WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on July 30, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S." by Michael Alan Havlin, industrial organization and business analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Due to increases in demand for electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energies, and a wide range of consumer goods, the demand for energy storage batteries has increased considerably from 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on July 30, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S.:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Options for Congress This section discusses past congressional actions related to battery manufacturing and discusses some policy options for Congress to consider. Congress has enacted legislation that may have affected the development of a bat more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * For professional fighters, childhood disadvantage linked to more brain changes later Highlights: * The study included 100 professional athletes who participated in combat sports. * Growing up in under-resourced neighborhoods was linked to thinner areas of the brain--a possible early sign of neurodegeneration. * Athletes from highly disadvantaged neighborho more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Anglia Ruskin University issued the following news: * * * Extremists use gaming platforms to recruit - study New research reveals how harmful content is evading detection on popular sites * New research published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology reveals how extremist groups are exploiting the popularity of video games to recruit and radicalise impressionable users. The study shows that gaming-adjacent platforms, which allow users to chat and li more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Rise in Gun Violence in Top U.S. Movies Parallels Growth in Gun Homicides Among Young People The growth in firearm use for violent purposes in the most popular U.S. movies over more than two decades closely paralleled the increase in firearm use in real-world homicide rates among young people 15 to 24 years old, according to a new analysis publis more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Meditation Apps Deliver Real Health Benefits, Research Finds By Jason Bittel Backed by emerging research, digital mindfulness tools are proving to be more than just a wellness trend. Studies show they can lower blood pressure, ease repetitive negative thinking and even influence gene expression related to inflammation. With thousands of options available worldwide, the top 10 meditation apps have more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Generosity in Action: Hospital Donation Boosts Nursing Education by Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations A donation from Kettering Health Network (KHN) is transforming nursing education in Ohio -- and, thanks to a chain of giving, it's also sending critical medical equipment to communities around the world. Kettering Health Network, based in Dayton, Ohio, has gifted 28 high-quality hospital more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Unmoored in Anchorage: Europe's Dangerous Game The continent has done everything possible to align itself with the US administration. That has avoided difficult decisions, but comes at a high risk. By Sam Greene As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin make their way to Alaska for August 15 talks on the future of Ukraine, Europe is nervous -- and rightly so. As two of the world more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Research suggests small-world supply chain networks can mitigate multinational ESG controversies Research shows building networks of interconnected suppliers can help MNEs control crises. By Hamish Armstrong Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can negate supplier-induced environmental, social and governance (ESG) controversies by setting up 'small-world' networks, according to new resea more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The City University London Bayes Business School issued the following news: * * * Research suggests small-world supply chain networks can mitigate multinational ESG controversies Research shows building networks of interconnected suppliers can help MNEs control crises. By Hamish Armstrong Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can negate supplier-induced environmental, social and governance (ESG) controversies by setting up 'small-world' networks, according t more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Clinical trial shows newborns with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can start treatment at birth * Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness, which, when untreated, prevents infants with the most severe form from gaining motor development -- never gaining the ability to sit -- and typically leads to death be more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- Duke Health issued the following news release: * * * Two-Dose Antibiotic Offers New Hope for Treating Deadly Staph Infections DURHAM, N.C. - A new study shows that a simplified two-dose antibiotic treatment may be just as effective as traditional long-term IV therapy for serious staph (staphylococcus) bloodstream infections, offering patients a safer and easier path to recovery. Led by researchers at Duke Health and funded by the National Institute more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Named 2025 'Best Places to Work in North Texas' by Dallas Business Journal * DALLAS - Aug. 13, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Dallas office has been named one of the Dallas Business Journal 's "Best Places to Work in North Texas" for the seventh time. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the surveys conducted by Quantum Workpla more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * AI Helps Astronomers Discover a New Type of Supernova Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole, offering an explanation for one of the strangest supernovae ever seen. * Cambridge, MA - Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole companion, o more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Signs of recent life on Mars could be detected using new simple test By Simon Levey Scientists reveal simple way to test for life on Mars using kit already on the Curiosity rover A PhD student and his supervisor have developed a simple way for testing for active life on Mars and other planets using equipment already on the Mars Curiosity rover and planned for future use on the ExoMars Rosalind Fran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Demand Answers Following Trump DOJ's Sudden Transfer of Convicted Child Abuser and Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell After Interview with Top DOJ Official Democrats Seek Release of Maxwell Interview Transcript and Related Materials and Note That Trump Administration May Have Violated DOJ, BOP Policies to  more PR

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Learning by doing: How Shane Hathaway '24 turned a senior thesis into a career What began as a class assignment turned into a published study, a life-changing summer in California, and an unlikely passion for ants. By Tracy Wamarema In 1998, a graduate student in San Diego carried out a study on the spread of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) across southern California, documenting where the in more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Huge hidden flood bursts through the Greenland ice sheet surface A huge flood triggered by the rapid draining of a lake beneath the Greenland ice sheet occurred with such force that it fractured the ice above and burst out across its surface. This phenomenon, observed for the first time in Greenland and detailed in research published today in the journal Nature Geoscience, sheds new light on the des more PR

WORMERVEER, The Netherlands, Aug. 13 -- The International Society for Sexual Medicine issued the following news: * * * Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Female Sexual Function: Real Facts from Real Women Reviewed by the medical professionals of the ISSM's Communication Committee * Pelvic floor disorders are chronic conditions that can negatively impact female sexual function, whether by distress from sexual pain or problems with the sexual response cycle (desire, arousal, orgasm). These cond more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. posted the following news release: * * * Scaffold-free Cartilage Produced Using Embryonic-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids New Rochelle, NY, August 13, 2025--A new study in the peer-reviewed journal Tissue Engineering, Part A demonstrates the potential to produce cellular spheroids, from a clinically relevant embryonic stem cell derived mesenchymal stem cell (ES-MSC) source, to generate scaffold-free chondrogenic or oste more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Controlled Evolution' Dramatically Boosts pDNA Production for Biomedical Manufacturing Researchers have controlled the evolution of E. coli bacteria in the lab in order to dramatically increase the amount of plasmid DNA (pDNA) these modified bacteria produce. The advance is significant because pDNA is an essential - and expensive - ingredient in many gene therapies, and the n more PR

LAGUNA, Philippines, Aug. 13 -- The International Rice Research Institute issued the following news on Aug 12, 2025: * * * New rice gene variant boosts yield under drought--IRRI Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and their partners in India have discovered gene variants that can boost rice yields under drought conditions through enhanced tolerance during the reproductive stage, a critical period when water stress can lead to major yield losses. The study, publishe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Insurance] -- America's Health Insurance Plans posted the following news release: * * * New Study: Medicare Advantage Delivers Better Care Than FFS * A new peer-reviewed study published by The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) found that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans consistently delivered higher quality care than fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Findings: * Compared to enrollees in FFS, MA beneficiaries wer more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Noor Werndlij '26 Interns at SFU Vienna * Name : Noor Werndlij Class Year : 2026 Major : Psychology Minor : Data Science Internship Organization : Sigmund Freud University (SFU) Internship Title : Research Intern at the Institute for Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma Research Location : Vienna, Austria What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 [Category: Media] -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Rise in Gun Violence in Top U.S. Movies Parallels Growth in Gun Homicides among Young People * The growth in firearm use for violent purposes in the most popular U.S. movies over more than two decades closely paralleled the increase in firearm use in real-world homicide rates among young people 15 to 24 years old, according to a new analysis published today.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Ask for Information About Political Consultants Hired to Influence Business Travel Mega Merger * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote the CEOs of Amex GBT and CWT Holdings seeking information about the companies' hiring of lobbyists and political consultants with close ties to the Trump Administration, allegedly to obtain a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Study offers new insight into mixed virus interactions in plants * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Similar to humans, plants can become infected with more than one virus at a time, opening the door for more severe infections and new disease variants. But these mixed infections are often under-studied and poorly understood. New research led by researchers at Penn State examined what happens when more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Study Reveals How Small Changes in Walking Technique May Help Treat Knee Osteoarthritis * G ait analysis and pain measures show that subtly adjusting the angle of the foot during walking may reduce knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. This approach may also slow progression of the condition, an uncurable disease in which the  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Can Officials Say What They Need To Say About A Health Emergency In 280 Characters? Study of Chicago Department of Public Health tweets during the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox outbreak finds mixed results. By Ann Kellett Public health officials had an unprecedented tool for near-instant, widespread communication during the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox epidemic: social media. Now, one of the first  more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for August 12th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly 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 more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * The Use of PSMA PET/CT Improves Overall Survival in Men with Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer * Media Contact : Rebecca Maxey (703) 652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org # PSMA PET/CT Prior to Salvage Radiotherapy Improves Overall Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients: Real-World Data from an Entire Country Reston, VA ( August 13, 2025 ) A new s more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Researchers Map Cellular Landscape of the Developing Human Lung Study uses spatial transcriptomics to link molecular profiles with tissue architecture in normal and injured lungs * A research team led by investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have created a high-resolution spatial atlas of the deve more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * UCLA scientists develop off-the-shelf immunotherapy for ovarian cancer The team will now seek FDA approval to open a clinical trial for the CAR-NKT cell therapy * Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancers. The current medical playbook -- surgery followed by chemotherapy -- initially shows promise. Tumors shrink, sometimes disappearing entirely. But  more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Scientists Uncover Hidden Role of Tumor Suppressor Gene in Protecting the Genome In a surprising twist, UNC scientists discovered that SETD2, a tumor suppressor best known for modifying DNA-packaging proteins, also preserves nuclear structure during cell division--a hidden role that may explain its tumor-suppressive effects in cancer. * A new study led b more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Scientists rule out an Earth-like atmosphere for nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d Webb telescope helps scientists narrow down the search for "Earth twin" planets As telescopes have become more powerful, we've been finding tons of "exoplanets"--planets orbiting faraway stars. One such planet, known as exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d, has intrigued astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study traces history of legislation to help low-income households pay for energy As extreme winter cold and rising summer temperatures drive energy bills higher, low-income households face utility shutoff for not being able to afford the cost. Policy addressing such energy insecurity has traditionally been viewed as the domain of poverty law, but new research from the University of Kansas proposes  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nebraska mobile home parks face high flood risk, study warns By Kerry McCullough-Vondrak In the wake of disastrous floods that have inundated other parts of the country, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers say Nebraska could experience similar devastation, with the consequences falling disproportionately on the state's most vulnerable residents. A new study, prompted by Nebraska's cata more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Using Sound to Remember Quantum Information * While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers are based on qubits. These can have a state that is simultaneously both 0 and 1\. This odd property, a quirk of quantum physics known as superposition, lies at the heart of quantum computing's pr more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 13 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Whitman School Names Julie Niederhoff as Chair of Marketing Department * Julie Niederhoff The Whitman School of Management has appointed Associate Professor Julie Niederhoff as chair of the marketing department, effective Aug. 4. Niederhoff has been with the Whitman School since 2007, and also serves as co-director of the H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain and the Harry Salzberg Memorial Program. The Dep more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Would you like that coffee with iron? * Around the world, about 2 billion people suffer from iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia, impaired brain development in children, and increased infant mortality. To combat that problem, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to fortify foods and beverages with iron, using small crystalline particles. These particles, known as met more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Rare exotic tick species identified in Connecticut Ticks likely hitchhiked across continents on human travelers, experts say. * The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) reports that it has identified four nonnative exotic tick species in Connecticut in recent years, with the blood-feeding parasites and disease vectors hitching a ride on unknowing travelers returning to the state.  more PR