ITHACA, New York, Aug. 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A Legacy in Motion: 10 Years of the Skorton Center Transforming Campus Health * For the past decade, Cornell Health's Skorton Center for Health Initiatives--named by Cornell's Board of Trustees in 2015 for then-outgoing university president David J. Skorton, MD--has developed dozens of innovative programs, health campaigns, policy initiatives and collaborations to advance student and campus health. And with the  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * AI Could Help Emergency Rooms Predict Admissions, Driving More Timely, Effective Care New York, NY (August 11, 2025) - Artificial intelligence (AI) can help emergency department (ED) teams better anticipate which patients will need hospital admission, hours earlier than is currently possible, according to a multi-hospital study by the Mount Sinai Health System. By giving clinicians advance notic more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Common heart medicine partners with virus to battle solid tumors In a significant step forward for cancer treatment, researchers at the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University have discovered a new tool in the battle against breast cancer. The initial findings from a recent study showed that combining a common medicine typically used for heart conditions, known as a beta-blocker, with a speci more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Study uncovers alarming anxiety rates among autistic college students Research highlights the elevated mental health challenges of autistic college students By John Brhel As autism diagnoses continue to grow and remain a topic of nationwide debate, new research reveals that autistic individuals are facing mental health challenges at a major turning point in their lives - when they go to college. more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Clinic for Special Children Discover Ultra Rare Form of Neuroinflammatory Disease is Much More Common in Old Order Amish than General Population By working closely with the Amish community, clinicians are able to gather the critical information to effectively treat patients with a genetic neuroinflammatory condition * Researchers f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Aug. 11, 2025, entitled "Distributional Effects of Public Law 119-21." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Honorable Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Honorable Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, United States S more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Early galaxies -- or something else? Mizzou scientists uncover mysterious objects in the universe Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, University of Missouri researchers identified 300 unusual early galaxy candidates. * In a new study, scientists at the University of Missouri looked deep into the universe and found something unexpected. Using infrared images taken from N more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU's Gray Fossil Site team unearths 5-million-year-old deer fossils Researchers at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum have discovered something surprisingly familiar among the site's exotic ancient tapirs and rhinos: the first fossil deer, representing one of the earliest records of the deer family in North America. The newly described fossils of Eocoileus gentryorum, detailed in the more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Study Urges Reform in Mental Health Screening for Incarcerated Youth By Gisele Galoustian Approximately 70% of incarcerated youth in the United States have a mental disorder. The challenges in this population are profound - about 30% report suicidal thoughts, 12% have attempted suicide and 25% experience solitary confinement, a conditio more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 12 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * New student computing org helps student prep for tech careers By David Drucker FIU students are known for their drive, support for one another and commitment to success--qualities that helped earn FIU the No. 1 public university ranking for student experience by The Wall Street Journal. That same spirit is powering the rapid rise of Code Crunch more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Diane N. Ibrahim Named Philadelphia Business Journal 2025 Woman of Influence * WILMINGTON, Del. - Aug. 12, 2025 - Diane N. Ibrahim, executive vice president of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been named a 2025 Women of Influence honoree by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Honorees will be celebrated at an event Oct. 15 at Switch House i more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Systemic barriers undermine critical health initiatives for call centre workers Workplace health programs often fail, and Griffith University research uncovered it is not due to lack of staff interest, but because of entrenched organisational barriers that limit staff participation. Researchers investigated the barriers to engagement with critical wellness initiatives in call centres, which are a  more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Guest Editorial: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others * Stephen A. Martin, MD, EdM, FAAFP, FASAM This guest editorial is part one of a two-part series on drug testing. Over the past decade, addiction practice in America has been slowly evolving from an abstinence-based to a low-threshold model. For opioid use disorder (OUD), low-threshold mod more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Heritage Foundation Congratulates EJ Antoni on Nomination to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics WASHINGTON-- The Heritage Foundation is proud to congratulate Chief Economist EJ Antoni on his nomination to become Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, added: "Having worked closely with EJ Antoni at both the Texas Public Policy Foundation and The Herit more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * KBR Publishes Latest Edition of Its Prestigious Technical Journal, Celebrating Global Thought Leadership * We are proud to release the latest edition of KBR's Technical Journal, which showcases our global team's innovation and expertise across various industries. The Technical Journal spotlights papers recently authored or  more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Michael G Stabin, PhD, CHP, 1957-2025 * # Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP, 1957-2025 Michael G. (Mike) Stabin, PhD, CHP, born on August 29, 1957, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, passed away on June 11, 2025. A certified medical physicist and president of the Radiation Dose Assessment Resource (RADAR), Mike was a pioneer in the field of radiopharmaceutical  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * Myeloma Experts Uncover Key Role for Neutrophils, Potential New Treatment Strategy * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Multiple myeloma, a relatively rare form of blood cancer, remains difficult to treat despite significant advancements in new treatments, largely because it generates a pro-tumor environment that allows it to escape the body's immune defenses. A team of c more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * New Physical Model Aims to Boost Energy Storage Research Engineers rely on computational tools to develop new energy storage technologies, which are critical for capitalizing on sustainable energy sources and powering electric vehicles and other devices. Researchers have now developed a new classical physics model that captures one of the most complex aspects of energy storage more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * NAIC President Jon Godfread: 'State-Based Regulation Isn't Just Keeping Up. It's Leading the Way.' * On Monday, Aug. 11, NAIC President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread delivered the keynote address at the NAIC's 2025 Summer National Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Said Commissioner Godfread: We've now pass more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * New Report On Lombardo's Housing Crisis: "More Las Vegas Homeowners Falling Behind On Payments" * " Sales are down as record-high prices and elevated mortgage rates have made it unaffordable for many would-be house hunters to buy a place." New data reported on by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows that Joe Lombardo's housing crisis continues to worsen as homeowners in southern Nevada are incr more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia Business Journal Names Litigation Partner Diana Cortes a Woman of Influence * PHILADELPHIA, August 12, 2025: In recognition of her outstanding professional and community contributions in the Philadelphia area, partner Diana Cortes has been named a Woman of Influence by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Diana was selected from a pool of more than 200 more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following Research Record series highlights on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Research Record: First Look at the Value of Consultants By Ambreen Ali Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Rese more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * QUT researchers shine light on new principle in photochemistry An international team led by QUT researchers continues to challenge a long-held assumption in photochemistry with potential applications in fields ranging from medicine to manufacturing. Published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research introduces a theory explaining that the effectiveness of lig more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Research in Brief: Best Practices for GI Endoscopy During Pregnancy New BIDMC Review Guides GI Care in Pregnant Patients * While gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is rarely performed during pregnancy -- accounting for just 0.4 percent of procedures -- there are times when it is urgently needed. A new review by physician-scientists from Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC),  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Researchers identify a potential biomarker for long COVID Extracellular vesicles in study participants contain SARS-CoV-2 peptides Becky Ham * Researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center have identified a potential biom more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice geoscientist honored with Geological Society of America's Woollard Award * Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice. Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, has been named the 2025 recipient of the George P. Woollard Award from the Geolog more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU plant genomics and genetics specialist named 2025 Researcher to Know CARBONDALE, Ill. - Khalid Meksem, a distinguished professor of genome biotechnology and genetics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is one of 12 scientists named a 2025 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC). Meksem's research focuses on using genomics, genetics and molecular more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Tiny robots use sound to self-organize into intelligent groups * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Animals like bats, whales and insects have long used acoustic signals for communication and navigation. Now, an international team of scientists have taken a page from nature's playbook to model micro-sized robots that use sound waves to coordinate into large swarms that exhibit intelligent-like behav more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Women with Down syndrome may develop Alzheimer's disease more rapidly than men UC Irvine study finds sex differences may impact treatment approaches * Brain tissue studies reveal more beta amyloid and tau accumulation in women with Down syndrome than in men. * Findings emphasize the importance of considering sex in the design of Alzheimer's research and treatment. * T more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 13 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Breaking the Link Between Alcohol Use and Pancreatic Cancer By Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D. Summary * A new study by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center provides insight into the mechanisms that link alcohol and pancreatic cancer. * The new findings suggest that inhibiting the cellular molecule CREB might thwart pancreatic tumor development in response to alcohol. *  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Ancient fossil fish reveals key step before evolutionary boom Digital reconstruction of tiny, 400-million-year-old jawless fish shows how traits for evading predators later gave rise to hunters * A fossil the size of a fingernail is rewriting the opening chapter of vertebrate history. An international team led by scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature and the University of Chicago have  more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Strained relationships may make foster parents quit New study finds couple relationship quality matters in foster family retention By Savannah Peat With nearly 400,000 kids inthe U.S. foster care system, the process for recruiting and retaining foster parents can be difficult. And new University of Georgia research suggests the quality of relationship between the foster caregivers can have a dir more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Rapa Nui's iconic moai statues threatened by sea level rise By 2080 rising sea levels could cause seasonal waves to reach Ahu Tongariki, the iconic ceremonial platform that is part of the Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, according to a study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage by a team of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This coas more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * First Nations school 'attendance cliff' exposes urgent need for reform Key points * There is an 'attendance cliff' between primary and secondary school for First Nations students, especially in remote areas. * This significant drop in school attendance by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students needs urgent policy action to improve outcomes. * This has been identified as a major ga more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * The harms and benefits of forced mental health treatment Forcing patients to undergo mental health treatment might only benefit people diagnosed with schizophrenia and could be ineffective or even harmful for other mental health conditions, a University of Queensland-led study has found. The research examined the effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders, known as Treatment Authorities in more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * How Aussie skinks outsmart lethal snake venom Key points * UQ researchers found 25 independent instances of neurotoxin resistance in Australian skinks. * The resistance evolved after poisonous elapid snakes such as taipans arrived in Australia. * Understanding how skinks dodge death provides insights for future biomedical approaches to treating snakebite. * A University of Queensland-le more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Why historical health data falls short in predicting future health care needs By Sabrina Lenzen The average 65-year-old in 2025 has very different health needs compared to a 65-year-old in 1950. Yet governments often still use historical, age-based and gender-specific profiles to predict how we will use health services at every stage throughout our lives. This approach, based on invalid a more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- Wiley posted the following news release: * * * Wiley Achieves Milestone with 1,000 Scholarly Journals Now Operating on Research Exchange Platform * More than 50% of Wiley's journal portfolio successfully transitioned to unified publishing workflow, demonstrating commitment to innovation that prioritizes research integrity HOBOKEN, N.J., August 12, 2025 - Wiley (NYSE: WLY), one of the world's largest publishers and a trusted leader in res more PR