WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on Nov. 26, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S.:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Options for Congress This section discusses past congressional actions related to battery manufacturing and discusses some policy options for Congress to consider. Congress has enacted legislation that may have affected the development of a batt more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 -- UK Finance, which monitors the banking and finance industry, issued the following news release: * * * AI-Driven Payments Operating Models Are Here As Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes the future of the Payments sector, financial institutions need to choose whether to simply repair, or to rebuild, their core operating models to accommodate this. The opinions expressed here are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of UK Fin more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 3 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Airplane and hospital air is cleaner than you might think * EMBARGOED UNTIL 8 P.M. EST (U.S.) ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025 * * Scientists sampled worn face masks from travelers and health care workers * * Team detected a diverse but mostly harmless mix of bacterial species * * Most airborne bacteria came from human skin, not illness * * Microbial communities from hospitals and airplan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Assessing the FDA's Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Program By Michael Baker Executive Summary * The Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Program (CNPV), initiated by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, has dramatically shifted the previously tightly controlled and regulated drug and biologic approval process. * Announced in June 2025, the program offers more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for December 2, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly 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 F more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Bibliotherapist and author Emely Rumble will open the Recharging in Challenging Times: ALA Virtual Event * CHICAGO Emely Rumble, LICSW, a distinguished licensed clinical social worker, school social worker, and seasoned biblio/psychotherapist with over 15 years of professional experience, is set to open the Recharging in Challenging Times: ALA Virtual Event on February more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Is the Brussels Effect Fading? As Europe attempts to boost competitiveness, it struggles to avoid Washington's gravitational pull on tech policy. By Kevin Allison and Venesa Rugova The European Union has long prided itself on the "Brussels Effect," its ability to leverage its large market and strong tech rules to set global standards. But the need to boost innovation and a "W more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman McConnell in The Wall Street Journal: Peace Through Strength Is Worth Paying For * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, wrote the following op-ed on FY26 Defense Appropriations that appears in today's print edition of The Wall Street Journal. What time is it in America? "This is a 1939 moment. Or, hopeful more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Leads Hearing to Review Prescription Practices for Mental Health Conditions at VA U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today led a committee hearing with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and representatives from the VA Inspector General Office, the U.S. Government Acco more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Discovery Opens Door to New Blood Pressure Treatments * School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our blood pressure by revealing how our cells turn off a key hormone. The findings could open the door to new treatments for hypertension (high blood pressure) and kidney diseases, the researchers report. The findings, from UVA's R. A more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Study Finds Connection Between Poor Mental Health and Dark Web Use Study Snapshot: A new Florida Atlantic University study reveals that dark web users show significantly higher levels of depression, paranoia, suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and digital self-harm compared to surface web users. Using survey data from 2,000 U.S. adults,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Tracy Beth Hoeg, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). A physician and epidemiologist, Dr. Hoeg was a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts In more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- First Focus Campaign for Children issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Bipartisan bill would protect children in struggling countries Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act scheduled for markup today * Members of Congress reached across the aisle to protect some of the world's most vulnerable children this week, introducing legislation aimed at investing in early childhood development in some of the globe's poorest countries. The bipartisan Global more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Forever young? Extracellular vesicles may be key to halt aging * Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) are a step closer to finding the fountain of youth. In a study published Oct. 14 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, scientists have outlined exactly how embryonic stem cells (ESCs) protect other cells from the effects of oxidative stress, thus preventing cellular aging. "It was almost  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 3 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Brain Researchers Draw Cellular Blueprint for How We Think, Feel A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the brain's smallest components build the systems that shape thought, emotion and behavior. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, could transform how scientists understand cognition and agi more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Hamm Institute for American Energy names Mills a Distinguished Fellow and Advisory Board Member * Media Contact: Dara McBee | Director of External Affairs, Hamm Institute | 580-350-7248 | dmcbee@hamminstitute.org The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University announced Wednesday that energy and technology analyst Mark P. Mills has been appointed Distinguished Fellow and will join more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Increased Use of Cannabis Seen Among Adolescents with Psychiatric Illnesses After Cannabis Sales Became Legal * A Mass General Brigham study found nearly a fourfold increase in cannabis use among adolescents in Massachusetts presenting for psychiatric emergency services after commercialization. In November 2018, retailers in Massachusetts began selling recreational cannabi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Journal Retracts Key Paper Claiming Glyphosate Not Linked to Cancer * WASHINGTONThe scientific journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has issued a rare retraction of one of the most cited studies on the safety of the pesticide glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup. The study, which found that glyphosate poses no cancer or other health risks to p more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Just 20 minutes of exercise twice a week may help slow dementia, Texas A&M study finds * How much physical activity and how often is needed to help stall dementia? For older adults with mild cognitive decline, there is now an answer: at least 20 minutes, at least twice weekly. That's according to a new study led by researchers with the Center for Community Health and Aging in the Texas A&M University Sc more PR

UNION, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Kean University issued the following news release: * * * Kean Researchers Explore Vicarious Trauma in Forensic Psychology * A Kean University research team is examining how repeated exposure to traumatic legal cases impacts the mental health and resilience of forensic psychologists serving as expert witnesses. David Brandwein, Psy.D., associate professor and chair of the department of advanced studies in psychology, is conducting the study with Kean doctoral st more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Long-Term Benefits of Daily Multivitamin Use May Vary by Diet Quality and Baseline Blood Pressure * Participants in the COSMOS trial with lower dietary quality and normal blood pressure at baseline had modest reductions in blood pressure and risk of hypertension. New research from Mass General Brigham investigators suggests that long-term multivitamin supplementation could more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Making Faculty Research Accessible to All * When it comes to faculty research, Bryn Mawr punches well above its weight for a small liberal arts college. In 2024 alone, its faculty produced more than 200 scholarly works, including 145 journal articles, and Washington Monthly ranked the college number one among liberal arts colleges for research expenditures. Recently, Bryn Mawr also earned "Research College" more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * With Poverty, Where Should America Draw the Line? By Allison Schrager At least from a material perspective, things have never been better for many if not most Americans: Their homes are larger and have more amenities. More of them than ever before have access to basic medical care. They earn more and are better educated. Their phones are miracles that would h more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 2, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Can Minnesota's Somalis Rise Above the Fraud Scandal? By Jason L. Riley They are far from the first group of migrants to arrive in the U.S. carrying heavy cultural baggage. When the little boy in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes" blurts out that the emperor is naked, he says what people already knew. He says what his fellow townsfol more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * The Turing Point By James B. Meigs Does AI think? If you know a little about artificial intelligence, the question seems a bit silly. The large language models that power ChatGPT and other AI platforms are often described as elaborate versions of autocorrect. After digesting vast libraries of human-written text, these systems have trained themselves to predict which word is best more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * Medication Management in VA Healthcare Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its Auxiliary, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak on this subject. Research consistently shows that polypharmacy--taking multiple me more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * MicroBooNE international collaboration rules out existence of sterile neutrino * An anomaly in the behavior of neutrinos, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with other matter, has intrigued physicists for decades. In a paper published Dec. 3 in the Journal Nature, scientists on the MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out a long-standing hypothesis - the existence of a sterile neutr more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Miller School of Medicine Gastroenterologists Study Use of ChatGPT for Surveillance Colonoscopy Intervals * Summary * The Miller School of Medicine's Dr. Daniel Sussman and Dr. Amar Deshpande coauthored a new study demonstrating that a large language model (LLM) achieved high accuracy in determining guideline-based surveillance colonoscopy intervals. * The study's authors asked  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT chemists synthesize a fungal compound that holds promise for treating brain cancer * For the first time, MIT chemists have synthesized a fungal compound known as verticillin A, which was discovered more than 50 years ago and has shown potential as an anticancer agent. The compound has a complex structure that made it more difficult to synthesize than related compounds, even th more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. * NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges --sparks -- and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomen more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: November 2025 * University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members were interviewed about the impacts of tariffs and "forever chemicals" for national and international news stories in November. The articles were among 30-plus such stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs during the month. * Lia Nogueira, associate professor of agricultural econ more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 4 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * New genomic techniques: deal to support the green transition in farming * Patents for new genomic techniques (NGTs) allowed but with safeguards to ensure affordability and fair access for farmers * Focus on sustainability * Several NGT products are already on the market outside the EU * The new rules will make the EU food system more secure and sustainable, with climate- and pest-resistant plants more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * New HIV Mapping Tool Helps Public Health Workers Track and Predict HIV Outbreaks * While effective prevention and treatment for HIV exist, rates of HIV infections in the United States are still concerning, and public health officials are always looking for more effective ways to monitor and curtail the spread of the virus. A new tool, CyberGIS-HIV, crea more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * A new study challenges fears about general anesthesia during C-section Data analyzed by Penn Medicine researchers clarifies risks associated with general anesthesia, giving patients more control over their delivery experience. * Regional anesthesia--typically with a spinal or epidural block--has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes * A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The MIT team used Raman spectroscopy a technique that reveals the chemical composition of tissues by shining near-infrared or visible light on them  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 3 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Poor kidney health linked to higher levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers in blood People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers in their blood, but not an increased risk of dementia, according to a study published December 3, 2025, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology The study does not prove that poor kidney functio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private Equity in Healthcare - PESP's November 2025 Roundup * Each month, PESP's Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news 2025 State Healthcare Policy Review - Private Equity Stakeholder Project * P more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Launches Investigation of CBS "Ombudsman" After CBS Heavily Edits Trump 60 Minutes Interview Following President's Displeasure with Journalist's Questions CBS "Ombudsman" Appears to Be Acting as a Government Regulator and Censor Enforcing Trump's Demands for More Pro-Trump Content * Today, Rep. Jamie Raski more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Restoring Secure Borders and Safe Communities * "President Trump and Republicans are ending the chaos, securing the border in record time, and getting America back on track [...] We didn't just secure the border for today. We secured it for the future. In July, Republicans passed and President Trump signed into law the largest border security investment in American history." WASHIN more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 3 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Rising above challenges marks inspiring career of President's Award of Distinction recipient * KENNESAW, Ga. | Dec 3, 2025 Kennesaw State University senior biology major Ari Schwartz has been recognized with the President's Award of Distinction and has the resume one would associate with such an honor. The award is given at fall and spring commencements to a graduate "who serves as an inspirat more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Valve Trials Validate Better Ways of Fixing a Malfunctioning Heart By Andrew Smith Valvular heart disease - where excessively tight or leaky connections between heart chambers gradually wear out the heart - affects up to 10% of older adults and causes more than 120,000 deaths a year worldwide. But three new trials from research institutions, including Rutgers Health, all involving patients from more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 3 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Seoul to Cedarville: Dr. Kim Builds Global Understanding * by Ella Smith and Allyson O'Bryant, Student Public Relations Writers Language is more than words it's a gateway to understanding other people, cultures and ways of life. At Cedarville University, students are getting the opportunity to learn about another culture through K-Talk Table, a new weekly program designed to bridge cultural barriers and la more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Statewide Analysis Quantifies Life-Saving Potential of Stop the Bleed A small but meaningful number of Maryland homicide victims killed by gunshots or stabbings could have been saved with Stop the Bleed, analysis finds Key Takeaways * In an analysis of more than 5,000 Maryland homicide victims who died from gunshot or stabbing wounds, more than 70 individuals could have survived if bleedin more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Study proves how local knowledge enhances the sustainability of interconnected fisheries New research has revealed just how valuable local knowledge and communication is when it comes to protecting the world largest freshwater fish in the western Amazon. The study looked at the local fishers' work designing protection strategies for the pirarucu, and how this can be applied to other socioecological systems more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Between the Heart and Cancer Technion Researchers reveal complex interactions between heart disease and cancer, in the hope that their findings will lead to improved treatment for both conditions * A surprising new discovery by Prof. Ami Aronheim and his team at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology shows that, in the absence of anti-cancer treatments, cancer development ma more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 3 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * The Earliest Stage of Embryos Show Specialized Asymmetry * As nearly one in six couples experience fertility issues, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an increasingly common form of reproductive technology. However, there are still many unanswered scientific questions about the basic biology of embryos, including the factors determining their viability, that, if resolved, could ultimately im more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * New study overturns assumptions about AFib treatment in sleep apnea patients Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing difficulties of sleep apnea combined with the irregular heartbeat of atrial fibrillation (AFib) can result in life-threatening car more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Study of Over-the-Counter Drug Exclusivity Rules Finds Consumers Pay When Drugmakers Delay UMass Amherst economist calculates current system costs consumers $1.6 billion for anti-ulcer drugs alone * Policies designed to encourage drugmakers to introduce over-the-counter (OTC) versions of previously prescription-only medications may in fact harm consumers, a new study co-authored by a more PR

BRISTOL, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Complex life developed earlier than previously thought, new study reveals Complex life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed, a groundbreaking new study has revealed. The research sheds new light on the conditions needed for early organisms to evolve and challenges several long-standing scientific theories in this area. Led by the University of  more PR

NORWICH, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Flood risks in delta cities are increasing, study finds New research shows how the combination of extreme climate events, sea-level rise and land subsidence could create larger and deeper floods in coastal cities in future. The study focused on Shanghai, in China, which is threatened with flooding by large and strong typhoons, or tropical storms, producing storm surge and waves. Catastrophic more PR

NORWICH, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Study reveals silent mental health crisis among new parents Intrusive thoughts and psychotic-like experiences among new parents are far more common than previously thought - according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A study published today reveals the mental health challenges faced by both mums and dads in the first year after childbirth. The team hope their work will lead more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news: * * * Clinical Trial Using Focused Ultrasound with Chemotherapy Finds Potential Survival Benefit for Brain Cancer Patients By Katie Ghiardi Patients with the deadliest form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, who received MRI-guided focused ultrasound with standard-of-care chemotherapy had a nearly 40 percent increase in overall survival in a landmark trial of 34 patients led by Universi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * The deadly trade-off of electronic waste recycling in Ghana A University of Michigan study found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the cost of severe long-term exposure to toxicity and dramatic environmental pollution. Every year, the world throws out 62 million tons of electro more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * MicroBooNE experiment finds no evidence for the long-sought 'sterile neutrino' There is less than a 5% chance that anomalies in earlier neutrino experiments can be explained by the existence of a single new particle * Scientists are closing the door on one explanation for a mystery that has plagued particle physics for decades. An international collaboration of scientists, which includes rese more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Vitamin C from food boosts collagen levels in skin - landmark study A breakthrough study from researchers at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine - Christchurch Otautahi, has found that collagen production and skin renewal directly respond to the amount of vitamin C we eat. The study, published in the international Journal of Investigative Dermatology, shows that skin vitamin C l more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * University of Rochester Medical Center and GE HealthCare form seven-year Care Alliance to build advanced capabilities across system * Multi-year collaboration enables advanced diagnostic imaging and center of excellence in imaging sciences department across PET/CT, SPECT/CT, CT, MRI, and ultrasound. * In-house production of radiopharmaceutical tracers helps enable precision medicine more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * Valley Fever on the Rise: New Study Led by New Mexico Tech Detects Disease-Causing Fungus in New Mexico By Kimberley Clementi A new study has found that New Mexicans are likely among the most at-risk populations for Valley fever, which is caused by inhaling spores of a fungus that thrives in arid soils, with increased risk in drier, dustier parts of the state. The first sig more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Six-year study reveals ancient quakes along 150-mile fault system in Nepal Sean Bemis, a research scientist in the Department of Geosciences, and Elizabeth Curtiss, a Ph.D. student, were part of a collaborative project that studied earthquake history in western Nepal. By Jimmy Robertson A common misconception about research is that it takes place in climate-controlled labs with microscopes, beakers, and more PR