MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Use of antiseizure drugs with known or uncertain risks during pregnancy continues Higher use seen among people with low level of resources * MINNEAPOLIS -- Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published on July 23, 2025, in in Neurology(R) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Merkley, Durbin, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Prevent Future Debt Ceiling Hostage Taking * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee introduced legislation that would end the political brinkmanship around the debt ceiling and al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Buckley and Buckley Offer Insights for Philanthropy from Founding Funding Plan for National Review * As young William F. Buckley, Jr., and others were working to launch National Review in 1955, it "needed backers and donors," of course--as Sam Tanenhaus writes in his new biography Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. This was a challenge. "There must be a body more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 23, 2025: * * * Could Eco Warriors Help Deter Putin? Ukraine, Finland, Germany, Poland, and the Baltic states are discovering a new ally in their defense against Russia: Wetlands. By Mykyta Vorobiov Swamps, bogs, and peatlands have been highly efficient natural barriers to military advances throughout history. During the First World War, Austrian troops were bogged down in the peatlands of more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Analyze Best Methods to Minimize Risk of Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke A combination of interventions is optimal to prevent children from dying in overheated cars * Different technologies have been developed to help parents and caregivers address pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH), or scenarios where a child dies from more PR

DOVER, Delaware, July 24 -- Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General Daniel Logan issued the following opinion (No. 25-IB36) on July 22, 2025: * * * To: Xerxes Wilson, The News Journal, xwilson@delawareonline.com RE: FOIA Petition Regarding the Office of the Governor Dear Mr. Wilson: We write in response to your correspondence alleging that the Office of the Governor violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Sec.Sec. 10001-10008 ("FOIA"). We treat your correspondence as a Pet more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * REALITY CHECK: Prices Are Rising and Working Families Are Paying More -- Despite Admin Officials Delusionally Claiming Otherwise In response to Scott Bessent's out-of-touch comments dismissing the cost of Donald Trump's chaotic trade war, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Donald Trump promised to lower prices on Day One, yet over six months into his presidency, prices conti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley Ask For Unanimous Consent To Pass Their Bill To Crack Down On Pharmaceutical Advertisements * July 23, 2025 The Senators' bill would force Big Pharma to disclose prices when advertising prescription drugs, the UC request was blocked by a Senate Republican WASHINGTON - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley  more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, July 24 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson) issued the following news release: * * * European Commission approves DARZALEX (daratumumab) as the first licensed treatment for patients with high-risk smouldering multiple myeloma Landmark approval is based on results from the Phase 3 AQUILA study, showing fixed-duration treatment with daratumumab significantly reduced the risk of progression to acti more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Spying on Stingrays: First-ever Tags Show Elusive Behaviors, Habitats By Gisele Galoustian Biologging - an innovative, non-invasive method of tracking animals in the wild - is transforming how scientists study movement, behavior and social interactions. Using compact electronic devices that can remain attached for hours or even months,  more PR

COLLINGWOOD, Australia, July 23 -- Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia) issued the following news release: * * * New General Medicine Standards in Australian pharmacy to lift patient safety The updated AdPha General Medicine Standards lead the latest issue of Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) * A newly updated pharmacy practice standard for General Medicine has been released by Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha), setting out more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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

SYDNEY, Australia, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Invest in brain health to boost productivity, UNSW expert says By Ashleigh Steele Australia must support prevention-focused dementia research as a national productivity strategy, says UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty. Renowned clinician, researcher, policy advisor and co-director of UNSW's Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), opens in a new window, Scientia Professor Hen more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, July 23 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Does your smartwatch say you're stressed? It may often be wrong Consumer grade smartwatches may not be as accurate as promised when measuring tiredness or stress. That conclusion is drawn by researchers Bjorn Siepe and Eiko Fried based on a comparison between smartwatch measurements and reporting by users themselves. It is impossible to imagine life without the smartwatch for a huge group of people. About  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces 2025 Music Commissions from Koussevitzky Foundation * The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to eight composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will present the world premiere of each work. Winning composers for 2025 and the groups co-sponsoring their commissio more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * Like Humans, AI Can Jump to Conclusions, Mount Sinai Study Finds New York, NY (July 22, 2025) - A study by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with colleagues from Rabin Medical Center in Israel and other collaborators, suggests that even the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models can make surprisingly simple mistakes when faced with complex me more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Low dose of weight loss drug may improve heart failure symptoms with minimal weight loss * Research Highlights : * Low doses of the injectable weight-loss medication semaglutide helped improve symptoms of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) when tested in two types of animals able to closely mimic heart failure in humans. Improvements were seen direc more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 23, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Bitcoin in Your 401(k)? That's Not a Risk I Would Take By Allison Schrager As they enter the financial mainstream, cryptocurrencies present both investors and consumers with new kinds of dangers. I have long been a crypto skeptic, but as it worms its way into America's financial infrastructure, it is getting harder and harder for me to maintain the argumen more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 22, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Medical Schools Quietly Maintain Affirmative Action By Jason L. Riley Some still use race to make admissions decisions even though the Supreme Court said it's illegal. In Lionel Shriver's most recent novel, "Mania," the U.S. has been overtaken by an ideology known as mental parity. Adherents refuse to acknowledge any differences in intelligence or ab more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 23 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Memories drift across neurons over time * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Neurobiologists precisely controlled the sensory environment for mice running the same maze day after day * Each run caused different 'map-making' neurons to activate * Finding suggests the brain's spatial maps are inherently dynamic and constantly updating, despite navigating identical settings In a new study, North more PR

PASADENA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Scientist Finds Predicted Companion Star to Betelgeuse Discovery of a close companion to the 10th brightest star in our night sky may explain why similar red supergiant stars see changes in their brightness on the scale of many years. A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very close companion star was proved true by a tea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * New Study Estimates Over Half a Million People Die Each Year Due to Unilateral Economic Sanctions Findings Published in The Lancet Global Health Conclude that Sanctions Are as Lethal as Military Conflicts * Washington, DC -- A new study (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext) published in the British medical journal The Lancet Glo more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Study documents unhealthy noise in Portland, provides research framework for other cities CORVALLIS, Ore. - A groundbreaking study led by Oregon State University scientists shows that multiple Portland neighborhoods have levels of noise that are likely unhealthy. The research, the first of its kind in the United States, provides a framework for studying noise pollution in other cities in t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * People with substance use disorder were 24% more likely to require unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of previous discharge People with any type of substance use disorder (SUD) stand a 24% higher risk of having an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of a previous discharge compared with those without the disorder, new UCLA-led research finds. People with opioid use disorder had t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Preoperative Counseling Reduces Opioid Use After ACL Reconstruction Surgery Without Increasing Patients' Pain Level, New Research Shows Preoperative counseling significantly reduced opioid use by patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a common knee surgery, with no increase in pain following the procedure, according to new research by or more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Underwood Slams Donald Trump and House Republicans for Exploding the Cost of Health Coverage * WASHINGTON - This Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported (link is external) that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois is seeking to raise the cost of health coverage premiums by 27 percent next year, in response to the December 31, 2025 expiration of premium tax credits for people who purchase  more PR

LONDON, England, July 23 -- Cancer Research UK issued the following news: * * * Research with Integrity - Destigmatising the correction of scientific mistakes by Cancer Research UK | Analysis Raising the standards of how researchers conduct research and write papers is one thing, but what about post-publication? Dr Catherine Winchester talks about her aim to destigmatise the correcting of mistakes in scientific papers, and to create an open research culture where it's normal to address them. more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Study Shows a Need for Vigilance When Observing Long COVID Symptoms in Younger Children Rutgers researchers say clinicians and caregivers may not recognize the symptoms because they are unfamiliar with it By Claire Mulhern Infants, toddlers and preschoolers exhibit symptoms of long COVID, but the symptoms can be different and more difficult to identify in these children, according to Rutgers H more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Screening for cardiovascular disease marker in community health centers may reduce risk * DALLAS, July 23, 2025 -- Elevated lipoprotein(a), also known as Lp(a), is an independent, inherited and causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. [1] Lp(a) is similar to low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, yet more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Where did RNA come from? Origin-of-life scientists from Scripps Research reveal how the sugar ribose may have been selected as one of life's building blocks. * LA JOLLA, CA--In living organisms today, complex molecules like RNA and DNA are constructed with the help of enzymes. So how did these molecules form before life (and enzymes) existed? Why did some molecules end up as the buildin more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Seasonal flu immunity protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans historically has been high, with more than half of people dying. Why, then, is the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak -- which has caused massive die-offs in wild birds, farmed poultry and even wild mammals -- causing m more PR

ALBANY, California, July 24 -- The Seismological Society of America issued the following news: * * * Can Seismic Signals Detect Fragmentation of a Fireball Meteoroid? The seismic signature of a fireball meteoroid event can be used to tell whether the fireball fragmented or remained intact as it fell through the atmosphere, according to new research published in Seismological Research Letters. The 2020 return of the sample capsule from the asteroid-exploring Hayabusa2 mission to southern Aust more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 24 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Steven Stylianos Returns to Rutgers to Build a World-Class Pediatric Surgery Program The nationally recognized pediatric surgeon and Rutgers alum brings a bold vision - and a deep sense of purpose - to his new role at RWJMS By Carla Cantor As a high school junior in Dumont, New Jersey, Steven Stylianos thought he had his future mapped out. When his guidance counselor asked about his plans, he said he w more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, July 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for July 22nd, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly There is speculation that psychedelic medicine could get a boost from the current administration--not long after the FDA did not approve MDMA-assisted therapy ( MedPage Today ). Contingency management, on the other hand, could face some challenges in the current political climate, eve more PR

MENLO PARK, California, July 23 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The limit does not exist: Superheated gold survives the entropy catastrophe * By Erin Woodward Researchers at SLAC's Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold. Then, they sent a pulse of ultrabright X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) through the sample to measure the speed, and thus the temperature, of the atoms  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Tax Bill Will Pummel Nevada's Hospitals, Devastate Health Care System * "Nevada hospitals are bracing for a financial crisis as President Donald Trump's sweeping spending legislation threatens to cut millions in critical health care funding" New reporting found that Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will cost Nevada hospitals $235 million in revenue annually, likely leading to worse and m more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 24 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH first-of-its-kind study shows air quality data derived from megacities are not accurate when applied to U.S. urban centers By Russ Nelson Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese megacities to characte more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Stealth Genetic Switch in Mosquitoes Halts Malaria Spread Novel system uses CRISPR to replace one molecule and block parasites that cause malaria infection By Mario Aguilera Mosquitoes kill more people each year than any other animal. In 2023, the blood-sucking insects infected a reported 263 million people with malaria, leading to nearly 600,000 deaths, 80% of which were more PR

NORWICH, England, July 23 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * UEA Professor George Lau elected Fellow of the British Academy Prof George Lau, Professor of Art and Archaeology of the Americas at the Sainsbury Research Unit (SRU), University of East Anglia, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy - one of the highest honours in the humanities and social sciences. Prof Lau is internationally recognised for his research into the ancient cultures of the hig more PR

MACAU, China, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: * * * UM, SIAT jointly develop novel strategy for in situ synthesis of materials within living bacteria A research team led by Henry Kwok Hang Fai, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with Geng Jin, Distinguished Professor at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIAT), and Dai Zhuojun, a researcher a more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 24 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of July 18-24, 2025: * * * The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, July 18, 2025. Do wearables live up to the hype? A cardiologist weighs in (https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/07/18/cardiologist-evaluates-wearables-health more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Study lays groundwork for preventing dangerous falls on dry spills A new testing method could improve safety standards through better assessment of an overlooked hazard. Top takeaways: * A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led study introduces a methodological approach to measuring the slipperiness caused by dry debris. * Many people are aware of how easy it is to sli more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Americans prefer a more diverse society A new study challenges the notion that Americans fear ethnic and religious replacement. On the contrary, the majority want a more diverse United States. * At a time marked by debate about identity, migration and national cohesion, a new study brings a surprising message: Most Americans want a more ethnically and religiously diverse society than the  more PR

EXETER, England, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Staunch Anglican support for the Tory party acting as "buffer" against increasing political volatility, study shows By Kerra Maddern Disproportionately high support for the Conservative Party among Anglicans is acting as a buffer against the increasing partisan and volatile Tory support base, research shows. Despite the increasing secularization of British society, religion continues to be social more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Krill oil supplement helps preserve muscle strength and mass during diet-induced weight loss Supplementation with krill oil during an alternate day fasting diet helps to reduce the decline in both muscle mass and muscle strength. The fundings, from a new study led by the University of Glasgow and published in the journal Obesity, are the first of their kind to investigate the effects of krill oi more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers unveil evolutionary effects on mammalian species due to extreme environments Picture yourself on vacation, hiking up the steep side of a mountain trail. The sun is warm, the air thin and dry, and your sense of smell seems to be less sharp than normal. For high-altitude mammals, that reduced sense of smell is typical, new research from the University of Kansas shows. Lead author Allie G more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study of now-submerged migration routes redraws map of how humans settled beyond Africa A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra" -- his term for regions around the world once populated by ancient humans that today are submerged under water due to sea-level changes. Jerome Dobson, KU professor emeritus of geography, believes these regions -- typically extending from co more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Researchers identify key survival strategy for soybeans during heat and drought The University of Missouri study reveals that soybeans use a natural targeted cooling mechanism to protect reproduction under tough weather conditions. * It's a hot, dry summer afternoon, and the skies offer no relief for a field of soybeans. But within those green leaves, these plants are quietly fighting more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * First impressions count: How babies are talked about during ultrasounds impacts parent perceptions, caregiving relationship Most parents can think back to the first ultrasound image they saw of their unborn child, and may even be able to remember what impression that image had on them. Would their child be an active toddler, a tad bit ornery or stubborn, sweet and cuddly, fiercely independen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Variety Op-Ed: "Elizabeth Warren on Colbert 'Late Show' Cancellation: Is the Paramount Trump Payoff a Bribe?" * "The Paramount payoff is part of a corrupt pattern of Trump exploiting the power of the presidency both to profit personally and to punish his perceived enemies." "The moment we turn a blind eye to these deals is the moment we start to lose our democracy." Washington, D.C. -  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 24 (TNSjou) -- VCU Health, an academic medical center on the forefront of health care, providing patients with treatments and medical technology available, issued the following news release: * * * VCU-led global research team uses AI to improve prediction of death risk for hospitalized cirrhosis patients The machine-learning model outscores older methods and is being made available worldwide. * Predicting who might die while in the hospital is one of the hardest cha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Warns Bank of New York Mellon that Acquisition of Northern Trust Could Violate Antitrust Laws and Threaten Financial Stability "This transaction would supercharge existing financial stability risks by merging one bona fide Too-Big-To-Fail ('TBTF') bank with a borderline TBTF bank." "This anticompetitive trans more PR