LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 31 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Analysis uncovers alarming rise in severe diverticulitis among younger Americans * Key takeaways * Diverticulitis causes small pouches, or sacs, to form on weak areas on the wall of the colon, which can lead to abdominal pain, bloating, bleeding, constipation and diarrhea, among other symptoms. * Researchers found that the proportion of younger patients among those admitted with co more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- Anglia Ruskin University issued the following news: * * * Meerkats get health benefit from mob membership Research discovers that social networks have most influence over their gut bacteria * New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival - thanks to the sharing of beneficial gut bacteria. Published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, the study discovered that a meerkat's social group membersh more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Even Democrats' Closest Allies Are Begging Them to End the Schumer Shutdown * "These are working Americans. Their paychecks are missing. Their bills are mounting. Their stress is multiplying. Their message is clear: reopen the government today. Democrats refuse to listen. Instead, they freely admit this is all about politics." WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senat more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Naloxone Training, Social Support, and Stigma Reduction Among Top Needs of College Students in Recovery A comprehensive analysis of students who utilize college recovery programs highlights the wide-ranging, vital services these programs should offer, especially amid waning federal support for student financial aid and mental health. By Jillian McKoy As public officials a more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 -- Bryant University issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Bryant selected for inclusion in FIFA World Cup 26 Base Camp brochure Oct 31, 2025, by Director of Communication and Brand Strategy Casey Nilsson, 401-232-6130 * Bryant President Ross Gittell, Ph.D., General Treasurer James Diossa, and Governor Daniel McKee jointly announced today that Bryant University is the first site in New England to be selected for inclusion in the expanded FIFA Wor more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Nov. 1 -- California Baptist University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 31, 2025, with professor of architecture Keelan Kaiser: * * * Collaborative research visualizes the past at historical Spanish site The fusion of Western and Middle Eastern influences in Spanish architecture has long interested Keelan Kaiser, professor of architecture at California Baptist University. In 2024, his sabbatical took him to southern Spain, where he studied regional architecture. Durin more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Webb serves up Halloween treat with new images of cosmic creepy crawly Never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula - NGC 6537 - have been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ahead of Halloween. The image, selected as JWST's Picture of the Month, was captured using the telescope's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), and shows the cosmic creepy-crawly against a backdrop of thousands of stars more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 31 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Detailed map of US air-conditioning usage shows who can beat the heat -- and who can't * LAWRENCE As climate change produces ever more heat waves, how many homes in the U.S. lack adequate cooling? Who's most vulnerable to lethal temperatures, and exactly where do they live? A researcher at the University of Kansas has produced the most comprehensive and detailed map of air conditioning usage in the Unite more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * DNA copy-number changes help melanoma develop resistance to immunotherapy, UCLA study finds Scientists uncover how immune attacks on cancer cells can lead to genetic changes that help tumors survive and suggest a strategy to prevent treatment relapses * A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the d more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Early Clinical Trial Tests Immune-Boosting Therapy Before Prostate Cancer Surgery * A small, early clinical trial led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators has shown that directly injecting an immune-activating compound into prostate tumors before surgery appears safe and may help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells. Published in the Oct more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 31 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs October 2025 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across cam more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * 'Frazzled' Fruit Flies Help Unravel How Neural Circuits Stay Wired By Gisele Galoustian Florida Atlantic University neuroscientists have uncovered a surprising role for a protein named "Frazzled" (known as DCC in mammals) in the nervous system of fruit flies, showing how it helps neurons connect and communicate with lightning speed. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [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

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * Abandoned Coal Mine Drainage Could Be a Significant Source of Carbon Emissions Currently unaccounted for, unremediated discharge from old mines can transport CO2 from bedrock to the atmosphere * Boulder, Colo., USA: For the past 250 years, people have mined coal industrially in Pennsylvania, USA. By 1830, the city of Pittsburgh was using more than 400 tons of the fossil fu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senate Republicans Block Rosen-Backed Resolution to Fund WIC and SNAP During Republican Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Senate Republicans blocked a bill cosponsored by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) that would have prevented the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Prog more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Embracing mathematics is key to illuminating cancer cell evolution A new review explains how turning to mathematics is helping researchers decode one of cancer's most elusive traits: its ability to evolve and adapt. Understanding how cancers change over time is crucial for the development of effective treatment strategies. If scientists can identify exactly how cancer chang more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | November 2025 By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams College of Education Dr. Karyn Allee, associate professor of elementary education, and University of Memphis Ph.D. candidate Taylor Mule, had their paper, "Balancing development and rigor: Beliefs about priorities and threats in early childhood education among future professionals," accepted for publication in Early Childhood Education Jour more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 1 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NJIT and NJII Launch PureTrace Labs to Commercialize PFAS Detection Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) today announced the launch of PureTrace Labs, a startup created to bring NJIT-developed technology for rapid detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to market. The company marks the first official launc more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * New funding for international research projecting ice sheet loss and sea level rise Melt from ice sheets on Earth is already contributing to flooding across the globe and is expected to increase in the coming decades. Adaptation to reduce the destructiveness of future sea level rise is under way and depends critically, inch by inch, on the work of a newly-funded, international gro more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Peters, Whitehouse, and Heinrich Demand Answers on Funding of President Trump's New White House Ballroom U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Probes Special Treatment of Epstein Co-Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in Minimum-Security Prison Camp, Retaliation Against Inmates Who Speak Out Letter to Warden in Charge of Maxwell's "Club Fed" Prison Camp Expands Judiciary Democrats' Probe into Trump Administration's VIP Treatment for Maxwell in Violation more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 1 -- Purdue University issued Today's Top 5 on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Purdue ranks best in Big Ten in inaugural City Journal college ranking (https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/2025/Q4/purdue-ranks-best-in-big-ten-in-inaugural-city-journal-college-ranking/) Purdue University ranked No. 8 in the U.S. and best in the Big Ten among the nation's top 100 universities in the Manhattan Institute's inaugural City Journal 2025 College Rankings, which examined the s more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH student publishes groundbreaking hurricane study improving accuracy of hurricane wind estimates after landfall By Paola Pinto A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), showcasing the university's growing impact on advancing hurricane res more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * From battlefield to home: How war fuels family aggression Families exposed to war and political violence are more likely to behave aggressively toward each other, impacting all areas of children's lives even after the immediate threat of armed conflict has passed, new University of Michigan research shows. The trauma alters family interactions and dynamics, creating harsh, aggressive interacti more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Combination of obesity and poor sleep increases risk of multiple chronic diseases Key points * Multimorbidity is having 2 or more chronic diseases at the same time, and is a growing problem as the population ages. * The probability of acquiring multimorbidity is almost 80 per cent if a person suffers from both poor sleep and obesity. * Multimorbidity is a major cause of increased mortalit more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Study challenges conventional wisdom on a common cause of melanoma Key points * A new study has found a gene mutation in BRAF - common in melanoma - can lie dormant in healthy skin. * Until now, it was thought this particular mutation would almost always cause a mole or melanoma to form. * The study could result in improving patient screening of areas of skin more prone to the disease. * more PR

LONDON, Canada, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western study reveals brain's predictive power Researchers find neurons don't wait for challenges to arise, they plan how to react By Jeff Renaud As we move through the world, our brains do more than plan our actions - they anticipate potential disruptions. A new Western study published in the high impact journal Nature reveals that we rely on sensory expectations to get prepared for unexpected disturban more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Why are leg and foot amputations increasing? * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Men, Black Americans, those living in areas with low socioeconomic status more affected * The Illinois data from a diverse population (ethnic/racial, rural/metropolitan) likely reflects national amputation trends * 'Unless we make changes in how we care for marginalized communities, I don't anticipate this more PR