NEW YORK, July 23 -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the following news release: * * * ASPCA Poison Control Reaches 5 Million Cases of Animal Exposures Since Hotline Inception Nearly 50 Years Ago More than 160,000 animals helped in 2025 so far, representing a 3.4% increase compared to same time period in 2024 ASPCA(R) Poison Control, the ASPCA's lifesaving support line for poison-related animal emergencies, recently reached its 5 millionth case assisted s more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Stainless-steel component boosts power output for bacteria-based biobattery Collaboration between electrical, mechanical engineering professors leads to groundbreaking new research By Chris Kocher Engineering innovations generally require long hours in the lab, with a lot of trial and error through experimentation before zeroing in on the best solution. But sometimes, if you're lucky, the answe more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Your skin buckles as you age - and that's why wrinkles form New experimental data reveals how your skin's behavior changes over time By John Brhel Aging skin stretches, contracts and buckles under pressure - and that's how wrinkles form, according to new experimental evidence from scientists at Binghamton University. Examining human skin samples, a research team including Binghamton University  more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 22 (TNSxrep) -- Bristol University Press issued the following news: * * * Journal Announcement: Feminism and Organization Bristol University Press is pleased to announce an exciting new journal for 2026: Feminism and Organization is an international journal committed to advancing critical feminist scholarship, activism, and praxis to promote social justice and equality. It focuses on challenging structural inequalities rooted in patriarchal systems, especially within t more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Nurturing creativity is 'women's work' By Bob Curley Want to maximize your employees' creativity? Consider putting a woman in charge, Bryant University researchers say. Defying gender stereotypes about leadership roles, women leaders were found to have a more positive influence on employee creativity, thanks to interacting more frequently with workers, according to a study that was recently pu more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, July 23 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Cedarville Engineering Students Partner With Crown Equipment By Allyson O'Bryant What started as a senior design project for six Cedarville University engineering students could turn into smarter, safer lift trucks for Crown Equipment Corp in New Bremen, Ohio. Cedarville's engineering students partnered with Crown Equipment Corp., a leading material handling company, to create image-processing algorithms th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 21, 2025: * * * Empire's Echoes: Secrets and Lies Government secrecy breaches leave red faces in London. By Edward Lucas Old habits died hard in the former empire. Murky commercial and espionage interests in the former colonies survived long after nominal independence. In the former imperial capital, secrecy and deceit reigned. How else to maintain to the fiction of global significance? Fr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 21, 2025: * * * Europe's Security Plans Must Extend Beyond its Backyard Europe's pledge to rearm is an important first step, but the continent must also acknowledge it has a global role. By Chels Michta The recent decision taken at The Hague by European NATO allies to increase defense spending to 5% by 2035 has been justly celebrated as a step in the right direction. And though one can be  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Medicaid Work Requirements Will Take Away Coverage From Millions: State and Congressional District Estimates By Elizabeth Zhang and Gideon Lukens Harsh Medicaid work requirements in the Republican reconciliation legislation will put 9.9 million to 14.9 million people at risk of losing Medicaid coverage in 2034. (See Table 1 for state estimates and link in footnote below for congressional di more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on July 14, 2025, entitled "Economic Forecasting Record: 2025 Update." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance In this report, the Congressional Budget Office assesses its economic forecasts over the first two years and five years of each baseline period from as early as 1976. (The baseline period is the time frame covered by the agency's annual baseline projections of the federal budget.) CBO then comp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on July 14, 2025, entitled "Economic Forecasting Record - 2025 Update:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * A Comparison of Forecast Quality CBO compared its two-year economic forecasts with analogous forecasts produced by the Administration, the Blue Chip consensus, and the SPF. (For a comparison of CBO's two-year forecasts with forecasts made by the Federal Reserve, see Box 2.) CBO compared its five more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on July 18, 2025, entitled "How Changes to Funding for the NIH and Changes in the FDA's Review Times Would Affect the Development of New Drugs:" * * * Honorable Jeffrey A. Merkley, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Honorable Bernard Sanders, Ranking Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 22, 2025: * * * An Americas First Case for Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation By Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer and Jessie Hu In a Wall Street Journal op-ed in January, Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that an America First foreign policy is impossible without an Americas-first approach, announcing that the United States w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Doodle Don is Dodging AGAIN: Trump Goes on Bizarre Truth Social Rampage After Damning Epstein Report In response to Donald Trump's Truth Social rampage over the weekend, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement: "Donald Trump is desperately trying to distract Americans from his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, posting dozens of captionless videos, including a w more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * U.S. Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder Failing to Complete Rehab By Gisele Galoustian Cannabis use disorder in adolescents in the United States remains a growing threat despite declines in cannabis use. Many adolescents begin using cannabis before high school during crucial stages of brain development, which may pose short- and lon more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * New-age and old school shark bite prevention strategies put to the test Amid growing concerns about shark bites on Australian beaches, researchers have developed a new framework to compare and assess the broad range of prevention measures available to help identify which are most suitable to dynamic conditions. Flinders University researchers, in collaboration with The University of Queensland a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Study Highlights Potentially Dangerous E-Cigarette Modifications by Youth, Adults First national study of e-cigarette modifications underscores potential health risks * A new study led by Georgia State University researchers has found that more than 84% of youth and young adults who use e-cigarettes have modified their device, often in potentially dangerous ways. A team of researchers led by Luc more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Gold clusters show promise as scalable options for quantum computers, sensors * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The efficiency of quantum computers, sensors and other applications often relies on the properties of electrons, including how they are spinning. One of the most accurate systems for high performance quantum applications relies on tapping into the spin properties of electrons of atoms t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Joint Op-Ed on 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Test and Extension and Expansion of RECA * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, published an opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal reflecting on the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity Test and highlighting decades-l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * InfluenceWatch Podcast #372: The Left's Big Bully * The Southern Poverty Law Center, trading on a reputation it earned suing the remnants of the organized Ku Klux Klan in the 1980s, claims to be an honest watchdog of extremism on the political right. But our guest Tyler O'Neill, a senior editor at the Daily Signal, has written a book on how the organization went from an indigent le more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Study: Gold Standard of Mosquito Nets Not Sold in Tanzanian Markets CCP research finds that Tanzanians can only buy untreated nets, which are less effective at malaria prevention than treated ones. By Stephanie Desmon In Tanzania, 1.5 million bed nets are sold commercially each year. But new research led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs finds th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Air Pollution in Baltimore's Curtis Bay Community Linked to Nearby Coal Terminal Activities and Wind Findings suggest that existing coal dust mitigation measures are insufficient * Bulldozer activity involving coal at an open-air facility at the Port of Baltimore is closely linked to air pollutants in the adjacent neighborhood of Curtis Bay, accordin more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * Researchers study chemical make-up of calcifications to improve cancer detection strategies Researchers at Keele University have published the first investigation into the variation in the chemical make-up of calcifications caused by prostate cancer, in the hope of identifying new markers to improve early diagnosis. Calcification refers to a build-up of calcium deposits in the body's soft tissues w more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Law360 Names Laura Umbrecht Gulick as Rising Star * Goodwin partner Laura Umbrecht Gulick has been announced as a Law360 Rising Star for 2025 in the Life Sciences category. As one of the leading dealmakers in her field and a partner in Goodwin's Life Sciences group, Laura regularly represents public and private pharmaceutical, biotechnology, pharma services and medical d more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester scientists discover new light behaviour in common mineral gypsum A new study published in Science Advances by researchers from the National Graphene Institute at University of Manchester and the University of Oviedo, has revealed a previously unseen behaviour of light in gypsum, a mineral better known for its use in building plaster and chalk. The team uncovered a rare ty more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * Mapping Oregon's Wildlife Corridors: PSU Research Supports Safe Travel for People and Animals Wildlife everywhere faces a growing challenge: moving safely across an increasingly fragmented landscape. Roads, urban development, and other human-made barriers can make it harder for animals to access food, shelter, and breeding areas, while also increasing the risk of wildlife-vehicle collision more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. posted the following news release: * * * Characterizing Antibodies Targeting Antisense Oligonucleotide Modifications New Rochelle, NY, July 22, 2025--A new article in the peer-reviewed journal Nucleic Acid Therapeutics describes the characterization of antibodies targeting antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) phosphorothioate and 2'-methoxyehtyl modifications for intracellular trafficking and biodistribution studies. Click here (htt more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, July 23 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * A 30-year journey of championing the teacher-scholar tradition With his 15th student-coauthored book, Thomas Poetter reflects on decades of collaboration and innovation By James Loy When we say someone has completed "countless" publications with students, it's usually an expression meant for dramatic effect. But when it's about Thomas Poetter, professor of Educational Leadership, the word might actually apply. Becau more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou scientists work to boost lifesaving cancer treatments A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy supports researchers exploring Terbium-161 -- a promising new tool in the fight against cancer. By Eric Stann A promising breakthrough in cancer treatment is taking shape at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), where scientists are developing a powerful radioi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Digital Assets released the following testimony by Multicoin Capital General Counsel Gregory Xethalis from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring Bipartisan Legislative Frameworks for Digital Asset Market Structure": * * * Chairwoman Lummis, Ranking Member Gallego, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the important and timely subject of market  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New play in the chemical-reaction playbook uncovered * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing these improvements requires that chemists design around documented reaction pathways. Now, a team of Penn State researchers has found that a fundamental reaction called oxidative addition c more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Pitt Study Uncovers How the Immune System Fends Off Gut Parasites PITTSBURGH -- New research from the University of Pittsburgh reveals how the immune system defends against intestinal parasitic worms, or helminths, one of the most common infections worldwide in communities with limited access to clean water and sanitation. The findings, published today in the jou more PR

ALISO VIEJO, California, July 23 -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Prehabilitation Protocol Shows Promise Article in AACN Advanced Critical Care describes multidisciplinary prehabilitation protocol for frail patients with advanced heart failure in a mechanical circulatory support program * A multidisciplinary prehabilitation protocol shows promise in reversing frailty and improving outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientists Investigate Use of AI to Speed Analysis of Nuclear Materials * RICHLAND, Wash.--Scientists have tapped artificial intelligence and powerful computing to take a first step to speed up how quickly officials are able to learn important details about nuclear events such as explosions, accidents or industrial emissions. Artificial intelligence helps speed up the more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, July 22 -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news: * * * StFX faculty awarded over $500,000 in SSHRC Insight Development Grants Twelve faculty researchers at St. Francis Xavier University have been awarded over $550,000 in federal funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) through its Insight Development Grants program. The funding supports research projects that range from how racial prejudice develops in childhood and h more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 22 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Teens are using dating apps more than you'd think. It may not be a bad thing. * * First to track teen dating app use through real-time smartphone data versus self-reports * Over six months, 23.5% of teens used dating apps, higher than previous estimates * Apps may provide valuable social connections, particularly for sexual and gender minorities CHICAGO --- Nearly one in four teenagers ar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: First Major Digital Asset Bill in American History Signed Into Law * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, on Friday President Trump signed the first major digital assets bill in American history into law. "The GENIU more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Researchers Identify Digital Health as Bridge for Essential Postpartum Care Services Digital health care, such as virtual doctor's appointments, could fill gaps in care services for postpartum mothers and help their doctors identify critical needs earlier, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Commun more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: * * * A UdeM team confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 l A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away. * A team led by the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) at the Universite de Montreal has achieved the most precise study to date of the L 98-59 planetary  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Rising inequality is making Americans less likely to support a higher minimum wage Study finds showing people side-by-side comparisons of different societies can boost support for policies * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Raising the minimum wage can help address economic inequality, but support has declined as the gap between rich and poor has increased, according to n more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Symbolic support: Study shows campaign merchandise can lead to 'political slacktivism' T-shirts, hats, mugs and bumper stickers are popular ways to show support for a candidate during election season, but buying political merchandise may actually make people less likely to volunteer, advocate or even vote, according to a study out of the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management.  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 23 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Paleontologists will convene in Kansas to boost sharing and crediting of scholarly data A conclave of about 20 prominent paleontologists, data scientists and editors from academic journals will gather Aug. 4-5 at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum to improve how data is shared among professionals in the field -- and beyond. The event, supported by the National Scienc more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study finds news releases written by humans more credible than AI content This news release was written by a real-life human being. Trust me. New research from the University of Kansas has found that when people are told a news release addressing a corporate crisis was written by a human instead of by artificial intelligence, they find it more credible and the organization more trustworthy. As AI more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New insights into the immune system's crucial role in wound healing revealed An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of Manchester and Singapore's A*STAR Skin Research Lab scientists. Approximately one in 50 people will develop wounds that fail to heal with the issue a particular more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Unpopular Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Will Be a Major Vulnerability for GOP Gubernatorial Candidates, Poll Shows National Journal: "Virginia and New Jersey are emerging as early test cases for how Democrats frame the GOP-backed spending cuts on the campaign trail" * Earlier this week, the DGA released new polling from Virginia and New Jersey finding Donald Trump's budget bill that cuts health care is dee more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA study links police fatigue to performance risks Officers want better sleep but face barriers such as shift work, job pressure and emotional fatigue * Police understand the importance of sleep--but for many, the nature of the job makes it hard to get enough of it. A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington, published in Policing: An International Journal, ex more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 23 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * Scientists ID Rogue Antibodies in Patients After COVID Errant antibodies that regulate chemical reactions the way enzymes do could explain low blood pressure and other persistent symptoms that plague patients after COVID, new research from the School of Medicine suggests. Researchers led by UVA's Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD, previously discovered that rogue antibodies that act like e more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New Wearable Sensor Made at USC Could Help Patients with Bipolar Disorder Track Medication Levels Through Sweat The wearable sensor, believed to be first of its kind, could vastly improve treatment and drug safety for millions of patients who take lithium for bipolar disorder. By Venice Tang Although lithium is highly effective to treat bipolar di more PR