WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 27 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * A legacy of open doors * Beth Norbrey & Larry D. Hopkins Hall isn't just a building, their son David said at the dedication of the residence hall on Saturday, Oct. 25. "It's about legacy. It's about what it looks like to open doors for others, even when you had to break them down yourself." Hopkins Hall Media Coverage National Media * Roland Martin Daily Show (opens in a new tab) (star more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Oct. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * A new tool to find hidden 'zombie cells' * ROCHESTER, Minn. When it comes to treating disease, one promising avenue is addressing the presence of senescent cells. These cells also known as "zombie cells" stop dividing but don't die off as cells typically do. They turn up in numerous diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and in the process of aging. While potential t more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Mitochondrial epilepsy could originate in a specific group of brain neurons A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociencies (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a potentially fatal type of epilepsy, a symptom of mitochondrial diseases. The discovery, based on mouse models, challenges the traditional idea that these disorders are caused by a generalised ener more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSrep) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * Capital Research, October 2025 It's our job to make sure there the lesser-known names in Big Philanthropy become better-known after their actions earn the attention. Addressing this troublesome hole in public knowledge is the inspiration for this issue of Capital Research magazine. Scary Secrets: Letter from the editor By Kristen Eastlick Everyone at the Capital Research Cent more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Toy Story: Grounded Balloons from Belarus close Lithuania's airports--and set a dangerous precedent. By Edward Lucas At great cost, in tight secrecy and with considerable risk, Russia is developing a nuclear-powered missile. Given NATO's flimsy air defences, the latest test flight (reported but not confirmed) of the Burevestnik is certainly noteworthy. Countering a conventi more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Discovery: An old fish fossil tells new story about lamniform shark evolution An international, multi-university research team, including scientists from Columbus State University, has unearthed a crucial new piece of the puzzle in the evolution of sharks. A recent study published in Nature's Communications Biology journal, "Early gigantic lamniform marks the onset of mega-body size in modern sh more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 27 -- The Council of the European Union posted the following news release: * * * Crisis preparedness: Council approves framework for compulsory licensing in crisis situations The Council has today given its final approval to the compulsory licensing regulation. This legislation will allow certain intellectual property rights (such as patents) to be used without the consent of their holders, to ensure the availability of critical products (such as vaccines and protectiv more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber's "Sleep ALL Night" Program Helps Children with Leukemia Sleep Better During Treatment * Disrupted sleep is a common, often overlooked problem for pediatric patients being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To address this issue, researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Institute created Sleep ALL Ni more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Corruption Watch: Trump Pardons Convicted Founder of Crypto Company Binance Today, Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the crypto exchange Binance, who pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations in 2023. Binance built ties with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto start-up, which is expected to bring the Trumps tens of millions of dollars a ye more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: With Less Than Two Weeks to Election Day, Democrats Are Fired Up and Ready to Win Across the Board With less than two weeks until Election Day, this week, the DNC launched major investments into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns as part of its ongoing commitment to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. With these investments, the DNC is e more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 28 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: * * * Commission approves French scheme to partially compensate pension contributions in rail freight transport The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a French scheme that will reimburse the so-called T2 surcharge payable by rail freight transport companies for certain statutory employees. The scheme applies for ten years from 1 January 2025. The T2 contribution is intended for t more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 28 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Four UNSW academics elected to Academy of Social Sciences By Louise Templeton The researchers were elected for their work advancing refugee wellbeing, tackling gendered violence, driving housing reform and redefining psychological science. Four UNSW Sydney experts have been elected 2025 Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) for their outstanding contributions to their fie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Freedom Letters Receives 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award * The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today awarded Freedom Letters, a Russian and Ukrainian language publisher, the 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award. The award recognizes a publisher outside of the United States who has demonstrated courage and fortitude in defending freedom o more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * Taiwan Security Monitor: Research Project Turns into a Vital Communication Platform for a Threatened Part of the World By Buzz McClain Taiwan lacks its own cable repair vessels, meaning damage to underwater cables crucial to the island nation's international communications and internet connectivity can take six to eight weeks or more to repair. The lack of repair capabilities is a serious resilien more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 28 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * GSK acquires exclusive rights from Syndivia for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in prostate cancer * Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains a significant health burden for men with critical need for novel targeted treatments * Agreement adds a new preclinical ADC with potential for enhanced anti-tumour activity and best-in-c more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 28 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK and Empirico enter license agreement for clinical-stage, first-in-class oligonucleotide candidate to treat respiratory diseases * siRNA candidate EMP-012 in phase I for treatment of COPD * EMP-012 targets a distinct inflammatory pathway with enhanced potency and longer dose intervals * Potential to treat a broad spectrum of COPD, including patients with non-t more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 28 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK's B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, GSK'227, receives Orphan Drug Designation in the EU * Regulatory designation based on encouraging early clinical data showing potential for GSK'227 in small-cell lung cancer * Patients with relapsed or refractory extensive stage small-cell lung cancer often face a debilitating quality of life, limited therapies and poo more PR

HONG KONG, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed and National Cancer Institute jointly develop 'Cancer Immunology Data Engine' The most extensive data platform so far for advancing cancer immunotherapy research * A clinical oncology research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), has developed an innovative big data platform, called the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Votes to Pay Federal Workers Amid Shutdown * Senator Reverend Warnock voted "Yes" for the Shutdown Fairness Act. The legislation would have paid federal workers during the shutdown, including TSA Agents, federal law enforcement, and the military The legislation failed by a 54-45 vote Senator Warnock: "Washington Republicans have created a false choice between reopening th more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Professor Christine Bigby AO elected ASSA Fellow La Trobe University's Director of the Living with Disability Research Centre, Professor Christine Bigby AO, has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA). Professor Bigby, Australia's leading social work researcher in the multi-disciplinary field of intellectual disability, is one of 22 new more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 27, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * AI Bubble? The Real Danger Is Tight Credit Spreads By Allison Schrager The question of the moment in markets is whether we are in an AI bubble, as stocks seem awfully expensive amid hopes that artificial intelligence will transform the economy. But there is another curiosity that is far more concerning: low credit spreads. That suggests a low-risk environme more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Montreal homelessness services for 2SLGBTQ+ adults are inadequate, researchers find Study points to ways to better support this community, including enhanced training of service providers * Homelessness services in Montreal are not well suited to the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ adults in Montreal, a study by McGill researchers has found. "Homelessness services are very binary, and often those who are non more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Meet the CUNY SPH Ten for Ten awardees The CUNY SPH Office of Alumni Relations and the CUNY SPH Foundation are excited to present the "Ten for Ten: Honoring a Decade of Impact" alumni awards - celebrating 10 outstanding alumni who graduated during our first decade, and who exemplify leadership, service, and impact in public health. A committee of  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 27 [Category: BizHospital] (TNSjou) -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Minimally Invasive Procedure for Aortic Valve Disease Has Similar Outcomes as Surgery, Study Reports * People who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to have their heart's aortic valve replaced had similar health outcomes years after treatment as people who had surgery, Cedars-Sinai investigators and colleagues report. Raj Ma more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researchers identify a new rare genetic disease Discovery could help improve diagnosis and treatment of unexplained movement disorders. * An international research team, led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri, has identified a previously unknown genetic disease that affects movement and muscle control. The disease -- called Mutation in NAMPT Axonopathy (MINA) syndr more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Interim Dean Mathbor and Prof. Sarsar Co-Edit JSAMES Special Issue Golam Mathbor, Ph.D., interim dean and professor in the School of Social Work, and Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology and associate editor of the Journal of South Asian and Middle East Studies (JSAMES), recently co-edited a special issue of JSAMES. The Spring/Summer 2025 edit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Quebec, Canada, made a breakthrough discovery regarding mucosa-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells), a specialized type of T cell crucial for defending the body against infections. The findings indicate that MAIT cells do not develop like other T cells, revealing a distinct growth process that could lead to advancements in treating various diseases. MAIT cells are present in areas like the lungs and gut, but they also  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 28 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * During High Point Furniture Market, Whatley-Backed Tariffs Threaten To Raise Costs Wall Street Journal: "Higher prices mean that she has to pay more up front, and convince her clients to absorb the steeper costs." * As North Carolina's High Point Fall Furniture Market is in full swing, new reporting from WGHP and the Wall Street Journal is spotlighting how the trade war threatens to rais more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Inflation Is Up Thanks To Michael Whatley's Trade War Wall Street Journal: "Food and gasoline prices rose from August" * Today, the Labor Department announced inflation has spiked to 3% and driven up the cost of groceries and gas. Thanks to Michael Whatley's tariffs, North Carolinians are facing higher prices on everything from soybeans to furniture to Halloween candy. Whatley - who h more PR

SINGAPORE, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: * * * Proposal for carbon-neutral data centres in space An out-of-this-world idea: placing data centres in space could pave the way for sustainable computing with unlimited solar energy and free cooling, says scientists from NTU Singapore. The researchers outline a practical path to building carbon-neutral data centres in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a concept particularly relevant to land-scarce cities like more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Announces Study Confirming Naloxone as a Cost-Effective Tool to Prevent Overdose Deaths Study Published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice Highlights Naloxone's Life-Saving Impact For Every $1 Spent, Return On Investment Totals $3,219 * The New York State Department of Health today announced the public more PR

SINGAPORE, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS study: A simple DNA switch helps tropical butterflies change wing patterns with the seasons Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a simple DNA "switch" that helps tropical butterflies adjust the size of their wing eyespots in response to seasonal temperatures, shedding light on the evolution of environmental sensitivity. The findings could infor more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Once tadpoles lose lungs, they never get them back * Tadpole species that lost their lungs through evolution never re-evolve them, even when environmental change would make it advantageous - bucking long-standing assumptions about how lost traits can reemerge, according to a new study. Typical tadpoles have three main ways to get oxygen: from the air, with lungs; from the water, through gills; and from the air more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Rebalancing the Gut: How AI Solved a 25-Year Crohn's Disease Mystery * Using a powerful machine learning tool, the researchers analyzed thousands of macrophage gene expression patterns from colon tissue affected by IBD and from healthy colon tissue. They identified a macrophage gene signature consisting of 53 genes that reliably separates reactive, inflammatory macrophages from tis more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Small group of users drive invasive species awareness on social media * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. In the age of social media, the battle against invasive species in nature is increasingly unfolding online. A new study analyzing over 500,000 tweets posted between 2006 and 2021 examines public discourse around invasive species on the social media platform Twitter, which became X in 2023. The s more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Spotted lanternfly may use 'toxic shield' to fend off bird predators * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Spotted lanternflies may season themselves to the distaste of potential bird predators, according to a new study led by entomologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The findings, which were published this week (Oct. 23) in the Journal of Chemical Ecology, showed that several sp more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, Oct. 28 -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news: * * * Tackling biofouling; and helping the lobster fishery move towards more sustainable bait Helping the Nova Scotia lobster industry move towards more sustainable bait use and developing low toxicity anti-fouling products are two of the pressing research issues underway in the lab of Dr. Russell Wyeth, professor and chair of the StFX Biology Department. Dr. Wyeth studies lobster baits and behaviour more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 27 -- The Council of the European Union posted the following news release: * * * Strengthening representation of EU workers in multinational companies: Council greenlights revision of the European works council directive The Council has adopted a revising directive that seeks to make the representation of workers in large multinational companies more effective. This revision will amend the existing directive on European works councils (EWCs) to make the rules clearer,  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study documents wind regulations across all Kansas counties, can help guide energy policies nationwide * LAWRENCE Kansas has some of the highest potential for wind energy of any state in the nation. Yet until recently, there was no central repository for the differing approaches to wind regulation across the state's 105 counties. New research from the University of Kansas stemming from the creation of an e more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Ooh, shiny! Why we like to buy glossy products Ever wondered why you're drawn to shiny things? New research reveals why we can't resist glossy products and how that sparkle might be costing you more than you think. * New research reveals consumers are willing to pay 72% more for glossy products than matte ones - and it explains what drives shoppers to reach for shinier options, even whe more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover new driver of ovarian cancer spread Adelaide researchers have identified a promising new biomarker and treatment target for ovarian cancer that could markedly improve the outlook for women diagnosed with this aggressive disease. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecological cancer in the world with a very poor survival rate, mainly due to late diagnosis. E more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Alarming blood-sugar levels seen among dialysis patients In a study of people with kidney failure, continuous glucose monitors revealed abnormalities missed by a conventional blood test. * The largest study to date of real-time blood-sugar patterns among kidney-dialysis patients reveals a surprising disconnect between what standard medical tests show and what's more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Why earthquakes sometimes still occur in tectonically silent regions Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forets region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen should not be able to occur even if the subsurface has been exploited for decades. This is because the shallow subsurface behaves in such a way that faults there become stronger as soon as they start moving. A more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * New test can flag drugs that could be harmful to cats By Devin Rokyta, College of Veterinary Medicine A new test developed at Washington State University will help pharmaceutical companies, veterinarians and regulatory agencies identify drugs that may trigger severe -- but preventable -- neurological side effects in some cats. Even in healthy cats, many commonly prescribed drugs ca more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * What Ohioans Are Reading: "Missing Congressional Map Shows Politicians' Disrespect for Ohio Voters" * Columbus, Ohio- There's less than a week to go until the next deadline in Ohio's congressional redistricting process, and Republicans still haven't unveiled a proposed map. After already missing one deadline, Republicans are refusing to hold hearings on a proposed democratic map and are delaying the process more PR