WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by William Braniff, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at the American University, from an Oct. 28, 2025, hearing entitled "Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order": * * * I want to start by acknowledging the threats, the loss, and the fear that too many Americans and too many elected officials have experienced. Targe more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 8 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Alumni to be inducted into Alabama Business Hall of Fame Harbert College of Business alumnus Benny LaRussa Jr. (finance '82) and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering alumna Susan Story (industrial engineering '81) are among six class of 2025 honorees who will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 13 in a ceremony in Birmingham. Established in 1973, the Alabama Business Hall of Fame honors individ more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * The Church of Performative Charity: Billie Eilish's $11.5 million "donation" The pop star is cajoling fans to contribute to her "climate justice" goals. How does this stack up against what most Americans think of as charity? By Kali Fontanilla America is the most charitable country in the world. Despite inflation, a sputtering economy, and taxes on everything, we still give. According to more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Chronic Kidney Disease Is Now the Ninth Leading Cause of Death * R ecord numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose from 378 million people with the disease in 1990 to 788 million in 2023 as the world population grew and aged, making it for the first ti more PR

LONDON, England, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * The power of words: how emotional review writing boosts customer loyalty Bayes Business School research explores how companies can structure review platforms to induce customer loyalty from writers. By Hamish Armstrong, Senior Communications Officer, Hamish.Armstrong@city.ac.uk New research from Bayes Business School suggests writers of online reviews are more likely to recommend prod more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Admin on New "Review" of Mifepristone, Raise Alarm Over Looming Efforts to Restrict Medication Abortion * Decades of Evidence Have Proven Mifepristone is Safe and Effective Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and the entire Senate Democratic caucus sent a letter to U.S. Dep more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, Nov. 7 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * DARZALEX FASPRO(R) is the first and only treatment approved by the U.S. FDA for patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma Phase 3 AQUILA study showed DARZALEX FASPRO(R) significantly reduced the risk of progression to active multiple myeloma or death by 51 percent compared to active monitoring Landmark approval supports earlier intervention and disease int more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Disagreement Between Two Kidney Function Tests Predicts Serious Health Problems * A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows. Healthcare providers for decades have measured blood levels of the molecule creatinine to track more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Senate Dems Demand Answers on Trump Admin's New "Review" of Mifepristone * WASHINGTON Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in writing to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Makary expressing alarm over the Trump administration's plans to conduct "its own review more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * City Welcomes New Assistant City Manager City Manager Nathaniel "Trey" Davis has named Tiffany Oliva as Assistant City Manager, effective on Wednesday, November 12. Most recently, Oliva served as Assistant Town Administrator for Operations in Brookline, Massachusetts. Prior to that, she served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs & Strategic Initiatives with the City of Winston-S more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Nov. 7 (TNSxrep) -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news: * * * Latest Journal of Emergency Nursing Features Pioneering Forensic Scientist Ann Wolbert Burgess revolutionized care for sexual assault survivors By Paige Fumo Fox The November issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing includes an interview with Ann Wolbert Burgess, a clinical psychiatric nurse and forensic scientist whose pioneering work helped shift public perception and inform care f more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 7, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Cash Is Not King. It's Cringe. By Allison Schrager A friend once complained to me that people would sigh and roll their eyes when she used a credit card to pay for her $3 coffee. This was about a decade ago, and I admit, at the time I silently judged her. What kind of psychopath, I thought to myself, forces everyone in line to wait for their coffee while her  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges, from an Oct. 28, 2025, hearing entitled "Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order": * * * My name is Daniel Hodges. I am speaking in my personal capacity, however I draw upon my experiences as one of the few police officers in this country who has policed both the protests and riots of 2020, as well as the insurrecti more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 8 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Mind Readers: Stevens Researchers Peek at How Large Language Models Encode Theory-of-Mind Human brains are superior to LLMs in energy efficiency, but the models can become better at using their networks * Imagine you're watching a movie, in which a character puts a chocolate bar in a box, closes the box and leaves the room. Another person, also in the room, moves the bar from a box to a desk draw more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri S&T alumnus contributes $12.5 million to establish business school Missouri University of Science and Technology alumnus Dennis Jaggi and his wife, Janet, have made a transformational gift of $12.5 million to create the Dennis and Janet Jaggi School of Business. When it launches in the coming year, the school will be dedicated to teaching future leaders financial accounting and b more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Demanding Answers from Trump Admin on New "Review" of Mifepristone Despite Decades of Evidence Proving its Safety & Efficacy--Raises Alarm Over Looming Efforts to Restrict Medication Abortion * Murray and all Senate Democrats: "We are seriously alarmed by this administration's obvious attempts to interfere with the science and politicize the drug rev more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 7 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU computer science professor, department head receives McCoy Endowed Professorship * Son Tran's research interest is in applying artificial intelligence techniques in practical applications such as smart grid, home automation and robotics. The New Mexico State University computer science professor and department head who started at NMSU 24 years ago was recently named the second recipien more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 7 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU researchers develop promising drug for aggressive breast cancer * A new molecule developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University offers a promising avenue to treat intractable cases of triple-negative breast cancer a form of cancer that is notoriously aggressive and lacks effective treatments. In a study published today in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, researchers desc more PR

PASADENA, California, Nov. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Precision Genetic Engineering Points to a Future of Sustainable Agriculture * As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects of a warming climate? A roadmap for how new techniques and approaches in genomics and plant developmental biolog more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Humanising retail workers shown to reduce customer abuse and create empathy A study led by QUT Business School researchers has found a simple intervention worth less than 50 cents - namely personalised "under badges" worn by frontline retail staff - can make them more relatable and significantly reduce verbal abuse from customers. Published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 8 (TNSrep) -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * One in Eight Adolescents and Young Adults Use AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice About 1 in 8 U.S. adolescents and young adults use AI chatbots for mental health advice, with the behavior most common among those aged 18 to 21, according to a new study (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841067). Among those who used chatbots for mental health advice, 66 percent engage at le more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Steven Lindauer and VCU orthodontics were perfectly aligned * By Vernon Freeman School of Dentistry After a journey he never saw coming - 36 years as a cornerstone of the VCU School of Dentistry's Department of Orthodontics - Steven J. Lindauer has retired, having shaped the program's national and international reputation, mentored generations of residents, and advanced the specialty through  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 7 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB researchers receive $3 million NIH grant to test innovative sexual assault prevention measure * By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - Two University at Buffalo researchers have received a $3.019 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, to clinically test a novel intervention designed  more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * UniSA leads national pilot to improve medication safety in aged care In a national effort to make medicines safer for older Australians, the University of South Australia is calling for aged care providers and pharmacists to join a new pilot study to assess medication safety and management in residential aged care. Developed in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Qua more PR

LONDON, England, Nov. 7 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Poorer heart health in middle age linked to increased dementia risk People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the European Heart Journal and funded by the British Heart Foundation, found middle-aged people with higher levels of a protein called cardiac troponin I more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Newly Discovered Host Mechanism in Coronaviruses The discovery could serve as a starting point for antiviral strategies. * A research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has identified a previously unknown cellular mechanism crucial to the replication of coronaviruses: c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is activated during infection with human coronavirus HCoV-229E and mediates the phosphor more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Nov. 7 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Breakthrough MRI contrast agent design continues path to safer, more effective diagnostics New class of highly stable, protein-inspired MRI contrast agents has the potential to revolutionise medical imaging. * Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a new class of MRI contrast agents - improving their stability to create a significant advancement in medical imaging technology. Met more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight released the following testimony by University of California professor Tracey J. Woodruff from an Oct. 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals": * * * Subcommittee Chairman Curtis, Ranking Member Merkley, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Dr. Trac more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: * * * Developing a new multiple sclerosis treatment About 1 million people in the U.S. live with multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease that inflames the nervous system and scrambles communication between the brain and body. MS, for which there is no single cause or cure, affects people of all demographics with symptoms like fatigue, memory difficulties, vision impairm more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK neurologist aims to stop a preventable cause of blindness By Hillary Smith, Public Relations and Strategic Communications For most of us, the phrase "stroke of the eye" sounds like a metaphor. But for UK HealthCare's Jagannadha "Jay" Avasarala, M.D., Ph.D., it's a literal and urgent diagnosis -- one that could mean the difference between sight and permanent blindness. Avasarala's latest st more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New study uncovers potential way to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women A University of Manchester study funded by Breast Cancer Now and supported by Prevent Breast Cancer, reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in women before the menopause. Researchers at the Manchester Breast Centre, based at The University of Man more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Why older mice have smaller offspring--and how sex may play a role A study by University of Manchester scientists has revealed some of the mechanisms which may explain why older mice are more likely to give birth to offspring that have not grown to their full potential in the womb. The study in older animals showed that the placentas of male but not female offspring had increased ce more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Colon cancer screening: New data point to ways to boost uptake and follow up High public interest in non-colonoscopy options seen, even as data suggest success of a policy shift that removed cost as a barrier to colonoscopy after abnormal home stool tests Author: Kara Gavin Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks  more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * NZ faces medicines shortage if global trade cut off, researchers find New Zealanders could lose access to life-saving medicines in a trade-ending global catastrophe because imported ingredients are needed to locally manufacture commonly used medicines, research led by the University of Otago, Wellington shows. The researchers say events such as a Northern Hemisphere nuclear war, a volcan more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Medical Scientist Guides AHA's Advanced Life Support 'Playbook' By Stephen Fontenot A University of Texas at Dallas medical scientist in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) played a lead role in formulating the latest recommendations for emergency cardiovascular care used around the world. Dr. Jane Wigginton, a board-certified physician in emergency medicine and in lifestyle med more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Deer Slow Down Forest Diversity - Even in the Light Even in sunny forest gaps, browsing by roe deer prevents the natural regeneration of many tree species. Researchers at the University of Wurzburg show just how strongly these ungulates shape forest development. In the current issue of the Journal of Applied Ecology, researchers from Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) report  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio scientist helps shape new traumatic brain injury guidelines Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, affects millions of Americans each year, often resulting in long-term health challenges. New national recommendations are now paving the way for more effective short- and long-term care for patients with TBI. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, a physiatrist with  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * UVA Discovers Why Alzheimer's Patients Forget Family, Friends * One of the most devastating moments for family members of a patient with Alzheimer's is when their loved one forgets who they are. New School of Medicine research may explain why that happens and could lead to a way to prevent it. UVA's Harald Sontheimer, PhD, and graduate student Lata Chaunsali and their colleagues foun more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Colleagues in Demanding Transparency from HHS on "TrumpRx," New Pricing Deals with Pfizer and AstraZeneca * Senators request answers on structure of "TrumpRx" and how recent drug pricing agreements will impact Medicare and Medicaid benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week led six Senate Democrats in demanding transp more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * New Growing Wisconsin Magazine Now Available The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced that the new edition of the Growing Wisconsin magazine is now available online and in print. The 2025-26 edition features farms and businesses that are part of the Something Special from Wisconsin(TM)  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * With a passion for sci fi, U of T undergrad finds her calling in space policy A political science student at U of T Scarborough, Leah Wolfe is focused on translating space data and science into policy and law By Tina Adamopoulos As a child, Leah Wolfe was captivated by the characters and worlds of science fiction novels like Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Frank Herbert's more PR