NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * AI Chatbots Can Run With Medical Misinformation, Study Finds, Highlighting the Need for Stronger Safeguards Researchers suggest ways to reduce risk of chatbots repeating false medical details * New York, NY (August 06, 2025) - A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai finds that widely used AI chatbots are highly vulnerable to repeating and elaborating on false med more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release: * * * Albertus Magnus College Alumna Pays It Forward with $2 Million Gift Commitment Continues Momentum for Launch of College's Centennial Campaign * New Haven, Conn., August 6, 2025 - Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce a $2 million gift commitment from alumna Karen Korzi Noetzel '78 and her husband Mark. The Noetzels' unrestricted gift will support the College's most pressing needs and  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Complicated Pregnancies Linked to Higher Risk of Early Stroke History of Preeclampsia, Preterm Birth Tied to Stroke Before Age 50 * MINNEAPOLIS - Experiencing complications during pregnancy is linked with a higher risk of stroke before age 50, according to a study published August 6, 2025, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurol more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Staying Active May Slow Brain Changes in Early Parkinson's Disease MINNEAPOLIS -- People with early Parkinson's disease who stay physically active by walking, doing household chores and participating in recreational activities may experience slower brain changes and maintain better memory and attention over time, according to a study published on August 6, 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Medical] (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Air Purifiers May Reduce Heart Risks for People Exposed to Traffic Pollution Study finds in-home HEPA air filters significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in adults with elevated readings * Using portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifiers at home can significantly lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) in adults with elevated baselin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * AI's Next Digital Leap: Can It Be Powered? The US and Europe want to lead in artificial intelligence. Their ambitions remain underpowered - literally. By Maciej Bukowski AI is not just about data. It also is about the expensive, energy-intensive infrastructure needed to run sophisticated AI semiconductors and cloud computing. Will the US and Europe produce and deliver enough more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Gas Transit and the Death of Russian-Made Myths The Kremlin issued dire warnings to Europe when Gazprom's gas transit agreement with Ukraine ended. In fact, Russia has been the loser. By Sergiy Makogon Kremlin-backed propaganda peddled a series of myths about the end of Russian gas flows in January, which were echoed by some Western governments (think Slovakia) and energy thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Reliquary: The Helsinki Process A painful deal heralded the final act in the Cold War. By Edward Lucas Cold War hawks loathed the East-West discussions in Helsinki in the early 1970s, and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was signed in the Finnish capital this week 50 years ago. William Safire of the New York Times likened it to anot more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Systematic and Considered Cruelty - Russia's Prisoner of War Camps Russia has refined and systematized its brutal treatment of Ukrainian PoWs, who are horribly mistreated as an act of state. By Elena Davlikanova There's a tendency to believe that proven tales of Russian brutality are simply signals of disorganized thuggery and murder committed at a relatively low level and wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Jacques DeLisle, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and Distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * State and Local Policymakers Should Advance Policies Prioritizing Stability and Dignity to Solve Homelessness Punitive Policies Pushed by Cicero Institute and Trump Administration Are Expensive Failures By Mari Castaldi Our communities are safer when each person has a stable place to call home. Policies that improve access to housing assistance together with robust, voluntary servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * State-Funded Rental Assistance Can Reduce Homelessness and Increase Economic Security By Mari Castaldi and Urvi Patel Key Findings * Rental assistance increases housing stability and reduces homelessness * State policymakers should fund rental assistance programs alongside increasing housing supply and expanding tenant protections to comprehensively address housing affordability  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * States Should Fund Rental Assistance as a Frontline Strategy to Address the Housing Affordability Crisis By Mari Castaldi and Urvi Patel Key Findings * 35 states and D.C. use state dollars to fund rental assistance programs * 5 states created new rental assistance programs in their 2023-2024 legislative sessions * Most state rental assistance programs provide time-limited assista more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Clean energy is here. Getting it to EVs isn't * * Renewable energy is growing, but it's often remote from EV charging stations * Delivering clean energy through the current grid is limited by grid congestion * Without grid upgrades, EVs will still rely on fossil fuel-generated energy * Smart, targeted upgrades could solve grid congestion to unlock EVs' potential EVANSTON, Ill. --- Even  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by D. Andrew Austin, an analyst in economic policy at the Congressional Research Service, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Puerto Rico's Fiscal Recovery Under PROMESA and the Road Ahead." PROMESA is the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act of 2016. * * * Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, Subcommittee Chairman Hurd, Subcommittee R more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle Cornell researchers recommend modifications to the recipe for preparing bottles of powdered infant formula to ensure safety against rare foodborne bacteria that can be deadly for high-risk infants, thanks to a new study that analyzed the existi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Panama's Port Lawsuits Reshape Great Power Competition in the Americas: The Mulino Doctrine in Action By Carlos Ruiz-Hernandez and Ryan C. Berg On July 30, 2025, as the world's largest infrastructure deal teetered on the brink of collapse, Panama's Comptroller General Anel Flores walked into the Supreme Court and filed two lawsuits that redefined great power competi more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Digital food's mixed impact: Research reveals benefits and social costs A review by a team of international researchers spotlights the expanding influence of online food ordering and delivery and its social impacts. The researchers, which include CUNY SPH faculty Nevin Cohen and CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute Director of Policy Rositsa I more PR

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Campbell University issued the following news: * * * Dean co-edits statewide medical journal issue on pharmacists' expanding roles Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Dean Dr. Jeff Mercer partnered with Dr. Angela Kashuba, former Dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, to guest co-edit the latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ), titled "From Access to Outcomes: Pharmacists as Catalysts for Better Hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Effective Therapy for MDS is Vastly Underused, Especially in Female and Non-White Patients Over half of eligible patients do not receive recommended therapies or complete the full course of treatment; white males are most likely to get the right treatment at the right dose * Most patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) do not receive guideline-recommended treatme more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Affordable Programs Prevent Youth Substance Misuse While overdose deaths in the U.S. sharply declined in 2024, they remain high. Almost 90,000 Americans died from drug overdoses between October 2023 and September 2024. Overdose death rates are particularly high in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. The earlier someone starts substance use, the more lik more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Excessive screen time among youth may pose heart health risks * Research Highlights: * Increased time on electronic devices or watching TV among children and young adults was associated with higher cardiometabolic disease risk, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin resistance, based on data from over 1,000 study participants in Denmark. * The link more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article by Samara Beach, William Gamber and Patrick Moran: * * * Wealth Heterogeneity and Consumer Spending 1. Introduction Economists have become increasingly interested in the effects of household heterogeneity on macroeconomic dynamics./1 Changes in the distribution of income and wealth, coupled with advances in data and computation, have brought questions about how heterogeneity affects macroeconomic dynamics to the more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 4 (TNSjou) -- FIGO-The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics issued the following news: * * * FIGO best practice advice on fertility preservation for cancer patients A new International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO) paper from FIGO offers crucial best practice advice on fertility preservation for cancer patients of reproductive age, amid rising cancer rates in young adults. The paper highlights the critical need to integrate fertility preser more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * GOP Congressman Admits: Trump's Sweeping Tariffs Are Prompting "Economic Mess" * "We are seeing a bit of a troubled time" in America's heartland Retiring GOP Congressman Don Bacon said the quiet part out loud this week when he admitted Trump's sweeping tariffs have caused a "troubled time" in America's heartland. The admission comes after an awful jobs report and mounting evide more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * Critical hope: Research integrated into classes to launch the next generation of environmentalists By Michele Coffill How do you teach a class about an obstinate problem like climate change? How do sustainability educators engage students who might feel hopeless? Becky Williams, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies, found a pathway that she now integrates into several of her classes. W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40760) on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "House Office of Congressional Conduct: History, Authority and Procedures" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The House Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC; formerly the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)) was established on March 11, 2008, with the passage of H.Res. 895. In the 119th Congress (2025-2026), the House rea more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 6 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How a Jawless Vertebrate Parasite Reveals Evolutionary Origins of the Thyroid * The thyroid, a vital endocrine organ in vertebrates, plays a key role in regulating metabolism and supporting growth. The first gland of both the nervous system and endocrine system to mature during an embryo's development, it initially evolved more than 500 million years ago out of a "primitive " precursor org more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The International Chiropractors Association issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * ICA Council on Upper Cervical Care Applauds North Carolina Board's Inclusion of CBCT in Chiropractic Scope The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and its Council on Upper Cervical Care are proud to announce a major milestone: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is now included within the chiropractic scope of practice in North Carolina. This breakt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin Rallies With TX and IL Dems in Chicago To Take on Trump and Republicans' Corrupt Scheme To Rig the Congressional Maps Yesterday, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, DNC Chair Ken Martin stood side by side with Texas Democrats and Illinois Democrats, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, to take on Donald Trump and Texas Govern more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula * Cornell researchers recommend modifications to the recipe for preparing bottles of powdered infant formula to ensure safety against rare foodborne bacteria that can be deadly for high-risk infants, thanks to a new study that analyzed the existing guidelines. The findings, reported in a study published July 18 in the Journal of Food  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 5, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * The Jobs Market Is Showing Signs of a 'He-Cession' By Allison Schrager It's hard to say why the unemployment rate for young men is rising, but it's a disturbing trend. Despite all the drama about the weakening jobs numbers, the US labor market is actually doing OK. There is one major exception, however: if you happen to be a young man. While the overall une more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 6, 2025, to the New York Times: * * * They Let Their Children Cross the Street and Now They're Felons By Nicole Gelinas Jessica Ivey Jenkins cradled her sleeping 6-month-old daughter, Samantha, as she and her husband, Sameule Jenkins, talked softly about their 7-year-old son, Legend. "He'd come home, get his coloring pencils, crayons, scissors, glue," Mr. Jenkins said. "Swords, masks; he was ve more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mindfulness techniques help birthing parents manage stress of parenthood * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Becoming a parent is stressful, and it can be especially so for those who already have higher levels of anxiety and worry, but researchers at Penn State have found that the type of birthing class parents take may help them better manage stress. Mindfulness-based birthing classes helped both more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Promising AI-Driven Surgical Education Model to Improve Quality of Resident Training Study suggests significant cost savings and reductions in errors * New York, NY (August 06, 2025) = Mount Sinai researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of teaching surgical trainees a difficult procedure using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and an extended-reality  more PR

POTSDAM, Germany, Aug. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: * * * PIK develops a new global, high resolution data set of atmospheric rivers Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have developed a new data set of the Earth's atmospheric rivers - PIK Atmospheric River Trajectories (PIKART) - improving on the robustness and scope of existing global catalogues. Published today in the journal JGR: Atmos more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Research Spotlight: New PET Tracer Can Reveal Deeper Insights into Multiple Sclerosis * Pedro Brugarolas, PhD, of the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, are co-senior authors of a paper published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imagi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * SCAI, HRS Publish First Multi-Society Guidelines to Guide Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) for Stroke Prevention The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first rigorous, evidence-based, multisociety recommendations to guide the use of transcatheter left atri more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * School of Architecture and Planning welcomes new faculty for 2025 * Four new faculty members join the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) this fall, offering the MIT community creativity, knowledge, and scholarship in multidisciplinary roles. "These individuals add considerable strength and depth to our faculty," says Hashim Sarkis, dean of the School of Architecture and Pl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray, Patient Storytellers, and Providers from WA and Idaho Discuss Recent Republican Attacks on Abortion and Access to Health Care, Efforts to Reverse Cuts * Republicans just passed $1 trillion in health care cuts and are kicking roughly 15 million people off their health care; Republican bill bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement funding--threatening to  more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for August 5th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Guest Editorial: Reconceptualizing Recovery: Findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health by Emily Pasman, PhD, LMSW With helpful feedback from Tess K. Drazdowski, PhD, Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, PhD, Ty S. Schepis, PhD, Curtiss W. Engstrom, MS, Vita V. McCabe, MD, and S more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Lowers Heart Risk for Some Patients, Increases Risk for Others * Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), where blockages in the airways cause breathing to uncontrollably stop and start during sleep, is a common sleep-related breathing disorder. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines can reduce interrupted sleep for patients with OSA. more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine researchers find combination of natural compounds for brain cleaning Treatment removes harmful protein buildup associated with Alzheimer's disease * A form of vitamin B3 and an antioxidant found in green tea help brain cells eliminate damaged bits and boost energy levels. * Compounds reduce protein plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease in aging brains. * The  more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * UGA president honored by Academy of Legal Studies in Business Jere W. Morehead presented with ALSB Distinguished Career Achievement Award * TThe Academy of Legal Studies in Business presented University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead with the Distinguished Career Achievement Award during its annual conference on July 31. The award recognizes members of the ALSB who serve as exemplars of excellence  more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Lake sturgeon thriving in Coosa River Reintroduced sturgeon are reproducing on their own, marking a milestone for repopulation effort By Sydney Barrilleaux LLake sturgeon were once abundant in Georgia's Coosa River before disappearing altogether. Now, an initiative to bring them back is showing major progress, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The lake sturgeon's lineage ca more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Environmental science program study University of Phoenix Academic and Environmental Science Program leaders co-author study exploring role of virtual field experiences Authors from University of Phoenix include Dr. Dianna Gielstra, Dr. Jacquelyn Kelly and Dr. Tomas J. Oberding providing science and education theory research insight * University of Phoenix College of General Studies anno more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Meet the Universe's Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time AUSTIN, Texas -- An international team of astronomers, led by The University of Texas at Austin's Cosmic Frontier Center, has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed. It and the galaxy it calls home, CAPERS-LRD-z9, are present 500 million years after the Big Bang. That places it 13.3 billion years into more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Going in for a close look at lung infections Sampling various regions of cystic fibrosis patients' lungs before and after treatment with new drugs called modulators revealed the unexpected. * A new study meticulously sampled different lung regions in people with cystic fibrosis to understand why infections persist after new treatments The research report was pu more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * For Controlling Genes, This ORC is a Versatile Warrior School of Medicine scientists have made surprising discoveries about an important controller of gene activity that could advance efforts to better treat cancer and genetic diseases. Genes, as we learn in school, serve as the blueprints for building our cells. But genes are not always in use; they are turned on or off as ne more PR