WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * American College of Cardiology Supports Front of Package Nutrition Labeling Easy to understand nutrition labels on front of food can help consumers make heart healthy choices * Simplifying nutrition information can empower consumers to make healthier, more informed dietary choices and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to guidance issued by the American College of Card more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers on FDA's COVID Vaccine Memo Democratic Committee Leaders Seek Documentation and Transparency as Trump Administration Seeks to Limit Vaccine Access via Email Without Providing Evidence * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Memb more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 5 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Icy Hot Plasmas: Fluffy, Electrically Charged Ice Grains Reveal New Plasma Dynamics * When a gas is highly energized, its electrons get torn from the parent atoms, resulting in a plasmathe oft-forgotten fourth state of matter (along with solid, liquid, and gas). When we think of plasmas, we normally think of extremely hot phenomena such as the Sun, lightning, or maybe arc welding, but ther more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Dec. 6 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * In the News: MTSU faculty talk positive aging, AI, gang graffiti, apples, whiskey, more By Nancy DeGennaro Middle Tennessee State University faculty and staff recently provided the media with their perspectives on various issues, including positive aging, dyslexia and artificial intelligence. * Dr. Robert Fowler, associate professor of aerospace, talked with WKRN-TV News 2 on Sept. 19 about more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Soaring energy costs a real barrier to employment New research from a James Cook University scientist shows that energy poverty - being unable to afford to heat or cool your home - makes it harder to find work. JCU Professor Riccardo Welters' new research in the journal Energy Research & Social Science provides insights into the complex challenges facing Australian jobseekers. "Energy po more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Astroparticle Physics: Chasing New Ghost Particles The KATRIN Experiment at KIT Tightens the Net Around the Elusive Sterile Neutrino * With the international KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), researchers are looking for the mass of neutrinos - i.e. very light, electrically neutral elementary particles. Because they are more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 5 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Location, location, location: New analysis of home sales makes economic case for resilient coastal forests * Houses in Florida nearest mangroves saw much smaller price declines after major hurricanes, Zillow sales data show December 5, 2025 By Mike Pena Press Inquiries Press Contact Mike Pena mivpena@ucsc.edu Key takeaways * Proximity to mangroves translated int more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 5 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Mars investing $20 million in sustainable rice sourcing to help farmers manage climate variability and protect livelihoods This $20M (USD) investment from 2020-2030 will help rice farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture practices on their farms * Rice-growing regions across the U.S., Europe, India, Pakistan and Thailand are exper more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 5 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Montana Model UN Announces 2025 High School Winners * Model UN gives students the opportunity to step into the roles of international delegates, research global issues, draft resolutions and build consensus through diplomacy and negotiation, mirroring the work of the United Nations. The conference strengthens public speaking, writing and leadership skills while encouraging critical thinking and re more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * Pediatrician and Geneticist to Receive 2026 Trinity College President's Medal for Science and Innovation Pediatrician and geneticist D. Holmes Morton, M.D., IDP'79, H'90 will receive the 2026 Trinity College President's Medal for Science and Innovation, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the STEM fields. Morton has dedicated his career to treating Amish and Mennonite more PR

BERLIN, Germany, Dec. 6 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: * * * Springer Nature and CAPES Break Barriers in Brazil with Unlimited Transformative Agreement The three-year agreement democratizes access for all CAPES-affiliated researchers, expected to make an average of 6,000 articles per year available Open Access (OA). * Springer Nature and the Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) announc more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 5 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF's Fall 2025 Commencement Set for Dec. 12-13 * Leaders transforming aviation, finance, science learning and higher education will take the stage to address fall graduates during four commencement ceremonies Dec. 12-13 at Addition Financial Arena. Graduates will hear from four esteemed speakers Lance Lyttle, CEO for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority; Joe Nunziata, CEO for Acrisure Mortgage more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Night shift: Dopamine cells work while you sleep to strengthen skills Dopamine neurons--the cells that drive reward and motivation while we're awake--become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new. According to a new University of Michigan study funded by two federal grants, this night surge that is synchronized with memory-boosting sleep spind more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Seeing stellar explosions in high definition U-M technology is helping astronomers open new windows into novae, stellar explosions that can act as 'laboratories for extreme physics' * An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Michigan, has captured unprecedented images of two stellar explosions--known as novae--within days of their eruption. Catching  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 5 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Tricking the brain to make exercise feel easier An international research team is investigating how tendon vibration changes the way we perceive effort during physical activity. By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux Why do some people find a short jog exhausting, while others seem to run effortlessly? Of course, part of the answer lies in training and muscle strength. But the brain also plays a role, particularly  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Homes that can withstand extremes: New study reveals pathways to housing resilience By Renee LaReau With natural disasters striking communities across the U.S. at an accelerating pace, the question of how to build homes that can endure them has never been more critical. New research spanning political science and civil engineering shows that the answer could  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Experts uncover how bacteria modify themselves to outsmart antibiotics Scientists from the University of Nottingham are part of an international collaboration which has taken a step closer to understanding why bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics. The research, which is published in Science Advances Journal, and led by experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai,  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Breakthrough catalyst insight may unlock new possibilities for safer water disinfection University of Pittsburgh researchers have made an important step toward providing hospitals and water treatment facilities with a safer, greener alternative to chlorine-based disinfection. The team, which includes scientists from Drexel University and Brookhaven National Laboratory, u more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study links rising temperatures to reduced sleep in U.S. adults Sleep length and quality suffer in hot weather, especially for those living on the West Coast, according to a new analysis from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. By Zara Abrams Higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for p more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * AI in the classroom: Research focuses on technology rather than the needs of young people A new study from the University of Wurzburg's Chair of Mathematics Education shows that AI research for STEM education focuses too much on technology and neglects the holistic development of students. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT has arrived in classrooms and sparked an i more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Ussery brings global genomics expertise to OSU College of Veterinary Medicine * Media Contact: Bailey Horn | Marketing Specialist | 405-744-6728 | bailey.horn@okstate.edu Dr. Dave Ussery, a leading bioinformatician with more than three decades of experience in microbial genomics, joined the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2025. Ussery serves as a professor in the Departm more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 6 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * UT Health Science Center to Graduate 146 New Health Care Professionals By Leigh Ann Roman Jenifer Prather, MPH, RN, will graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with a PhD in Nursing Science on Monday, Dec. 8, but her research on the impact of mindfulness interventions on stroke survivors and their caregivers is already gaining attention in the field. Her  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * UTSW Research: Exploring essential tremor, GLP-1RAs, and more * Jump to: * Essential tremor linked to loss of Purkinje brain cells * GLP-1RAs shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular death * Alzheimer's changes appear early in patients with Down syndrome Essential tremor linked to loss of Purkinje brain cells Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder affe more PR