HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * AI for ecology and conservation: New tools track ecosystem health * Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening new ground in ecology. At Rice University, Cesar A. Uribe is developing computational tools to help scientists better understand ecosystems, with recent studies using AI to glean new insights from different kinds of ecological data -- from African mammal food webs to tropical forest soundscapes. Cesa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. * After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. September 16, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Another week of RFK Jr.'s reign, another week of bad acts that will harm th more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Sweetwave: rising temperatures lead people to eat more added sugar via soft drinks and frozen desserts, study finds People consume more added sugar through products like soft drinks and frozen desserts during periods of rising temperature and heatwaves, according to a new study. * Researchers from Cardiff University analysed 15 years of shopping data and found sugar intake increases with temperature. T more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * ChatGPT seemed to "think on the fly" when put through an Ancient Greek maths puzzle Breaking research 18th September 2025 * The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge. The experiment, by two education researchers, asked the  more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU's Dr. Aaron Polichnowski earns award for research in field of hypertension and chronic kidney disease By Jennifer Hill Dr. Aaron Polichnowski received East Tennessee State University's 2025 Distinguished Faculty Award in Research for his exceptional contributions to the field of hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Polichnowski is an associate professor in the Quillen College of Me more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain Treatment By Gisele Galoustian Nearly 3 in 10 adults in the United States have experienced lower back pain in any three-month period, making it the most common musculoskeletal pain. Back pain remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting millions and oft more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * New AI flood model gives water managers up-to-the-minute decision-making tool The predictive model is capable of crunching real-time data to address dangerous situations, according to new research What you'll learn in this story * Researchers developed an advanced AI model that delivers near-instant flood simulations and actionable s more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Geared toward research: HTM faculty partner with Human Mode, ASU to study robotics in hospitality * Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu A remote-controlled robot rolled into the Wayne Hirst Center for Beverage Education on Friday afternoon. Equipped with tiered trays, cup holders and a sleek digital interface, this mac more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * S&T linebacker channels explosiveness on the gridiron and in the classroom By Greg Edwards Cameron Sturgell, a linebacker on Missouri S&T's football team, aims to be explosive when he's on the field. But Sturgell's passion for explosions goes beyond when he's wearing his Miners jersey. As a mining engineering student with a minor in explosives engineering, he regularly has big booms o more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Teen' Pachycephalosaur Butts Into Fossil Record A "teenaged" pachycephalosaur from Mongolia's Gobi Desert may provide answers to lingering questions around the dinosaur group, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The fossil represents a new species of pachycephalosaur and is both the oldest and most complete skeleton of this dinosaur group found t more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * New Mars research reveals multiple episodes of habitability in Jezero Crater * Jerezo Carter: Mars 2020 Rover Landing Site (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHUAPL) New research using NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars' Jezero Crater experienced multiple episodes of fluid activity -- each with conditions that could have supported life. By analyzing high-resolution geochemical  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * New microscope captures large, high-resolution images of curved samples in single snapshot * 17 September 2025 Innovation promises faster insights for biology, medicine and industrial applications Caption : A close-up view of the PANORAMA microscope's camera array, which uses 48 tiny cameras working together to capture ultra-high-resolution, gigapixel images of large more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF scientist helps shed light on cancer threat to firefighters * After 30 years as a firefighter, Jason Dobson realized his risk of getting cancer was higher than the general population. So, when he learned of a clinical study to measure the potential effects of smoke- and soot-related chemicals, Dobson jumped at the chance. The ongoing study found that certain chemicals associa more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 17 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Resistance Training May Improve Nerve Health, Slow Aging Process * To measure each subject's nerve conduction velocity for their study, researchers Jason DeFreitas and JoCarol Shields used nerve conduction tests that stimulated the nerves in the muscles of the forearm and measured how fast it took to activate the muscle.  Simple resistance training may help counteract age-related nerve deterioration that p more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 18 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Soccer headers and brain health: Study finds changes within folds of the brain In amateur soccer players, more frequent heading, or using the head to control or pass the ball, is linked to alterations within the folds of the brain, according to a study published on September 17, 2025, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove  more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Sept. 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 16th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly This week, we have a collection of science and news articles that touch upon bread-and-butter topics but with a little bit of a twist. First, there's Fentanyl-Hunter, a heroic name for a platform combining artificial intelligence and a multilayer molecule network (with mass spec more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * TWS Fellows Named for 2025 * The Wildlife Society has award fellowships to 10 wildlife professionals for 2025. The Wildlife Society gives TWS Fellows Awards each year to individuals who have "distinguished  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * First evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables The first-of-its-kind research has shown how tiny plastic particles can enter vegetables through their roots and accumulate in the parts we eat By Alan Williams, Media and Communications Manager Plastic pollution represents a global environmental challenge, and once in the environment plastic can fragm more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Deficit in Pennsylvania's pretrial data Arts & Sciences undergraduate Leo Solga has been studying what happens in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania before someone goes to trial. What he's learned reveals just how little is understood. "Thank you for your question, but we just don't have that information. We hope you have a great day." That message, or so more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Biomarkers linked to side effects from cancer immunotherapy UTSW-led study finds immune signals in blood may help predict toxicities, marking a step toward safer, more personalized treatment * A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified early signals from the immune system that could help predict which cancer patients are most likely to  more PR