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Science Research in Professional Journals Newsletter for 2025-11-06 ( 28 items )  
Appalachian State University: Caught on Camera - Global Study Finds Mammal Species Defying Nocturnal and Diurnal Labels (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * Caught on camera: Global study finds mammal species defying nocturnal and diurnal labels The research, co-led by App State's Dr. Zach Farris, analyzed 445 species across 6 continents By Amanda Mlekush and Bret Yager Nocturnal, diurnal -- or something different? Thanks to camera traps, a global study published in Science Advances and co-led by Appalachian State University's Dr. Zach Farris more PR

Cedarville Program Links Science and Society (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Cedarville Program Links Science and Society By Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As debates around climate change and environmental responsibility continue in the United States, a new program at Cedarville University is encouraging students to engage these issues through the lens of scientific inquiry and Christian stewardship. The new Bachelor of Arts in environmental science, which launched duri more PR

Criminologist Casey Jordan's New True Crime Podcast Launches: WCSU Will Host a Screening and Q&A for 'The Family I Had' on Nov. 18 (10)
DANBURY, Connecticut, Nov. 6 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: * * * Criminologist Casey Jordan's new true crime podcast launches: WCSU will host a screening and Q&A for 'The Family I Had' on Nov. 18 Western Connecticut State University Professor of Justice and Law Administration Dr. Casey Jordan has launched a new true crime podcast, "Criminal Appeal with Dr. Casey Jordan." The podcast, which premiered on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, features Jordan, a well more PR

Ice Age trees helped stabilize Earth's atmosphere by suffocating (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ice Age trees helped stabilize Earth's atmosphere by suffocating * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth's climate during the last ice age by breathing less efficiently. A new study, led by a researcher at Penn State and published today (Nov. 5) in the journal Nature Geoscience, examined chemical fingerprints in subfossil wood, or preserved tre more PR

Institute of Cancer Research: Bowel Cancer's 'Big Bang' Moment Revealed (10)
LONDON, England, Nov. 5 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * Bowel cancer's 'big bang' moment revealed Like the astronomical explosion that kickstarted the universe, bowel cancer has a 'Big Bang' moment which determines how it will grow, according to new research. The team, from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that the 'Big Bang' moment for bowel cancer is created by the cancer cells successfully hiding themselves from the immune system - a pro more PR

Johnson & Johnson Reinforces Its Leadership in Hematology at ASH 2025 Unveiling New Paradigm-shifting Research (10)
RARITAN, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Johnson & Johnson reinforces its leadership in hematology at ASH 2025 unveiling new paradigm-shifting research More than 60 abstracts spotlight leading portfolio and pipeline of innovative medicines in multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia and other blood disorders * Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), a worldwide leader in hematology, today announced more than 46 poster more PR

Lancaster University: Insight Into How Sugars Regulate the Inflammatory Disease Process (10)
LANCASTER, England, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Insight into how sugars regulate the inflammatory disease process New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis. The paper entitled "Leukocytes have a heparan sulfate glycocalyx that regulates recruitment during psoriasis-like skin inflammation" is published in the journal Science Signaling. The lead more PR

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry: The Driver of Sargassum Blooms in the Atlantic Ocean (10)
LEIPZIG, Germany, Nov. 6 (TNSxrep) -- The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry issued the following news release: * * * The driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage. * Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, fouling Caribbean coastlines. Analyses of coral drill cores help explain the mechanism that drives these brown algal blooms. more PR

Max Planck Society: Driver of Sargassum Blooms in the Atlantic Ocean (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 5 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * The driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage. To the point: * Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, fouling Caribbean coastlines. Analyses of coral drill cores help explain the mechanism that drives these brown algal blooms. * Phosphorus-rich  more PR

McMaster University: Lehana Thabane Elected to the World Academy of Sciences (10)
HAMILTON, Ontario, Nov. 5 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Lehana Thabane elected to the World Academy of Sciences Thabane is one of only two Canadians elected to the newest class of fellows, joining 62 other top-tier scientists from across the globe. By Adam Ward, Faculty of Health Sciences Lehana Thabane, professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), has been elected to the World Academy of Sciences' (TWAS) 2026 class of fellows more PR

More Than a Hangover: Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier, More Severe Stroke (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 6 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * More than a hangover: Heavy drinking linked to earlier, more severe stroke Highlights: * Three or more drinks a day? Your brain may pay. * A new study links heavy drinking to having a bleeding stroke at a younger age when compared to non-heavy drinking. * Heavy drinkers had bleeding strokes 11 years earlier than non-heavy drinkers. * They also had 70% larger bleeds and nearly twic more PR

National Quail Symposium partners with WSB (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Nov. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * National Quail Symposium partners with WSB * The National Quail Symposium is now accepting manuscripts for its 2026 meeting. The accepted papers will be published in Wildlife Society Bulletin, The Wildlife Society's open-access peer-reviewed journal. This comes months after a similar move incorporating past and future proceedings of the National more PR

OSU sociologist Railey works to combat substance use stigma in rural communities (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU sociologist Railey works to combat substance use stigma in rural communities * Media Contact: Elizabeth Gosney | CAS Marketing and Communications Manager | 405-744-7497 | egosney@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University's Dr. Ashley Railey is working to change how rural communities address substance use through evidence-based strategies that reduce stigma and expand access to treatment. "Rural com more PR

Penn State Law School: Professor Medha D. Makhlouf Serves as Co-principal Investigator for Latino Research Seed Grant (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf serves as co-principal investigator for Latino Research Seed Grant It will support the creation of a website that serves as a resource for data, experts, and insights on U.S. immigration * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf and Professor Nicole Kreisberg, assistant professor, public policy and sociology, received a $20,000 grant from Penn State's Lati more PR

Princeton's New Quantum Chip Built for Scale (10)
UPTON, New York, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Princeton's New Quantum Chip Built for Scale * By Alaina O'Regan Editor's note: The following press release, issued today by Princeton University, describes a significant quantum information science (QIS) milestone: the achievement of coherence times exceeding one millisecond in a type of superconducting qubit called the 2D transmon. This major advance required t more PR

Study Links Heart Attacks and Late-onset Epilepsy in Older Adults (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 6 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Study links heart attacks and late-onset epilepsy in older adults Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published November 5, 2025 in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. While the study shows a link between these conditions, it does not prove cause and effect. "In middle-aged  more PR

U of A-led team discovers large ritual constructions by early Mesoamericans (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 5 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A-led team discovers large ritual constructions by early Mesoamericans * In the summer of 2020, an international team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist reported the discovery of the largest monument al construction known today in the Maya area in the state of Tabasco, near Mexico's southeastern border. The monument, found at a site called Aguada Fenix, measures nearly a mile long a more PR

U-M Experts Identify Feedback Loops Linking Culture and Institutions (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * U-M experts identify feedback loops linking culture and institutions Ford School political scientist Jenna Bednar and co-author Scott Page, John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor, offer a new framework to understand the complex interplay between institutions and culture in a special issue of the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. In "Insti more PR

University of Adelaide: Provost Elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- John Williams, the Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has been elected as a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences. This acclaim is given to individuals who have made a sustained and internationally distinguished contribution to their field. Fellows are chosen by their peers, who are composed of over 700 of the nation's foremost academics across all social science disciplines. Williams founded and currently directs t more PR

University of Connecticut: Method Makes Transgene-Free Gene Editing Even More Promising (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 6 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * New Method Makes Transgene-Free Gene Editing Even More Promising 'Our new but simple method is far more effective and can now be applied to a much wider range of plant species than our original approach' By Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Genetically modified organisms, also known as GMOs, have been a hot topic of conversation amongst researchers, producers, more PR

University of Eastern Finland: Forest Structure and Recent Infestations Drive Bark Beetle Damage Clustering in Finland (10)
KUOPIO, Finland, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Forest structure and recent infestations drive bark beetle damage clustering in Finland In Finland, forest stands damaged by the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) tend to concentrate in groups and form clusters, especially in mature Norway spruce forests close to previous infestations, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The European spruce bark beetle is  more PR

University of Florida: Like Sculpting From Within - Technique Builds Advanced Materials Out of Basic Plastics (10)
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Like sculpting from within: New technique builds advanced materials out of basic plastics By Eric Hamilton In a kind of addition-by-subtraction, chemists at the University of Florida have developed a technique to create highly porous materials from the ubiquitous building blocks of everyday plastics, and the end result could have applications in electronics, separations and battery manufacturi more PR

University of Michigan: Fishes, Young and Old, are Shrinking in Michigan's Inland Lakes (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Fishes, young and old, are shrinking in Michigan's inland lakes Climate change is changing the size of fishes in Michigan's inland lakes, leaving the young and old of many species more vulnerable to predation * A new study led by the University of Michigan shows that changes in climate are also changing the size of fishes in Michigan's inland lakes. Using data that covered 75 years and nearl more PR

University of New South Wales: Science Behind People Who Never Forget a Face (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 5 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * The science behind people who never forget a face Teaching AI to see faces like humans reveals what makes expert eyes so effective, new research shows. By Lachlan Gilbert What is it that makes a super recogniser - someone with extraordinary face recognition abilities - better at remembering faces than the rest of us? According to new research carried out by cognitive scientists at UNSW Sydney, i more PR

University of Technology Sydney: Scientists Reveal It is Possible to Beam Up Quantum Signals (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Scientists reveal it is possible to beam up quantum signals New research shows it is feasible to send quantum signals from Earth to a satellite, paving the way for stronger quantum communication networks. * * * Quantum satellites currently beam entangled particles of light from space down to different ground stations for ultra-secure communications. New research shows it is also possib more PR

UT Health Science Center's Liza Makowski, PhD Helps Lead Global Conversation on GLP-1 Drugs and Cancer Risk (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 6 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * UT Health Science Center's Liza Makowski, PhD, Helps Lead Global Conversation on GLP-1 Drugs and Cancer Risk By Chris Green Blockbuster drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound have transformed obesity care for millions of Americans, making them some of the most talked-about medical breakthroughs of the decade. Yet several questions remain, including their long-term effects on can more PR

UVA Law School: Professor Finds Floor Brokers Skew Stock Market Prices (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Finds Floor Brokers Skew Stock Market Prices Edwin Hu's Analysis Uncovers Inefficiencies in NYSE Closing Auctions By Cooper Allen While these moments may make for gripping cinema, a new study from Professor Edwin Hu of the University of Virginia School of Law finds that these auctions can make closing stock prices less efficient. Floor brokers -- "an iconic part of New more PR

Virginia Tech: Weightlifting Beats Running for Blood Sugar Control, Researchers Find (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models. By Leigh Anne Kelley Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the more PR