PASADENA, California, Oct. 29 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A Unit-Free Shortcut to Better Science * Machine learning models are designed to take in data, to find patterns or relationships within those data, and to use what they have learned to make predictions or to create new content. The quality of those outputs depends not only on the details of a model's inner workings but also, crucially, on the information that is fed into the model. Some m more PR

AALTO, Finland, Oct. 29 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * AI use makes us overestimate our cognitive performance New research warns we shouldn't blindly trust Large Language Models with logical reasoning -- stopping at one prompt limits ChatGPT's usefulness more than users realise. * When it comes to estimating how good we are at something, research consistently shows that we tend to rate ourselves as slightly better than average. This tendency is stronger in peo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * AI ECG Better Detects Severe Heart Attacks in Emergency Setting AI-based ECG interpretation detected more STEMIs and had fewer false positives * Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze electrocardiograms (ECG) improved detection of severe heart attacks, including those that presented with unconventional symptoms, or atypical ECG patterns, and reduced false positives, according to a study more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Amid renewable-energy boom, study explores options for electricity market * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Renewable energy sources like wind and solar generation now account for over 20% of electricity in the U.S. and keep growing after large-scale production more than doubled since 2000. Still, high-profile power failures illustrate persistent challenges from the lack of available capacity to pro more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Fruit flies offer new insights into how human Alzheimer's Disease risk genes affect the brain Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease but the roles these genes play in the brain are poorly understood. This lack of understanding poses a barrier to developing new therapies, but in a recent study published in the American Journal of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Donald B. Moulds, chief health director for the California Public Employees' Retirement System, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the California Public Employees' Retirement System ( more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 30 -- The International Council of Museums issued the following news: * * * Call for papers Museum International: 'Contemporary Professional Challenges in Museums: Working Conditions and Ethical Dilemmas' ICOM is preparing an issue of Museum International on the theme of 'Contemporary Professional Challenges in Museums: Working Conditions and Ethical Dilemmas' (Vol. 77, N- 306-307). All proposals submitted will be assessed for suitability, and if chosen, the subsequent art more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * New light shed on formation and evolution of black hole binary mergers by pair measured just one month apart A pair of distant cosmic black hole mergers, measured just one month apart, is improving how scientists understand the formation and evolution of the most violent deep-space collisions in the universe. Data collected from the events, detected in October and November of 2024, validates with unpreced more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Counterpunch: NATO Must Take the Offensive Too many NATO members fail to understand the risks of cyberspace and the need to hit back at aggressors. This is a recipe for failure. By Emily Otto NATO has invested heavily in cyber defense since 2016, but most of its members remain focused on protecting national networks rather than taking the initiative. Starting in 2020, th more PR

PERTH, Australia, Oct. 29 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our Galaxy in unprecedented radio colour Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio colour image of the Milky Way ever assembled. This spectacular new image captures the Southern Hemisphere view of our Milky Way galaxy, revealing it across a wide range of radio wavelengths, or 'co more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, Oct. 23 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * Dino Discovery: NM Tech Geologist Helps Uncover New Findings about the Last Dinosaurs in New Mexico By Katie E. Ismael Very near the time of their ultimate extinction, dinosaurs were more diverse than scientists previously believed and actually a thriving species, according to new research published today in the journal Science. Matthew Heizler, a New Mexico Tech emeritus  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 29 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researchers explore tourism as a tool for economic and mental health recovery in crisis zones * At Florida State University, researchers from the Dedman College of Hospitality and the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) are investigating how tourism can drive economic recovery and support mental health in regions impacted by crises such as natural disasters or armed conflict. A study led by LSI Rese more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Good vibrations: Ceramic material harvests electricity from waste energy * UNIVERISITY PARK, Pa. There's a lion's share of potential energy in the vibrations produced by footsteps on dance floors, exercise machines in the gym, or the engines of cars, planes or construction equipment. Some tech companies have already begun to harvest electricity from waste vibrations to power lights and re more PR

TRIESTE, Italy, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news: * * * The Gross-Neveu model "crystallizes" and reveals two key scales A new SISSA study, published in Physical Review Letters, clarifies a theoretical puzzle in a model system for strong interactions Understanding how matter reorganizes as its density increases is a central question in particle and condensed-matter physics. Yet in q more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Italian Studies Faculty & Alums Contribute to Primo Levi Volume; Ricci Co-Editor * The latest volume of the Northeast Modern Language Association Journal of Italian Studies, "Reading Primo Levi: Essays in Dialogue with Nicholas Patruno," co-edited by Professor Roberta Ricci, chair of the Transnational Italian Studies Department, and Chiara Benetollo, is now available in open access. In addition to Ricci  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 28, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Enduring Success of Piney Woods School By Jason L. Riley The historically black boarding academy in Mississippi is a model worth seeking to emulate. It's no revelation that Dixie has long lagged other parts of the country--be it economically, educationally or otherwise--or that Mississippi has long been the region's poster child for underachievem more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 29 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Preparing for Mars Samples on Earth The Mars rover Perseverance has collected numerous samples that are to be sent to Earth. Current studies are preparing for the future handling of this material. To the point * New report: An international team of researchers has published a report on how Mars samples should be handled from a scientific point of view when they arrive on Earth. * Gottingen  more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Oct. 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic study finds majority of midlife women with menopause symptoms do not seek care * ROCHESTER, Minn. A new study from Mayo Clinic underscores the widespread impact of menopause symptoms on midlife women and raises concern that most are navigating this stage of life without medical care to help manage those challenges. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, wa more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 29 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * New nanomedicine wipes out leukemia in animal study * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * EMBARGOED UNTIL 10 A.M. EDT (U.S.) ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 * Scientists reengineered chemo drug into spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), a globular form of DNA * * Team tested the repackaged therapy on an animal model of acute myeloid leukemia, a fast-moving blood cancer * * SNAs easily entere more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 28 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Online discrimination fuels drinking by Hispanic college students * DALLAS - Oct. 28, 2025 - Hispanic college students who encounter racial or ethnic discrimination on social media are more likely to turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism, according to a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher. Nearly 90% of Hispanic students surveyed reported experiencing  more PR

PASADENA, California, Oct. 29 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Postcards from Ancient Mars: Isotopes Illuminate Early Martian Climate * New analysis of chemical signatures measured by NASA's Curiosity Rover gives a peek at Mars' past to a time, some 3.7 billion years ago, when it was warmer and wetter. Through measurements of isotopic ratios of oxygen, a team of collaborators, including researchers from Caltech's campus and NASA's Jet Propulsion La more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Professors Awarded Grants to Explore Math, Literacy Teaching Methods of Utah's Exceptional Teachers * Tye Campbell and Qi Si, assistant professors in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, were recently awarded ULEAD (Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education) grants from the Utah State Board of Education t more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT research reveals new details in the Red Spider Nebula New images of the cosmic object published in 'The Astrophysical Journal' and featured as ESA's Webb picture of the month * A creepy, crawly object in the middle of the Milky Way can now be seen clearer than ever thanks to work by RIT scientists. The Red Spider Nebula, catalogued as NGC 6537 and named for its distinct s more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 29 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * How Alcohol Ads in Your Feed May Lead to Alcohol in Your Glass By Andrew Smith Teens and young adults who see alcohol promotions in their social media feeds are more likely to drink and binge drink, according to a Rutgers Health review of 31 studies that tracked links between exposure to digital alcohol marketing and real-world alcohol use. Jon-Patrick Allem, an associate professor at the Rutgers Schoo more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Some acute and chronic viral infections may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease Research Highlights: * A review of 155 scientific studies found influenza and COVID infections raised the risk of heart attack or stroke as much as three-to five-fold in the weeks following the initial infection. * Viruses that linger in the body, such as HIV, hepatitis C and varicell more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan S. Hartley, an economics doctoral candidate at Stanford University, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee. My name is Jon Hartley. I'm an economist and currently an economics PhD candidate at Stanford  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Improvement in Knee Pain with Exercise and Physical Therapy * Key Takeaways * Mass General Brigham researchers showed that all trial participants with knee osteoarthritis, meniscal tear, and knee pain improved. * Participants who received a home exercise program as well as standard or sham physical therapy (PT) had a small additional improvement compared w more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Oct. 29 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * Internet cables on the seabed reveal ghost ships Armed with satellites, radars, and drones, it is possible to detect ships engaged in espionage, attacks on critical infrastructure, or violations of Danish sovereignty. Now, researchers have discovered a new method for locating so-called dark ships--by using fibre-optic cables on the seabed. By Sole Bugge Moller Every day, millions of vess more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Temple scientists discover a new way the body repairs itself after heart injury Researchers in Raj Kishore's lab have uncovered how circular RNAs, a special kind of genetic material, help cells stay in healing mode. * A type of immune cells called macrophages, found throughout the body's tissues, are often referred to as the body's clean-up crew. That is because they can switch between two mod more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for October 28th, 2025 * ASAM will undergo a planned system freeze from Monday, November 3, through Monday, November 10, to implement a new Association Management System (AMS). To minimize disruption, please complete any time-sensitive tasks before November 3. Explore System Freeze FAQ This Week in the ASAM Weekly Opioid overdose de more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * How Dual Smokers of Pot and Tobacco Feel the Burn of Higher Prices By Victoria Colliver People who smoke both tobacco and cannabis are more sensitive to paying more for cigarettes than those who just smoke cigarettes, according to a new UC San Francisco study. Raising the cost of a pack of cigarettes, whether because of taxes or price hikes, has long been more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 30 -- The University of California's Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news: * * * UCSF Radiation Oncologists Featured at Radiation Oncology Conference By Melinda Krigel UC San Francisco researchers and clinicians presented innovative research and treatment strategies at the American Society of Radiation Oncology's 2025 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, which ran from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. The 67th ASTRO annual meeting was cente more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Researchers Unlock New Way to Help Fight Skin Cancer Researchers found that inhibiting a problematic protein in the body helps immunotherapies and CAR T-cell therapy to better fight off melanoma. * Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can't always be removed with a scalpel. Patients with advanced stages of melanoma often need immunotherapy and chemotherap more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, Oct. 29 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * New Genetic Cause of Microcephaly Identified Researchers uncover how a key RNA-processing factor safeguards proper brain development. * Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by developmental delay. An international research team led by Dr. Tran Tuoc from the Department of Human Genetics at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, more PR

KOLN, Germany, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Dopamine increases willingness to wait for rewards L-DOPA, a precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, makes humans wait longer for rewards, as new research addresses gaps in earlier studies. / publication in the "Journal of Neuroscience" * A research team from the University of Cologne conducted one of the most comprehensive studies on dopamine and decision-making in humans so far, provi more PR

NORWICH, England, Oct. 29 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Home treatment with IV antibiotics could relieve NHS pressure Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the NHS and relieve pressure on hospital beds - according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers investigated whether having antibiotics prepared at home and continuously delivered into the bloodstream by an elastomeric pump wou more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Study Finds Challenging Outdoor Fun Boosts Youth Development By Kelly Schafler, 713-743-1153, kmschafler@central.uh.edu Contrary to popular belief, not all fun is created equal. New research from the University of Houston reveals certain types of fun, particularly those with outdoor adventure components, may offer greater social and emotional benefits for youth. Bradley H. Sm more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Friendships can ease loneliness for dementia caregivers By: Jon Meerdink, U-M Institute for Social Research Daily interactions with friends, even through something as simple as a text message, may reduce momentary loneliness for caregivers tending to a family member with dementia. Providing care for a loved one with dementia can be a difficult burden to bear, and caregivers can be especially more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Sublethal antibiotic levels found to boost spread of resistance genes in the environment by up to 45 times A new study has found that exposure to sublethal levels of antibiotics, amounts too low to kill bacteria, can increase the spread of antibiotic resistance genes of Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in the environment by up to 45 times. The study led by researchers from the Unive more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 30 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar By John Dudley, University Communications and Marketing Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi -- an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito -- ever detected in Madagasc more PR

GUILFORD, England, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover how the brain falls asleep Scientists have been able to pinpoint, for the first time, the exact moment the brain transitions into sleep, and precisely map the unfolding process in real time. In the new study, the researchers demonstrated that the human brain falls asleep abruptly, rather than gradually, with a 'tipping point' marking the transition from wakefulness into more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 30 -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * Who benefits from neighborhood parks? A first-of-its-kind study found that public greenspaces are unevenly distributed in nearly all U.S. communities, leaving some residents--particularly those in ethnic enclaves--without access to a park walking-distance from their homes. * Green spaces are a virtue to their surroundings; they improve air quality, reduce extreme temperatures and can mitigate ha more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * The Minimal Circuit of the Circadian Clock A tiny neural network is sufficient to control the daily rhythm of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Researchers at the University of Wurzburg have shown that only four specialized nerve cells are necessary to drive the animals' endogenous clock. * Almost all living creatures have an endogenous clock that enables them to adapt their beha more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 29 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM research suggests Halloween fireballs could signal increased risk of cosmic impact or airburst in 2032 and 2036 * Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs", they are named for the constellation Taurusthe bull--from which the meteors appear to radiate, the shower is best viewed from dark-sk more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of complicated deliveries A research team at Uppsala University has identified a clear link between osteomalacia - a form of bone softening commonly caused by vitamin D deficiency - and a fivefold increased risk of emergency caesarean sections or the need for vacuum-assisted delivery. The study is based on a prospective cohort of pregnant women in Sweden and more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Veterans with epilepsy after traumatic brain injury may have higher mortality rates Military veterans who develop epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury may have a higher mortality rate in the following years than veterans who develop epilepsy with no previous traumatic brain injury, according to a study published on October 29, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American more PR

COVENTRY, England, Oct. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick researcher improves century-old equation to predict movement of dangerous air pollutants A new method developed at the University of Warwick offers the first simple and predictive way to calculate how irregularly shaped nanoparticles -- a dangerous class of airborne pollutant -- move through air. Every day, we breathe in millions of microscopic particles, including soot, dust, po more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 29 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Western New Yorkers were significant contributors to major NEJM study that confirmed exercise and PT help ease knee pain More than half of the participants were UBMD Ortho patients in national research study led by Mass General Brigham and the Jacobs School By Ellen Goldbaum More than half of the participants in a major study Mass General Brigham researchers cond more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Who is more likely to lose vision due to high brain pressure? If untreated, a disorder of high brain pressure called idiopathic intracranial hypertension can lead to vision loss. But this disorder can develop without noticeable symptoms, making it hard to catch. A new study looks at how these vision problems develop and proposes a way to predict who will develop issues. The study is p more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following news release: * * * WSJ. Magazine Announces Honorees for 15th Annual Innovator Awards * The luxury lifestyle magazine's Innovator Awards honor the year's groundbreaking talents and industry-movers in music, beauty, film, fashion, design, entertainment and philanthropy in science. New York, NY [October 29, 2025] - WSJ. Magazine announced the honorees for its 15th annual Inn more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following Q&A on Oct. 29, 2025, with assistant professor of medicine Michael Nanna: * * * Predicting the Risk of Heart Disease and Dementia in Older Adults More than 70 percent of people over 70 years old will one day develop cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for effective diagnosis, treatment, and care for this population. "When you ask older people with cardiovascular disease what thei more PR