

BATHURST, Australia, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: * * * New research: assessing personal values and implicit bias towards people with disability A Charles Sturt University PhD graduate and colleagues have found evidence of disability bias in Australia in the first study of its kind here. * In a first-of-its-kind study in Australia, Charles Sturt University researchers found more than three quarters of the Australian sample implicitly stereotype  more PR

NEW YORK, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Air Pollution Cuts in East Asia Likely Accelerated Global Warming A new study finds that some forms of air pollution in the atmosphere have helped shade the Earth's surface from the sun's energy. * Adapted from a release published by the Center for International Climate Research. The cleanup of air pollution in East Asia has accelerated global warming, a new study in the jour more PR

NEW YORK, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Navigating breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship in Ethiopia A study co-authored by CUNY SPH doctoral candidate Amanda Pierz and MPH alumni Dr. Hyowoun Jyung, Bonnibel Rosario, and Nichole Andoh-B-Baidoo sheds light on the value of a novel peer psychosocial support for breast cancer patients in Adama, Ethiopia. In collabora more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Derrick Van Orden Had a Terrible Week! * In case you somehow missed it last week, Derrick Van Orden had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week. Lying about saving BadgerCare after voting to cut Medicaid, melting down after he got caught in that lie, facing protests from Wisconsinites for cutting their Medicaid... YIKES! Take a look at the terrible, self-inflicted covera more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article by Ricardo Duque Gabriel/2 and Julianna Sterling/3: * * * Shifting Dynamics in Bank Funding of NBFIs: Rise of Credit Lines/1 I. Introduction The financial system has undergone profound transformations over the past four decades, driven in large part by the rise of nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs). These institutions, which include entities such as insurance companies, broker-dealers, and finance companies more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of Temple University Health System, posted the following news: * * * Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Sanjeevani Arora Recognized by JAMA Network Open as a Distinguished Reviewer * Sanjeevani Arora, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program and a member of the Cancer Epigenetics Institute at Fox Chase Cancer Center. PHILADELPHIA (July 15, 2025) -- Sanjee more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 15 (TNSjou) -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * Are there upsides to "overboarding"? By Benjamin Kessler How many board seats is too many for one director? That's the question on many investors' minds, as they confront the possibility of "overboarding"--directors being spread too thin to do their work effectively. BlackRock, for example, voted to oust one of Twitter's board members in 2022 because he sat on the boards of six other comp more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig, 4 Lawyers Recognized by 2025 New York Legal Awards * NEW YORK - July 15, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and four of its attorneys were recognized in four categories by the 2025 New York Legal Awards. Greenberg Traurig has two winners and two finalists. All winners will be announced at the awards ceremony held Sept. 4 at the Ziegfeld Bal more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Paid Parental Leave scheme language portrays fathers as secondary or optional Fathers are often portrayed as optional or secondary caregivers in the home with the current language surrounding Paid Parental Leave (PPL) often assuming mothers are the main caregiver, according to new Griffith University research. Lead author of the study, PhD candidate Lily Lewington from Griffith's School of Medicin more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Astronomers Discover Rare Distant Object in Sync with Neptune This object, called 2020 VN40, is the first confirmed body that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune completes. * Cambridge, MA -- A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has discovered a rare object far beyond Neptune, from a class known as tra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Hemophilia Federation of America issued the following news: * * * Understanding the importance of guiding independence and adhering to treatment in adolescents By Emily A. Roush, HFA Staff Writer Navigating adolescence is a roller coaster of developmental, social, emotional, and physical changes. And for teens with chronic health conditions like bleeding disorders, the transition from depending on parents and caregivers to being independent during all those changes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Peter Rough, a senior fellow and director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute, from a June 18, 2025, hearing entitled "NATO Summit 2025: An Assessment of Transatlantic Security Cooperation": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. * * * Europe's Strategic Backdrop Europe  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. McBride, Sens. Coons, Blunt Rochester and Delawareans Raise Alarm on Devastating Cuts to Food Assistance * NEWARK, DE -- In case you missed it, Delaware's Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, Congresswoman Sarah McBride, SNAP recipients, and Delaware's frontline food leaders hosted a press conference in Newark to highlight impending cuts to food assistance across the state.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * InfluenceWatch Podcast #371: Gaming the Vote: The Truth About Ranked Choice Voting? * Ranked Choice Voting, or RCV, the process by which voters rank candidates by preference, has been in and out of the news for the last several years, as advocates and critics on both sides of the political aisle debate the merits and pitfalls of a system that many on the left - and increasingly som more PR

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Social Security Needs More than Risky Wagers By Allison Schrager A proposal to allow the trust fund to invest in the market has some merit, but would be a huge leveraged bet. I have been a pension nerd since I was 20 years old. So I have been hearing for literally decades that there is a simple, magical solution to all our retirement funding problems: Just take more risk! W more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 14, 2025, to the Free Press: * * * How to Save Higher Ed--and End the Serial Abuse of American Taxpayers By Christopher F. Rufo The American people have been enormously generous to our universities. It is time for schools to honor their end of the bargain. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has been engaged in a high-stakes conflict with America's elite universities and, by more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * New study reveals how corals teach their offspring to beat the heat Why this matters: * Warming ocean temperatures are causing a phenomenon called coral bleaching, putting corals at a greater risk of starvation, disease and death. * This study shows that rice coral, an important reef-building species, passes on thermal resistance to their offspring and avoids coral bleaching. Understandi more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Derron Hilts Publishes Two Articles on School Counseling By Lisa McMahon Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor and chair of school counseling at Niagara University, recently published two articles in professional journals. Dr. Hilts co-authored "A comparative analysis of Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation, student-to-counselor ratios, racial/ethnic composition, and student out more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release: * * * Not All "Forever Chemicals" Are Equal: Experts Call for Nuanced PFAS Policy to Protect Human and Public Health and the Environment Articlesin Heart Rhythm highlight the urgent need to distinguish between harmful PFAS and essential fluoropolymers used in medical technology * Philadelphia - The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL Discovers Inverse Relationship Between Solar Corona Brightness and CME Velocity By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) detailed an inverse relationship between the brightness of the solar corona and the velocity of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in a scientific paper published in The Astrophysical Journal on July 3. The study, t more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Review suggests ending adult boosters for tetanus, diphtheria As long as childhood vaccination rates remain strong, U.S. could save $1 billion annually by dropping boosters for adults By Erik Robinson The United States could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, according to a new review led by researchers at Oregon Health more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Partners Austin Norris and Michael De Vries Named Among LA's Leading Litigators and Trial Attorneys * The Los Angeles Business Journal featured Kirkland partners Austin Norris and Michael De Vries on its 2025 list of "Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys," which honors the most trusted advisers in the region. Austin was recognized for representing hi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, we are having a really exciting discussion with my buddy of how CBO actually does scoring on things. I was trying to explain that some of the things we consider absurd are actually our fault because it is the law that we have passed to tell CBO how  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Medical] (TNSjou) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers use OCT imaging to uncover how the fallopian tube transports embryos * Mouse study lays groundwork for understanding reproductive challenges like infertility and ectopic pregnancy WASHINGTON -- In a new mouse study, researchers have used optical coherence tomography (OCT) to uncover new insights into how the fallopian tube transports preimplantation more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 16 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Scientists Uncover DNA Secrets to Bolster Corn Crop Traits Scientists are exploring the world of corn genetics to aid the future food supply. Innovative technology allows new insights for Rutgers researchers By Kitta MacPherson A team that includes Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how specific sections of genetic material control vital more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Still Reeling from Trump's Reckless Trade War, Las Vegas Unemployment Remains Second-Highest in the Nation * Las Vegas Review-Journal : "Southern Nevada's casino-heavy economy is fueled by tourism, but visitor volume has slumped this year." Las Vegas unemployment continues to climb following the release of May jobless claims, making the city among the highest in the nation. Fueled by a declin more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, July 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for July 15th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Society and substance use have long influenced each other, and this relationship, in a way, reflects on a society's sense of modernity. Take pregnancy, for example-- it's alarming but a reality that much of our society today still treats substance use during pregnancy as a crime. This more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * The K-pop status shuffle: producers, power and reinvention * K-pop, a genre of popular Korean music performed by dance groups such as BTS and Blackpink, is known for its highly competitive landscape, with groups often reinventing their identities with their new song releases to maintain their popularity and fan base. New research found that in Korea, where entertainment agencies or producers play a dominant ro more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Trump, Lombardo Plan to Dismantle Dept of Education Leads to Over $60M in Federal Funds for Nevada's Students in Need Halted Last Minute * "These particular grants provide services to some of our most vulnerable students" - Clark County Superintendent Jhone Ebert Following Donald Trump's executive order to eliminate the Department of Education and Joe Lombardo's full-throated endorsement of  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Did a meteor impact trigger a landslide in the Grand Canyon? By Daniel Stolte Two world-famous Arizona attractions - the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater Natural Landmark - may share a hidden connection, according to new research from the University of Arizona and the University of New Mexico. Published in the journal Geology, an international research team presents the results of an intrig more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Bio Detection dogs successfully detect Parkinson's disease by odour, study finds People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have an odour that can be reliably detected from skin swabs by trained dogs, a new study shows. The research, in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs and the Universities of Bristol and Manchester, is published in The Journal of Parkinson's Disease today [15 July]. *  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Scientists unravel how a tiny region of the brain helps us form distinct memories, opening new avenues for PTSD, Alzheimer's research Key takeaways: * A tiny region in the brain works like a reset button that separates memory of one meaningful event from the next. Without this reset mechanism, moments could blur together and lead to the kinds of memory disruptions seen in PTSD,  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Terabytes of data in a tiny crystal UChicago researchers created a 'quantum-inspired' revolution in microelectronics, storing classical computer memory in crystal gaps where atoms should be By Paul Dailing From punch card-operated looms in the 1800s to modern cellphones, if an object has "on" and "off" states, it can be used to store information. In a laptop computer, the ones and zeroes that more PR

NORWICH, England, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Study reveals a plastic 'death trap' in birds' nests New research reveals the impact of discarded plastic materials on young birds - with chicks dying after becoming entangled in synthetic fibres used to build their nests. Scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) examined the impact of plastics and rope in the nests of land-dwelling birds, using white storks as a case study. As is  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * IT-capable employees improve relevance and timeliness of financial reporting, study finds While much of the conversation around financial reporting quality tends to focus on auditors, systems or regulations, there is another area often overlooked but perhaps equally important: human capital. Specifically, the importance of having employees with strong IT capabilities. "As financial reporting becom more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study examines early sensory processing and development in people with autism A researcher from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is part of an international group that recently published a comprehensive review of differences in sensory processing for people with autism during the prenatal (in utero) and neonatal (birth to a few months old) phases of life. The report appears in the peer- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release ON July 15, 2025: * * * VFW Presents Vietnam War Artifacts to Vietnamese Government in Washington The ceremony marks the latest in a series of VFW efforts to engage with Vietnam on matters of shared historical responsibility and remembrance * In a symbolic act of reconciliation and commitment to the ongoing mission of full wartime accounting, Veterans of Foreig more PR

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wolverhampton issued the following news release: * * * Wolverhampton Lecturer authors landmark Lancet study on maternal health Dr Md Asiful Islam, Lecturer in Biomedical Science at the University of Wolverhampton, has been named first author on a groundbreaking study published in The Lancet--the world's leading medical journal (Impact Factor: 88.5). The study, titled "Causes of and Risk Factors for Postpartum Haemorrhage: A System more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Was Caligula a madman? Maybe. But he also knew his medicine, scholars find The Roman Emperor Caligula, notorious for his blood lust, may have had a strong general knowledge of medicine, according to a new study. * Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study.  more PR