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Science Research in Professional Journals Newsletter for 2025-07-25 ( 27 items )  
AI Meets Antiquity: Warwick Ancient Historian Tests DeepMind's Transformative New Model (10)
COVENTRY, England, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * AI meets antiquity: Warwick ancient historian tests DeepMind's transformative new model A University of Warwick epigraphy expert has collaborated with Google DeepMind to evaluate 'Aeneas', an AI model that reimagines Roman inscriptions. Co-authoring a paper published in the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal Nature today, Alison Cooley, Professor of Classics and Ancient Hi more PR

Bryant University: Looking to Reduce Depressive Symptoms? Resistance Training Could Be the Answer (10)
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 25 (TNSjou) -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Looking to reduce depressive symptoms? Resistance training could be the answer By Emma Bartlett New research led by Bryant's Jason Sawyer, Ph.D., and published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, suggests that resistance training is as effective as aerobic exercise at lowering depressive symptoms in young women. "The majority of existing research examining the effects of exercise on depressio more PR

Columbia: Astronomers Discover Star-Shredding Black Holes Hiding in Dusty Galaxies (10)
NEW YORK, July 25 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Astronomers Discover Star-Shredding Black Holes Hiding in Dusty Galaxies Unlike active galaxies that constantly pull in surrounding material, these black holes lie dormant until a star passes by. * Astronomers at Columbia University, MIT, and other institutions have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer through the dust of nearby galaxies and into the aftermath of a black hole's stellar feast. more PR

EEOC Acting Chair Lucas Announces Three Senior Agency Appointments (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Acting Chair Lucas Announces Three Senior Agency Appointments * WASHINGTON -- Andrea R. Lucas, acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced three new appointments to the agency's senior leadership team. The newly appointed senior leadership team includes: * Sharon Rose, Chief Operating Officer * Shannon Royce, Chief of Staff * more PR

Governor Hochul Announces Designations to Appellate Division Courts (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Designations to Appellate Division Courts * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced six designations to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, in the First and Second Departments. Under New York's Constitution, the Governor designates Justices of the Appellate Divisions from among the elected Justices of the State Supreme Court. This class is composed of more PR

Integrating sulfur into crystalline nanostructures fuels catalytic activity (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 24 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Integrating sulfur into crystalline nanostructures fuels catalytic activity * * 'Sulfur enhances reactivity and lowers energy barriers for hydrogen activation' * New active sites containing sulfur significantly outperformed non-sulfur counterparts in hydrogenation catalysis * Research supports production of enzyme-like models in stable materials EVANSTON, Ill. --- Despite natural evidence more PR

Max Planck Society: The Evolution of Life May Have Its Origins in Outer Space (10)
MUNICH, Germany, July 25 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news on July 24, 2025: * * * The evolution of life may have its origins in outer space Astronomers find signs of complex organic molecules - precursors to sugars and amino acids - in a planet-forming disc To the point * First tentative detection of prebiotic molecules in a planet-forming disc: In the young V883 Orionis system, ALMA observations have revealed signatures of complex organic compounds such as ethylene glyco more PR

McGill University: Researchers' Novel Lab Technique Reveals How Ice Crystals Form in Clouds (10)
MONTREAL, Quebec, July 24 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers' novel lab technique reveals how ice crystals form in clouds 'This discovery matters for everyone affected by changing weather patterns - from farmers and city planners to disaster response teams and climate policymakers' * Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting scientists' ability to forecast weather more PR

Media Tip Sheet: GW Dermatologist Leads Breakthrough in CBD Skincare Innovation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: GW Dermatologist Leads Breakthrough in CBD Skincare Innovation * CBD in skincare was once everywhere but it quickly gained a reputation as more trend than science. That's now changing, thanks to new translational research led by Adam Friedman, Chair of Dermatology at George Washington University. In collaboration with CielelementsMD(r), Friedman helped develop a new, stabilized form of CBD more PR

National Immigration Forum: Lifeblood of Care - Immigrants Driving Health Care Forward (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following news release: * * * The Lifeblood of Care: Immigrants Driving Health Care Forward I. Introduction The focus of this paper is on immigrants in the professional health care sector, particularly physicians[1] and registered nurses.[2] The paper examines the growing need for professional health care workers, the role immigrants already play in the professional health care sector, the important role immigrants can play in  more PR

Newcastle University: Enzyme Technology to Boost Flavour Production Efficiency (10)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * New enzyme technology to boost flavour production efficiency Researchers have developed a highly efficient and reusable biocatalyst with promising applications in the food and cosmetics industries. The international team, co-led by Newcastle University, developed a cutting-edge method for attaching enzymes to specially designed, sponge-like silica particles. This new system allows for high more PR

Oregon Health & Science University: Study Suggests Long COVID is More Prevalent Than Previously Thought (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 25 (TNSjou) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study suggests long COVID is more prevalent than previously thought OHSU research in nonhuman primates finds long-term effects in both lean and obese animals By Erik Robinson Exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 may lead to chronic health impacts that, in some cases, may become apparent only years later, according to new research in nonhuman primates led by Oregon Health & Scien more PR

Q&A: Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jacob Holland-Lulewicz is among a group of archaeologists who have spent years conducting research on the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia. The islands have changed shape and even numbers over the centuries, with Hurricane Irma splitting on more PR

Reliance on Administrative Billing Codes to Track Medical Conditions Can Lead to High Diagnostic Error Rates (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Reliance on administrative billing codes to track medical conditions can lead to high diagnostic error rates Relying on billing codes may misclassify up to two-thirds of cases * Use of billing codes in big data sets to find diagnoses can result in up to two-thirds of cases being mistakenly identified, new UCLA-led research finds. Databases frequently used for medical research such as those more PR

Satellites show that strictly protected marine areas exclude industrial fishing (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Satellites show that strictly protected marine areas exclude industrial fishing * Illegal fishing is a global problem that threatens the health of ocean ecosystems and the economic viability of the fishing industry. Marine protected areas (MPAs)--zones set aside to safeguard marine life--are a key tool for conservation, but monitoring them has been a long-standing challenge. Researche more PR

Stevens Institute of Technology: Quantum Internet Meets Space-Time in This Ingenious Idea (10)
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Quantum Internet Meets Space-Time in This New Ingenious Idea Scientists show that quantum networks of clocks open the door to probe how quantum theory and curved space-time intertwine * Hoboken, N.J., July 21, 2025 -- Quantum networking is being rapidly developed world-wide. It is a key quantum technology that will enable a global quantum internet: the ability to deploy secure communica more PR

UC Merced's Berhe Joins Scientists in Warning of Global Land Mine Crisis (10)
MERCED, California, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * UC Merced's Berhe Joins Scientists in Warning of Global Land Mine Crisis By Lorena Anderson More than 100 million land mines remain buried around the world, posing a threat in approximately 70 countries and territories, and killing or injuring about 5,000 people, most of them civilians, every year. As the world's geopolitical landscape shifts, nine scientists studying different aspe more PR

UC-San Diego: Breaking the Silence - MyMenoplan.org Empowers Women to Take Charge of Menopause (10)
LA JOLLA, California, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Breaking the Silence: MyMenoplan.org Empowers Women to Take Charge of Menopause Clinical trial shows the NIH-funded website boosts treatment intentions, menopause knowledge and decision-making confidence among users By Yadira Galindo Menopause remains one of the most under-discussed stages of life, even though more than 1 million women in the United States experience this more PR

UM Miller School of Medicine: Dr. Stephen D. Nimer-led Study Shows DNA Regulatory Switch Prompts Stem Cells to Give Rise to Blood (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Dr. Stephen D. Nimer-led Study Shows DNA Regulatory Switch Prompts Stem Cells to Give Rise to Blood Summary * A key regulator of gene expression called TAF1 is emerging as a potential drug target in leukemia and other blood cancers. * A new study takes a deep dive into how TAF1 operates to promote the development of new blood cells. * TAF1 activates genes that prompt blood more PR

University of Baltimore Center for Sport & the Law Director Koller Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy released the following testimony by Dionne Koller, a law professor and director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, from a June 17, 2025, hearing entitled "WADA Shame: Swimming in Denial Over Chinese Doping." WADA is the World Anti-Doping Agency. * * * Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, and Members of the Committee more PR

University of Miami-Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science: Deep-sea Fish Confirmed as a Significant Source of Ocean Carbonate (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science issued the following news: * * * Deep-sea fish confirmed as a significant source of ocean carbonate New research sheds light on the overlooked contribution of the ocean's most abundant fish to marine carbon cycling. The findings open new avenues for studying deep-sea carbon dynamics and may improve Earth system models. By Diana Udel A new study offers the first direct evidence t more PR

University of Nebraska: Husker Researcher Studying Impacts of Rain-on-snow Flood Risk (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker researcher studying impacts of rain-on-snow flood risk Roy to leverage local information to address global challenge By Dan Moser Nearly six years ago, about 230 scientists from around the world identified 23 of the most pressing unsolved problems in hydrology. University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher Tirthankar Roy is now tackling one of them -- understanding the flood risk posed by r more PR

University of Texas-Arlington: Math Model Sheds Light on Alzheimer's Spread (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Math model sheds light on Alzheimer's spread UTA study shows how brain networks and genes interact to drive the disease's progression * Mathematics may not be the first thing people associate with Alzheimer's disease research. But for Pedro Maia, an assistant professor of mathematics and data science at The University of Texas at Arlington, analyzing how different parts o more PR

University of Toronto: Study Explores How Social Media Can Yield Signals on Financial Markets (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Study explores how social media can yield signals on financial markets Investor sentiment and attention on social media platforms offer clues about financial market behaviour, according to research co-authored by U of T economist Runjing Lu By Kate Baggott Social media offers a wealth of signals for understanding financial market behaviour, and the key to leveraging them may lie in distinguishi more PR

University of Washington School of Medicine: Diverse Human Genomes Reveal Complex Genetic Variation (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, July 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Diverse human genomes reveal complex genetic variation Near-complete genome sequences of 65 individuals from five continents and 28 population groups advance discovery of human DNA code alterations * Genome assemblies from 65 individuals, representing a variety of the world's populations, are advancing the scientific exploration of complex genetic structural va more PR

Virginia Tech: AI Expert Helps Startup Improve Health Care Delivery (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * AI expert helps startup improve health care delivery Hoda Eldardiry's research team is using artificial intelligence to prevent medical errors and enable personalized, data-driven patient care. By Tonia Moxley Hoda Eldardiry, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, and her research team are working with health care startup LiteraSeed Inc. to save lives with technology that bridges communicati more PR

Yoga builds mental fitness, strengthens mind (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Yoga builds mental fitness, strengthens mind * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Mental fitness is more than just a buzzword in today's high-stress world; it's a mission-essential focus for the U.S. Air Force, as outlined in the Comprehensive Airman Fitness framework. The CAF framework emphasizes resilience and strength across four domains: mental, more PR