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Research in Professional Journals Newsletter for 2025-12-02 ( 62 items )  
24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties opens in The Hague (10)
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, Dec. 1 -- The International Criminal Court posted the following news release: * * * 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties opens in The Hague * The 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened today, 1 December 2025, at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, the Netherlands. The session is scheduled from 1 to 6 December 2025. At this session, States Parties to the Rome  more PR

AI Models Set to Revolutionise Medical Imaging and Transform Cancer Care (10)
LONDON, England, Dec. 1 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * New AI models set to revolutionise medical imaging and transform cancer care Two ground-breaking studies have demonstrated that combining artificial intelligence (AI) with state-of-the-art MRI imaging could revolutionise how clinicians detect, monitor and treat advanced prostate cancer. Researchers have developed new software incorporating multiple AI models that can automate the complex tasks involv more PR

American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Insomnia Combined With Sleep Apnea is Associated With Worse Memory in Older Women (10)
DARIEN, Illinois, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Insomnia combined with sleep apnea is associated with worse memory in older women New research among older adults with sleep apnea reveals that verbal memory performance is significantly worse in women -- but not in men -- who also have insomnia. Results show that older adults with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea -- often referred to as COMISA -- demonstrated worse memory pe more PR

Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings * Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancient world. But perhaps, in certain environments, that prevalence has been overstated.  more PR

Appalachian Voices urges senators to deny confirmation of Lee Beaman to TVA board (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices urges senators to deny confirmation of Lee Beaman to TVA board * December 2, 2025 CONTACTS: Chelsea Barnes, Director of Government Affairs and Strategy, chelsea@appvoices.org Bri Knisley, Director of Public Power Campaigns, (865) 212-0691, brianna@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committe more PR

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost * Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made from both living tissue and synthetic parts. By pairing lab-grown muscles with synthetic skeletons, researchers are engineering  more PR

Buffalo State University: Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup - Sypniewski Named PLANT WNY Person of the Year (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup: Sypniewski named PLANT WNY Person of the Year Steven Sypniewski, campus arborist, manager of the annual Big Dig tree planting, and member of the campus Sustainability Task Force, was named the PLANT (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades) WNY Person of the Year at the organization's annual awards ceremony on November 13. This prestigious award is given by the  more PR

CAIR Says Gaza's Confirmed Death Toll Topping 70,000 Latest Evidence Genocide Was 'Worse Than Anyone Imagines' (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says Gaza's Confirmed Death Toll Topping 70,000 Latest Evidence Genocide Was 'Worse Than Anyone Imagines' * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the genocide in Gaza is "worse than anyone imagines" after the confirmed death toll in Gaza topping 70,000 due to the r more PR

Cammack Calls on Treasury to Protect U.S. Medical Innovation from Chinese IP Theft (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Cammack Calls on Treasury to Protect U.S. Medical Innovation from Chinese IP Theft * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott K. H. Bessent, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), urging swift action to address a Chinese investment that threatens U.S. intellectual property, jobs, and national security. The letter h more PR

Center for European Policy Analysis: Baltic - A NATO Lake With Crocodiles (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * The Baltic: A NATO Lake With Crocodiles Is the Baltic now a NATO lake? Changing strategic geography, and the accession of Sweden and Finland to alliance membership might make it seem so, but the reality is more fraught. By Steven Wills Eight of the Baltic Sea states are now in NATO, and just one littoral country, Russia, is not. That might seem a mismatch of force -- the so-c more PR

Center for European Policy Analysis: Putin's Sanctions Demands Doomed to Disappointment (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Putin's Sanctions Demands Doomed to Disappointment The vast web of measures that ensnare the Russian economy will not easily be removed, even if the West acts in unison. By Alexander Kolyandr Putin will face disappointment if he expects swift sanctions relief from the current round of diplomacy to settle Russia's war against Ukraine. Sanctions alleviation won't come easily or more PR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Potential Therapeutic Target for Mucosal Healing in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Potential Therapeutic Target for Mucosal Healing in Eosinophilic Esophagitis * Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified a potential new therapeutic target for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus. The findings were publi more PR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Show How Circadian Rhythms Help Boost Infection Recovery (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Show How Circadian Rhythms Help Boost Infection Recovery * Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that circadian rhythms - the biological clocks of the body - can influence outcomes related to influenza infections, providing clinicians with insight about how biological processes can  more PR

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study Links Smartphone Ownership in Childhood to Increased Risk of Depression and Obesity in Youth (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study Links Smartphone Ownership in Childhood to Increased Risk of Depression and Obesity in Youth * A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University in New York, found that owning a smartphone more PR

Cornell College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: Ancient Dirty Dishes Reveal Decades of Questionable Findings (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancient world. But perhaps, in certain e more PR

Examples of Good News Arising From Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision By John Kartch In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Vermeer Corporation (Pe more PR

Exceptional Research Opportunities, Personal Growth Drew Nepali Student to UToledo for Ph.D. (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Exceptional Research Opportunities, Personal Growth Drew Nepali Student to UToledo for Ph.D. By Natalie Burgess Now thousands of miles from his home in from Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sachin Aryal's journey to The University of Toledo and into the Ph.D. Molecular Medicine Program began with a conversation. "I communicated with one of my seniors from Nepal who was pursuing a master's degree in bioinformatics at UToledo, more PR

Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years (10)
LONDON, England, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years * Breaking research 2nd December 2025 Scientists have reconstructed ancient anacondas from 12-million-year-old fossils discovered in Venezuela to find these tropical snakes were a whopping 5.2 metres long. Global changes have since driven many other giant animals to extinction, but anacon more PR

Foundation for Economic Education Posts Commentary: Dream of Deflation (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 30 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary: * * * A Dream of Deflation By Chris Baecker Washington bureaucrats can never replicate the dynamics of the market. The most pleasant surprise in my first year teaching economics and government full-time was being asked to take on a financial literacy course, too. My friends and family have always teased me about keeping the thermostat at 78deg during Texas summers, but it looks like such pr more PR

Foundation for Economic Education Posts Commentary: Sun Yat-sen (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 29 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary: * * * Sun Yat-sen By Katrina Gulliver China's enigmatic hero., known as the father of modern China, casts a long shadow. He was China's first post-imperial leader, a unique linchpin in the country's modernization. His legacy remains uniquerevered in both the communist mainland and in Taiwan, Sun represented the first generation of Chinese elites to be educated abroad, and to bring a cosmopoli more PR

Guest Editorial -- Contingency Management Saves Lives: From Evidence to Action (10)
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 1 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Guest Editorial -- Contingency Management Saves Lives: From Evidence to Action * By Lara Coughlin, PhD, and Allison Lin, MD, DFASAM With helpful feedback from Devin C. Tomlinson, PhD, Lan Zhang, PhD, H. Myra Kim, ScD, MPH, Gabriela Khazanov, PhD, James R. McKay, PhD, and Dominick DePhilippis, PhD For decades, contingency management (CM) has been the more PR

ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Profiles Senator Shaheen's Work to Extend ACA Tax Credits for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Profiles Senator Shaheen's Work to Extend ACA Tax Credits for Millions of Americans * (Washington, DC) - In case you missed it: The Wall Street Journal profiled U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), author of bicameral legislation that would permanently extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, on her work to extend the soon-expiring tax credits t more PR

Ifo Institute: Companies in Germany Want to Cut Jobs and Investments If the Minimum Wage Rises (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 2 (TNSrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: * * * Companies in Germany Want to Cut Jobs and Investments If the Minimum Wage Rises More than one in five affected companies (22 percent) plans to cut jobs due to the upcoming minimum wage increase. It will be raised to EUR 13.90 effective January 1, 2026. In addition, more than a quarter of them (28 percent) expect to invest less, according to a recent study by the ifo Institute. Every second company affec more PR

Institute for Work and Health: Death Rates are Higher for Workers in Precarious and Lower Quality Jobs (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 1 -- The Institute for Work and Health, a research organization that says its goal is to protect and improve the health, safety and wellbeing of working people, issued the following news: * * * Death rates are higher for workers in precarious and lower quality jobs In brief: * Based on census data about job quality linked to 13 years of death records, death rates were higher among workers with lower quality and precarious jobs. * Across five types of jobs, death rates more PR

Lombardo-Trump Way: Las Vegas Airport Reports "Steepest Passenger Decline" Since January 2021 (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 1 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * The Lombardo-Trump Way: Las Vegas Airport Reports "Steepest Passenger Decline" Since January 2021 * As Donald Trump's failing agenda skyrockets costs, a new report shows that Harry Reid International Airport had its largest monthly decline of passengers since January 2021. Yet, Joe Lombardo refuses to stand up to Trump's erratic tariffs that are tanking the economy and driving away foreign visit more PR

Losing sleep over money: Rice study reveals how financial stress follows workers to bed (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 1 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Losing sleep over money: Rice study reveals how financial stress follows workers to bed * Long before the alarm sounds, many Americans lose quality rest to the quiet worries that surface after dark whether about bills, the next paycheck or job stability. New research from Rice University shows those bedtime stress moments aren't just uncomfortable; they're part of a measurable pathway connecting economic stres more PR

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: Think of College Like You Would a Junk Bond (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 1, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Think of College Like You Would a Junk Bond By Allison Schrager Don't miss the newsletters from MI and City Journal The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job security. Tuition wasn't even very expensive. None of this is true now. The economic returns associated with a more PR

Mayo Clinic researchers develop 3D scanning approach for ultra-precise brain surgery (10)
ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Dec. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers develop 3D scanning approach for ultra-precise brain surgery * ROCHESTER, Minn. Mayo Clinic researchers have developed and tested a new 3D surface scanning approach that gives neurosurgeons even greater precision when operating deep inside the brain. The system aligns a patient's head, facial features and surgical head frame with brain images, achieving s more PR

New Approaches Needed to Combat New Mosquito in African Cities (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * New Approaches Needed to Combat New Mosquito in African Cities The rise of an invasive mosquito species is forcing experts to rethink how human behavior and community trust shape disease control. * A new study in Malaria Journal, led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), warns that Africa's malaria fight more PR

New OSU assistant professor Baucum amplifies MSIS department's research impact (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 1 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * New OSU assistant professor Baucum amplifies MSIS department's research impact * Dr. Matt Baucum 's research fits in because it stands out.  Oklahoma State University's Department of Management Science and Information Systems has built a tradition of contributing influential research to the field. Even before the department's creation over 20 years ago, award-winning faculty members distinguished th more PR

Northern Illinois University: Mary Earick Fueled by First Tetova Visit, Ready to Advance Longtime Partnership (10)
DEKALB, Illinois, Dec. 2 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Mary Earick fueled by first Tetova visit, ready to advance longtime partnership One year after representatives from the University of Tetova visited DeKalb to nurture and advance the longtime partnership, an NIU delegation continued the discussions during a September trip to Macedonia. And, for new College of Education Dean Mary Earick, her first visit was eye-opening - and validating. "When you went t more PR

Old Dominion University Announces Establishment of the Joan P. Brock Institute for Nutrition Science and Health (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Old Dominion University Announces Establishment of the Joan P. Brock Institute for Nutrition Science and Health Old Dominion University has announced the establishment of the Joan P. Brock Institute for Nutrition Science and Health to serve as a multidisciplinary hub that integrates sound nutrition and lifestyle medicine into medical and health professions education, basic science and transla more PR

OSU Assistant Professor Baucum Amplifies MSIS Department's Research Impact (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 2 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * New OSU assistant professor Baucum amplifies MSIS department's research impact Dr. Matt Baucum's research fits in because it stands out. Oklahoma State University's Department of Management Science and Information Systems has built a tradition of contributing influential research to the field. Even before the department's creation over 20 years ago, award-winning faculty membe more PR

Permitless Carry Laws Tied to Rise in Risky Gun Behavior But Not Violent Crime, Study Finds (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The journal article titled 'Examining the Impact of Permitless Firearm Legislation and COVID 19 on Crime and Arrests in Three Urban Cities' was issued by the Journal of Urban Health and authored by Nicholas Corsaro, Robin S. Engel, Jennifer M. Cherkauskas and Ryan T. Motz. The article appears in J Urban Health (2025) 102:1036-1046 and was published online on November 10, 2025. Study scope and timing The authors examined seven years of police data, from January 1 more PR

Physicists make groundbreaking discoveries, opening new paths to combating devastating diseases (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Physicists make groundbreaking discoveries, opening new paths to combating devastating diseases * Researchers at UT San Antonio have uncovered new details about electrical signals happening within nerve cells, deepening scientists' understanding of the brain. The UT San Antonio research team and international collaborators investigating the electrical activity inside neurons are led by Marcel more PR

Pitt Swanson School of Engineering: Reluctant Researcher Turned First Author (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Reluctant Researcher Turned First Author Pitt Undergraduate Andrew Ashmar Helps Engineer Bioplastics That Can Disappear * As Andrew Ashmar (BS ChemE '22) entered his third year as a chemical engineering undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, he had a fixed idea of his future: straight into industry. It was the fall se more PR

Priming for Planned Sex Increases Desire, Frequency in Parents With Young Children, York Study Finds (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * Priming for planned sex increases desire, frequency in parents with young children, York study finds By Emina Gamulin Between the lack of sleep and free time, physical, hormonal and relationship changes, and juggling work and other life commitments, many couples find their sex lives take a hit in the transition to parenthood. Continuing through the early years of child rearing, this can have a negat more PR

S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage * Bullets move fast. Prototyping them? Not so much. But a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T is researching an accelerated process for producing and testing 3D-printed ballistics, and she has already earned international recognition. "What's exciting about my research is that it shows 3D-print more PR

School of Pharmacy researcher publishes work on social isolation, drug abuse (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * School of Pharmacy researcher publishes work on social isolation, drug abuse * LAWRENCE Since the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Kansas researcher Zijun Wang has studied social isolation and how it affects mental health and substance abuse disorders. Her research article, titled "Prelimbic cortex to ventral tegmental area projection regulates early social isolation stress-potentiated heroin seeking in mic more PR

Sen. Sheehy Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: A GOP Playbook for an Affordability Offensive (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * ICYMI: A GOP Playbook for an Affordability Offensive Senator Tim Sheehy penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal providing a playbook for an all-out affordability offensive by ripping up red tape, forcing transparency, and unleashing competition. In case you missed it... A GOP Playbook for an Affordability Offensive Senator Tim Sheehy November 28, 2025 WSJ President Trum more PR

Shippensburg University: Matthew Ramsey's Research on Supervisor Humor Earns National Publication (10)
SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: * * * Matthew Ramsey's research on supervisor humor earns national publication By Emma Durnin Professor of Communication Studies, Dr. Matthew C. Ramsey, has earned national recognition for his latest research exploring the complex role that humor plays in the workplace. His article, "Supervisor Humor as a Predictor of Employee Voice and Intention to Quit," has been accepted for publication in th more PR

Simple Flashing Ear Tag Technology Shows Promise for Deterring Livestock Predators (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Dec. 1 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Simple Flashing Ear Tag Technology Shows Promise for Deterring Livestock Predators * Wolves, bears, cougars and coyotes are important parts of ecosystems of the West and a pain in the rump roast for people who raise livestock there. Carnivores sometimes prey on cattle and sheep in pastures and on the open rangelands they share, creating a financial burden and emotional cost to ranchers, sometimes triggering letha more PR

Student, faculty researchers explore how AI can improve STEM learning through virtual reality (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 1 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Student, faculty researchers explore how AI can improve STEM learning through virtual reality * Many students struggle to understand complex STEM concepts because lectures and textbooks often make science difficult to visualize. A potential solution has been uncovered in the form of a virtual reality headset. According to the International Journal of STEM Education, students who learn science thr more PR

Study Shows Quitting Smoking Completely Is Best Way to Protect Your Health (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 1 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study Shows Quitting Smoking Completely Is Best Way to Protect Your Health * In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health. Cigarette smoking is the leading p more PR

Study suggests many men may not need long-term hormone therapy for prostate cancer (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 26 -- The University of California posted the following research brief: * * * Study suggests many men may not need long-term hormone therapy for prostate cancer * FINDINGS A study co-led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that most of the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer occur within the first 9 to 12 months. Extending therapy beyond that provides only a small additional protection an more PR

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Researcher Senior Author on Blood Journal Cover Story About Transplant Immunotherapy (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Researcher Senior Author on Blood Journal Cover Story About Transplant Immunotherapy * Summary * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Dr. Robert Levy's study of regulatory T-cell expansion is featured as a Blood Journal cover story. * The protocol uses targeted immunotherapy in preclinical models to reduce transplant complication more PR

Texas A&M launches $25 million initiative to expand faculty and boost academic capacity (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 1 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Texas A&M launches $25 million initiative to expand faculty and boost academic capacity * Texas A&M University will invest $25 million to hire approximately 167 new faculty universitywide over the next two years, following a recent meeting where The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the allocation of Available University Funding (AUF). The initiative, FY2026-2027 Faculty Hiring Progr more PR

To Walk Beside Raksha Narasimhan (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * To Walk Beside Raksha Narasimhan * Miller School of Medicine M.D./M.P.H. student Raksha Narasimhan's essay about her cervical cancer prevention efforts in El Salvador was published in Academic Medicine. Raksha Narasimhan was a sophomore pre-med student at UCLA when COVID-19 hit. Working as a contact tracer got her thinking about medicine as a tool not only for clinical care, but for more PR

UB pharmacy researcher makes diabetes breakthrough in $3.5 million funded study (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB pharmacy researcher makes diabetes breakthrough in $3.5 million funded study * The advanced technology that Jun Qu and his team developed provides a more accurate and specific picture of how insulin production is changing and how the functions of beta cells in the pancreas become compromised at each stage of diabetes. Discovery featured on cover of Analytical Ch more PR

UB study reveals shift in pharmacy students' perceptions of patients with mental illness (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB study reveals shift in pharmacy students' perceptions of patients with mental illness * A recent survey of third-year pharmacy students enrolled in an ethics class focused specifically on their perceptions of psychiatric inpatients' voting rights. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Published study indicates that presenting facts can influence views, reduce stigmas more PR

UMass Boston Marketing Professor Named One of the World's Most Influential Researchers (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Boston Marketing Professor Named One of the World's Most Influential Researchers Professor Werner Kunz of the College of Management has been named a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 by Clarivate, recognizing him as one of the world's most influential researchers. Researchers selected for this list have authored multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for more PR

University College London: Simple Neck Scan Could Detect Men at High Risk of Heart Failure (10)
LONDON, England, Nov. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to a new study led by UCL researchers and funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. A carotid ultrasound, like the ultrasound for pregnant women, is quick and painless, using a small handheld more PR

University of Bristol: Avoidable Cancellation of Knee Replacement Operations Costs NHS Millions and Increases Waiting Times (10)
BRISTOL, England, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Avoidable cancellation of knee replacement operations costs NHS millions and increases waiting times Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study published today [1 December]. This costs the NHS millions of pounds and increases waiting times for patients, many of whom are in severe pain. The stud more PR

University of California-Berkeley: All Life Copies DNA Unambiguously Into Proteins. Archaea May Be the Exception. (10)
BERKELEY, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * All life copies DNA unambiguously into proteins. Archaea may be the exception. A study finds that one microbe, a member of the Archaea, tolerates a little flexibility in interpreting the genetic code, contradicting a 60-year-old doctrine. * The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon more PR

University of Dayton Issues UD in the News Wrap Up for Nov. 22-30, 2025 (10)
DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Nov. 22-30, 2025: * * * UD in the News Nov. 22-30 UD President Eric Spina wrote an op-ed for the Dayton Daily News about how international students contribute to our academic, intellectual, economic and cultural vibrancy. Local media also featured UD's Nativity exhibit and new partnership with IBM. * * * Schools face high costs of losing international students Dayton Daily News Eric F. Spina,  more PR

University of Eastern Finland: Arts-based Methods Helped Afghan Refugee Youth in Iran Express Their Hopes and Struggles (10)
KUOPIO, Finland, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Arts-based methods helped Afghan refugee youth in Iran express their hopes and struggles Arts-based approaches effectively capture the complex and layered experiences of displaced young people, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Conducted among Afghan refugee youth living in Iran, the study participants were invited to draw and write about their life. Using an arts-bas more PR

University of Massachusetts: Anna Nagurney Named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Anna Nagurney Named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society Anna Nagurney, the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies and the director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks, has been named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society (ORS). Based in the United Kingdom, the ORS was established in 1948 as the world's first operational research society. The society is a pr more PR

University of Southampton: Guineans and Aboriginal Australians Descend From Two Groups of Settlers Who Arrived 60,000 Years Ago (10)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * New Guineans and Aboriginal Australians descend from two groups of settlers who arrived 60,000 years ago The first settlement of New Guinea and Australia by modern humans took place some 60,000 years ago, according to new findings of a major research collaboration between the University of Southampton and the University of Huddersfield. The genetic research reveals two distinct groups of  more PR

University of Technology Sydney: Mapping the Cosmos of Innovation - AI Model Charts the Age and Trajectory of 23,000 Technologies (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Mapping the cosmos of innovation: AI model charts the age and trajectory of 23,000 technologies A new open-source dataset pinpoints exactly when innovations transition from the lab to the real world. A team of researchers has built one of the most detailed open maps of emerging technologies yet assembled, allowing governments, companies and investors in the United States and worldwide t more PR

UTEP Researcher Finds Potential New Treatment for Aggressive Ovarian Cancer (10)
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Researcher Finds Potential New Treatment for Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Claudin-4: A new target to make cancer cells more vulnerable * Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have found a promising new target in the fight against high-grade serous carcinoma, an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Less than 50 percent of women survive five years after diagnosis, ac more PR

UVA Law School: Professors Recognized by AALS for Civil Procedure Research (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professors Recognized by AALS for Civil Procedure Research Rachel Bayefsky Wins Junior Scholarship Award, and Payvand Ahdout Earns Honorable Mention By Mike Fox Professor Rachel Bayefsky of the University of Virginia School of Law has won the Junior Scholarship Award from the Association of American Law Schools' Civil Procedure Section for her paper on the role institution more PR

Yale: Pioneering Drug Development, One Company at a Time (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A with Craig Crews, professor of chemistry and of pharmacology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: * * * Pioneering drug development, one company at a time In a Q&A, trailblazing chemist Craig Crews discusses the transformative science emerging from Yale -- and why translating innovative ideas into real-world businesses is good for the university and New Haven. * Two formative experiences shaped Craig Crews' path int more PR