AALTO, Finland, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New machine learning method offers better predictions of future disease risk Predictions for developing common diseases were more accurate than before. * Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new machine learning method that improves the estimation of risk of developing complex diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and liver conditions. The new tool, called survivalFM, looks not jus more PR

AALTO, Finland, Aug. 26 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Scientific Computing Skills: a new umbrella course for all researchers Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part to hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science. The transition between typical university courses/exercises and computational research can b more PR

ROBINA, Australia, Aug. 26 -- Bond University issued the following news: * * * Would you trust an AI mayor? By Shoeb Memon With Generative AI at the helm, our homes and cities could soon become smarter, safer, and greener. This isn't just speculation - it's what recent research suggests. Harnessing the vast data generated by cities My co-authors and I reviewed research exploring how GenAI could reshape the way cities plan, power, and police themselves. What we found was both exciting and more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Aug. 26 -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * Grad strives to build more resilient, inclusive health-care systems By Thuy Dam For Grace D'Angelo (BPH '25), improving health care starts with tackling big questions about the systems that deliver it and the gaps that leave people behind. The recent Public Health graduate spent the last few months building research capacity in health systems through the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI)/Brock Uni more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 26 -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: * * * CDU Katherine Rural Campus is planting seeds for the future A project in Katherine with a vision to create a North Australian Hub for Native Bushfoods and Botanicals will be taking a closer look at how to better support, recognise and protect First Nations knowledge and intellectual property. The Bushfoods, Botanicals & Community Precinct at the Charles Darwin University (CDU) Katherine Rural Campus (KR more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * New research suggests gender pay gap is underestimated in official statistics Bayes-led research finds weighting inaccuracies in private sector and small business reporting. By Hamish Armstrong A new study reveals that the UK's gender pay gap is larger than official estimates because the data used calculate it is not weighted properly to account for jobs in small, young, private sect more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 26 -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: * * * Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District evolves with new leadership and focus on research Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District (CMPID) is entering a new chapter, announcing a refreshed operational focus and leadership structure that cements Macquarie University as the lead custodian of the association. * Following a decade of advocacy wins in transport and connectivity, CMPID will now shift  more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Community spirit and science combine in WA mental health push Curtin University has launched the next phase of Western Australia's Act Belong Commit campaign, drawing on Curtin research (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hpja.958) that highlights the power of community engagement - including participation in Men's Sheds - to boost wellbeing and combat loneliness. A survey of more than 3 more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Even post-#MeToo, news reporting on sexual violence remains problematic, McGill researchers say Literature review finds journalists too often obfuscate the role of racism and colonialism and use language that can result in victim-blaming * Even in the post-#MeToo era, news reporting on sexual violence remains problematic and causes harms, McGill researchers have found. The researchers conducted more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 26 -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Study probes why Australian veterinarians are at nearly double the risk of suicide Alarmingly, veterinarians in Australia are nearly twice as likely to die by suicide compared to the general population, yet there is no national data on suicidality within the profession. Dr Alena Gadoury from Griffith University's School of Applied Psychology is conducting research with the aim of uncovering the prevalence  more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Aug. 26 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Helsinki Proteomics Center Expands Capabilities with Installation of Three Orbitrap Astral Mass Spectrometers The Helsinki Proteomics Center, a joint initiative between the Institute of Biotechnology (HiLIFE) and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki, is proud to announce the installation of three state-of-the-art Thermo Scientific(TM) Orbitrap(TM) Astral(TM) /Astral Zoom(TM) mass more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Aug. 26 -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * New study probes rapid spread of rare cancer Possible new treatments for a rare and aggressive form of cancer that primarily affects children and young people are being investigated by researchers at Keele University. The study will aim to help people with Ewing sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that is known for its tendency to spread quickly. Ewing sarcoma is a rare type of bone and soft tissue cancer that m more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * Technology-driven job displacement began long before the rise of generative AI, study finds A new study has revealed that the displacement of skilled workers by technology began nearly two decades ago - well before the recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that have sparked widespread concern over jobs becoming automated in the future. Published in the Socio-Economic Review, the research more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * McGill researchers develop safe, scalable vibration technique to improve lab-grown tissues 'Mechanical nudging allows us to make the living materials up to four times stronger or weaker, depending on what we need them to do' * Researchers in McGill's Department of Mechanical Engineering have discovered a safe and low-cost method of engineering living materials such as tissues, organs and blood c more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 26 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * MCM grad wins international award for research on digital trust By Nadia Lana Don't trust strangers on the internet. McMaster graduate Kevin Floether has received a prestigious international award for his work exploring the classic advice dating back to the early days of the internet. Faced with algorithms that reward controversy and are flooded by clickbait, spam, bots, AI-generated content, sponsored pos more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 26 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Royal Holloway PhD alum receives international early career researcher prize for his breakthrough research Dr Jan Knapp has been honoured with a prestigious award for his breakthrough research conducted during his time at the University. Dr Knapp received the Bryan R. Coles Prize 2025 award at the International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems 2025 in recognition of his tran more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Self-help, trackers, cosmetic surgery.... Award for sociologist's research on culture of self-optimisation A Swansea sociologist has been honoured by the journal Current Sociology, published by the International Sociological Association, for his new research into self-optimisation, which is a term for ideas and practices aimed at continuous enhancement of the self. Examples range from self-help books and p more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Aug. 26 -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news: * * * Teachers caught in the crossfire: SFU study probes impact of anti-SOGI and sex ed policies By Robyn Stubbs As political debates over inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and sexual health education in schools intensify across North America, a new Simon Fraser University study aims to uncover how teachers and students are impacted in everyday classrooms. Led by SFU health scie more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 26 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Scientific Excellence Cultivates the Future Marking its Centennial - The Technion Dedicates a Wall of Honor for Researchers Who Reached Scientific Milestones and Whose Work Has Impacted Lives Around the World * The Scientific Pinnacles Wall - a tribute to researchers whose work has influenced the lives of many worldwide - was recently inaugurated at the Technion. The ceremony was held in more PR

MACAU, China, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Macau issued the following news: * * * UM research team uncovers neural mechanisms underlying human escape behaviour using intracranial electrophysiological signals A research team led by Wu Haiyan, assistant professor in the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CCBS) at the University of Macau (UM), investigated the neural mechanisms underlying human escape behaviour using intracranial electrophysiological signals. They discovered that  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Gender pay gap underestimated in official statistics A new study reveals that the UK's gender pay gap is larger than official estimates because the data used to calculate it is not weighted properly to account for jobs in small, young, private sector organisations. * Researchers at UCL, Bayes Business School, the University of the West of England and the University of Stirling reviewed the Of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Adding cell-based vaccine to liver cancer therapy slows cancer progression in patients Results of randomised Phase 2 ImmunoTACE trial saw an increase in progression-free survival time for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) patients. * Patients with intermediate stage primary liver cancer who received a vaccine of dendritic cells saw a longer time without tumour progression in response to stand more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Framework to protect human rights wins award for global impact A political framework, created by Birmingham and Oxford researchers, to support aid donor countries to protect human rights, wins the Atlas Award 2025. * A research paper which sets out a political framework designed to support donor countries in protecting human rights when faced with human rights violations and a complicit pu more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 26 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * First mosquito observatory network to be launched in Africa The University of Glasgow, in partnership with leading research institutes across Africa and Europe, is spearheading the first interconnected observatory network for mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in Africa. The new transformative initiative, which will be called VectorGrid-Africa, is backed by Euros6.1 million from the EU's HORIZON/EDCT more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 26 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * International collaboration doubles number of black hole collisions detected When the remnants of some of the Universe's largest stars collide they create ripples which travel through the geometry of space and time which are detected by the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA gravitational-wave observatories. First detected in 2015, measuring these ripples - gravitational-waves - require the most sensitive instrument more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 26 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Quantum tech iron test to be developed in partnership with First Nations communities Scientists who are developing a revolutionary and more accurate iron test are heading to the Northern Territory to gather real-world data to help them design a blood-test device to operate in a range of environments. FeBI Technologies - co-founded by University of Melbourne Associate Professor David Simpson, Florey  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 26 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * 3D printing marine habitats for Sydney Harbour species A UNSW Sydney project customising artificial seawalls aims to restore oyster populations in Blackwattle Bay. By Belinda Henwood and Ben Knight A team of computational designers from the School of Built Environment at UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture has developed innovative 3D-printed reef structures - called BioShelters - to help reestablis more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Kiss goodbye to deadly disease - new research finds antibodies for killer parasite Researchers have successfully produced antibodies that kill the parasite carried by the 'kissing bug' that causes the potentially deadly Chagas disease. The research is a vital step towards the development of the first effective vaccine. Scientists from the University of Nottingham have revealed the t more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Critical concussion management for teens developed Concern about the lifelong impacts of concussions on teenagers led a group of researchers to develop a framework of support for schools to help pupils return to learning and exercise. A collaboration of researchers at the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka and the Sports Performance Research Instit more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Aug. 26 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Common painkillers linked to antibiotic resistance Ibuprofen and paracetamol are common over-the-counter medications that many of us reach for when we're sick. But new research from the University of South Australia shows that these trusted staples are quietly fuelling one of the world's biggest health threats: antibiotic resistance. In the first study of its kind, researchers found tha more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 26 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * Wits scientists scoop prestigious French prize for AI-powered innovation The award from the Pierre Fabre Foundation recognises a South African innovation that adapts particle physics technology for real-time air quality monitoring. * The University of the Witwatersrand's Institute for Collider Particle Physics (ICPP) is one of the global winners of the 2025 ODESS Prize in France for a more PR