WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * AGU and partner societies invite research supporting UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), and The Oceanography Society (TOS) invite research for a joint special collection highlighting ocean science solutions in support of the United Nations Ocean Decade for Sustainable Devel more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * An AI tool detected structural heart disease in adults using a smartwatch * Research Highlights: * An artificial intelligence (AI) tool detected structural heart problems using a single-lead ECG captured by the electrical heart sensor on the back and digital crown of a smartwatch. * The AI algorithm was tested on single-lead ECGs taken on a smartwatch in a group of 6 more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Analyzing 3 biomarker tests together may help identify high heart disease risk earlier * Research Highlights: * Adults with elevated levels of three biomarkers for heart diseaselipoprotein a (also called Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)had nearly triple the risk of heart attack compared to those without elevated levels. * In more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Assessing heart-pumping glitch may reduce stroke risk in adults with heart muscle disease * Research Highlights: * People with a condition in which protein build up stiffens heart walls - called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy - were more likely to have a stroke if they also had a mechanical malfunction in the atrial chamber of their heart. * A noninvasive risk  more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Nov. 4 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Kudos: Kotz Named Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellow Dartmouth faculty, students, and staff are recognized for their achievements. * Former provost David Kotz '86, the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor in the Department of Computer Science, is the Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellow at Imperial College London for the academic year 2025-26. The fellowships bring together U.K. universities and research in more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Exposure to more artificial light at night may raise heart disease risk * Research Highlights * Higher levels of exposure to artificial light at night were linked to increased stress-related activity in the brain, inflamed arteries and a higher risk of heart disease, according to a small study of adults in Boston. * Nighttime light pollution appeared to affect heart  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Healthy lifestyle combined with newer diabetes medications lowered cardiovascular risk * Research Highlights: * For people with Type 2 diabetes, following at least six healthy lifestyle habits when taking GLP-1 RA medications can lower their risk of heart attack, stroke, hospital visits due to cardiovascular disease and death, more than medication alone or healthy lifes more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher's new work focuses on 'Indigenous fire sovereignty' * LAWRENCE There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles and her new work with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, based in White Cloud, to reintroduce a beneficial "fire regime" to their lands. It's Indigen more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher's new work focuses on Indigenous fire sovereignty * LAWRENCE There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles and her new work with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, based in White Cloud, to reintroduce a beneficial "fire regime" to their lands. It's Indigenou more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects * Research Highlights: * A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin for at least a year found they were more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure, require hospitalization for the condition or die from any cause. *  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Low-dose aspirin linked to lower cardiovascular event risk for adults with Type 2 diabetes * Research Highlights: * Adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and at moderate or high risk of cardiovascular disease who took low-dose aspirin were less likely to experience a serious cardiovascular event, including a heart attack, stroke or death, than peers who did not take aspirin more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Nov. 3 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Nation topped goal of 'one million more' STEM graduates over the past decade, analysis finds * Key takeaways * Between 2012 and 2022, a national target of 4 million STEM degrees earned in the United States was surpassed by 16%, cumulatively totaling 4.65 STEM degrees over that decade. This exceeded a projected need of 4 million, which was one million more than the baseline pro more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Novel technique reveals insights into soil microbe alarm clock * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Soil microbes benefit plants by helping with nutrient uptake and disease resistance. Modulating these communities of bacteria and fungi could potentially sustainably improve agriculture, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. But a major obstacle to this approach has bee more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 3 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU researchers identify new tools for early cancer detection, treatment * Scientists are exploring leading-edge technologies that could transform how cancer is studied, detected and treated by catching it earlier, when it's more treatable and survival rates are highest. A new review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Knight Cancer Institute and other universities highligh more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Optimal cardiovascular health among people with Type 2 diabetes may offset dementia risk * Research Highlights: * Optimal cardiovascular health, based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 metrics, may decrease the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia for adults with Type 2 diabetes. * Among adults with both Type 2 diabetes and a high genet more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Quick CPR from lay rescuers can nearly double survival for children after cardiac arrest * Research Highlights: * Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, according to preliminary research analyzing data for more than 10,000 children from a U.S. registry of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.  more PR

ANGOLA, Indiana, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- Trine University issued the following news: * * * Research by Trine ChemE alumni published in academic Journals By Mackenzie Rosenau Three Trine University alumni from the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering -- Natalie Crowner, Blake Trusty, and Adam Dumas -- recently co-authored research published in academic journals. Crowner's research was titled, "Adsorptive microparticles formed by a non-solvent induced phase separation method f more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * After His Own Struggles Growing Up, Professor Dedicates ADHD Research to Helping Others Thrive By Robin Lally, robin.lally@rutgers.edu Josh Langberg received a $3.2 million National Institute of Mental Health grant to explore how virtual reality can help college students with ADHD minimize distractions and stay focused Joshua Langberg understands the daily struggles of students with attention-d more PR

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Startup bets their superfast microbe can rewrite biotech * When scientists talk about velocity, they don't usually mean bacteria. But for a small Cornell spinout called Forage Evolution, speed is everything. The company, founded by three Cornell alumni - Bryce Brownfield, Ph.D. '23; David Specht, Ph.D. '21; and Cameron Kitzinger '22 - is betting their modified version of one of the fastest-growing microbes on E more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 4 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Research Sheds New Light on How Domestication Shaped the Canine Voice Box Dogs may be humanity's oldest companions, but their evolution from wild wolves is still full of mysteries. New research from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is helping solve one of them by showing how domestication may have altered far more than behavior. Jacob Hansen, a graduate student in biology, and more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Mysteries between Light and Liver People who work against their internal clock over a long period of time increase the risk of fatty liver. The correlations are complex, but one research team in Bochum is trying to get to the bottom of the issue. "Artificial light is making us sick," says Professor Mustafa Ozcurumez. It allows us to turn night into day. We stay awake and eat late, sleep irre more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * National guidelines to revolutionise concussion treatment Key points * These are the first Australia and New Zealand specific guidelines for all forms of concussion from injury to recovery. * About 50 per cent of people with concussion do not receive the care they need. * The guidelines will be implemented across Australian and New Zealand healthcare systems with an initiative called Mind  more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Study brings science of bushfire smoke to the frontline of firefighting Review responds to firefighters' safety concerns, highlighting smoke complexity, skin absorption and protective equipment * As Australia prepares for another bushfire season, University of Wollongong (UOW) research provides a comprehensive overview of the science behind bushfire smoke exposure, addressing heal more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Tool for understanding chromosome abnormalities in the eggs of older women Yale researchers have created a new method for simulating "aging-like" chromosome errors in mouse eggs to better understand female reproductive lifespan. * Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply -- and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss, and gene more PR