AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * AU researchers studying the way cells talk to unlock new treatments Researchers from Augusta University's College of Science and Mathematics have broken new ground in cell signaling. Paul Langridge, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, published a paper on mechanosensitive proteins in drosophila, more commonly known as fruit flies, in Science Signaling, a peer-reviewed pu more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Common food bacteria could help make vitamins cheaper, greener * A new study reveals how Lactococcus lactis (L. lactis), a common food bacterium, regulates the production of a key precursor in vitamin K2 (menaquinone) biosynthesis. The bacteria produce enough of this precursor to support their growth while preventing toxic buildup. From right to left: Siliang Li, Jiangguo Zhang and Oleg Igoshin. Photo by Je more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 12 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: * * * How body weight drives mammal diversity It turns out that size matters -- at least it does for land mammals and their lifestyles. This fact was revealed in a recent study published a paper in the journal BMC Ecology and Evolution. "Body mass has a pervasive influence on nearly every aspect of a species' ecology, life history and evolution," says senior author Dr. Brandon Hedrick, as more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * New Google-NUS partnership to advance applied AI research and talent development in Singapore Joint research and innovation centre to accelerate AI applications in education, legal, and healthcare; plans for Google-supported professorship to be established at NUS * The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Google are embarking on a new strategic collaboration to accelerate applied AI res more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 11 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Imaging and Modeling of Myanmar Quake Gives Clues about Behavior of the San Andreas * On March 28, 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Southeast Asia country of Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault, killing thousands and causing widespread damage. A new study from Caltech uses satellite imaging of the Sagaing Fault's motion to improve models of how such faults may behave in the future. more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Experts highlight factors influencing childhood entry into out-of-home care New research has shed light on the many different factors that lead to children entering out-of-home care in high-income countries. Published in the Children and Youth Services Review Journal, the collaborative review is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Children who enter out-of-home care, suc more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Staying in school associated with fewer hospital visits in midlife, study suggests New research suggests that staying in school is associated with fewer hospital appointments in midlife. A study published in the European Journal of Public Health examined the relationship between the educational records of approximately 7,000 people born in the 1950s in Aberdeen and their use of the NHS in midlife. Resear more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Prof. Urs Gasser advocates a quality management system for quantum technologies "Technology standards currently offer a greater chance of success than regulation" * How can quantum technologies be developed responsibly? In the journal Science, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Cambridge, Harvard University and Stanford University argue that inte more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Breakthrough Smart Plastic: Self-Healing, Shape-Shifting, and Stronger Than Steel A carbon-fiber plastic composite that heals itself like skin and reshapes under heat is set to revolutionize the aerospace, defense and commercial industries. By Zaid Elayyan Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered new properties of an ultra-durable, recyclabl more PR

MACAU, China, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: * * * UM research reveals combination therapy enhances proteasome inhibitor-based immunotherapy for solid tumour cells A research team led by Chuxia Deng, chair professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), has made a breakthrough in cancer research. The study used drug combination screening to identify a novel strategy that enhances the efficacy of proteasome inhi more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * Pay gap: Immigrants experience difficulties in accessing better-paid jobs On average, immigrants in Germany earn 19.6 percent less than natives. Immigrants in Germany and eight other countries - Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the USA earn considerably less than natives on average. In Germany, the pay gap in the first generation is 19.6 percent. The m more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth's largest mass extinction An international team of paleontologists has spent more than 15 years excavating and studying fossils from Africa to expand our understanding of the Permian, a period of Earth's history that began 299 million years ago and ended 252 million years ago with our planet's largest and most devastatin more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * How Parental Leave Affects the Wages of PhD Graduates How does parental leave affect the income of mothers and fathers with PhDs? A research team at the University of Wurzburg investigated this question in cooperation with the German Center for Higher Education Research and Science Studies. After completing their doctorates, many new PhDs must ask themselves important questions about th more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researcher Heads Study Finding Neural Circuit Controls Social Hierarchy Behavior in Mice A University of Wyoming researcher led a study that used mice to show that social hierarchy involves status-dependent behavioral interactions that are controlled by neurons in the brain. While animals were used in the experiment, the research provides fundamental insights into how neuron-to-neuron communic more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Women who have been stalked may have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke Research Highlights: * Women who reported being stalked by a current/former partner or other persons were more likely to develop heart disease and stroke during 20 years of follow-up than those who did not report those events. * Among women who obtained a restraining order for protection, their more PR