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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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