UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Inspired by an artist's stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to "paint" gold nanoparticles with polymers, or long chains of small molecules, to give them an array of new shapes and functions. The "patchy nanopa more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 (TNSxrep) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * X-Ray Study Reveals New Details About Betelgeuse's Elusive Companion Star By Amy Pavlak Laird Astronomers have long suspected that Betelgeuse -- the bright red star blazing in Orion's shoulder -- wasn't alone. Now, thanks to a fleeting cosmic window and swift action by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, the true nature of its elusive companion has been illuminated. In a race again more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Nominates Four Commissioners to PURA * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating four individuals to serve as commissioners of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), including Janice Beecher of New Britain, Holly Cheeseman of Niantic, Everett Smith of Greenwich, and Thomas Wiehl of Madison. Additionally, the governo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Graduate Students Sweep Top Honors at International SRF Conference * Two graduate students from Cornell's Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education ( CLASSE ), and the Center for Bright Beams ( CBB ), earned top international recognition at the 2025 International Conference on Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF2025) held September 21-26 in Tokyo, Japan. Nicole Verboncoeur won 1st Prize  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare unveils 2025 AI Innovation Lab research projects aimed at accelerating healthcare solutions * * Innovations in agentic AI explore how this advanced technology could be used to aid clinicians in their workflows and improve patient care delivery * GE HealthCare will work with Mass General Brigham and University of Wisconsin-Madison to fine-tune the company's magnetic more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 21 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK's Shingrix new prefilled syringe presentation receives positive CHMP opinion * Prefilled syringe offers a convenient ready-to-use administration option to healthcare professionals * Marketing authorisation in EU expected in December 2025 * Shingles affects approximately 1.7 million people in Europe each year/1 * GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University College of Social Science issued the following news: * * * The drone revolution meets the farm By Diane Huhn A new study out of Michigan State University, published in the journal Science, offers the first comprehensive global look at how drones are reshaping agriculture. The research finds that while drone technology promises significant benefits, including higher efficiency, reduced labor, and potential environmental gai more PR

PERTH, Australia, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- Murdoch University issued the following news: * * * Effects of extreme drought on vital plant ecosystems New research from Murdoch University shows despite evidence grasslands and shrublands can adapt to periods of moderate drought, they can't withstand prolonged periods of extreme dryness. Despite evidence grasslands and shrublands can adapt to periods of moderate drought, they can't withstand prolonged periods of extreme dryness, latest research shows. more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * How to Make 'Smart City' Technologies Behave Ethically As local governments adopt new technologies that automate many aspects of city services, there is an increased likelihood of tension between the ethics and expectations of citizens and the behavior of these "smart city" tools. Researchers are proposing an approach that will allow policymakers and technology developers to b more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Link Orphan Gene in SARS-CoV-2 Virus to More Severe Cases of COVID-19 * An international team of researchers led by scientists at Iowa State University, Weill Cornell Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that an orphan gene in the SARS-CoV-2 virus is responsible for exacerbating COVID-19 severity. The findings not more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Resistance to Epilepsy Treatments May Wane Over Time * A bout one-third of patients with focal epilepsy, a common form of the neurological disorder, are believed to respond poorly to available therapies. Yet they, too, may eventually see improvement, if not total relief, from their seizures, a new study shows. Most people  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Retinal Implant Restores Central Vision in Patients with Advanced AMD, Study Co-Led by Pitt Investigator Shows A wireless retinal implant can restore central vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Advanced atrophic AMD, also known as geographic atro more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Pioneering eye device restores reading vision to blind eyes After being treated with an electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, people with sight loss have recovered reading vision, reports a trial involving a UCL and Moorfields clinical researcher. The results of the European clinical trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, showed 84% of participants wer more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study uses GPS technology to find football practices can be up to 40% more demanding than games By Mike Krings Until recently, there has been little data available on how much effort football players exert in games versus practices, which position groups run the most or how to balance loads in practice to best meet the needs of game day. New research from the University of Kansas is using global p more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Revealing the 'carbon hoofprint' of meat consumption for American cities Researchers mapped greenhouse gas emissions associated with producing meat for cities across contiguous US, providing clearer picture of its environmental impact and ways it can be reduced * Depending on where you live in the United States, the meat you eat each year could be responsible for a level of greenhouse gas em more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Veterans' mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- New research shows that veterans' mental health after leaving the military is shaped by more than just combat, with childhood trauma, deployment experiences and gender all influencing post-9/11 veterans' well-being, according to a team at Penn State. "Many veterans manage the transition to  more PR