LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Dec. 9 -- Bayer, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, issued the following news release: * * * AskBio's AB-1005 and AB-1002 Receive Pioneering Regenerative Medical Product Designation in Japan Product designation supports development of innovative investigational gene therapies for Parkinson's disease and congestive heart failure * AskBio Inc., a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently operated as a subsidiary of Bayer AG, today announced that Japan's more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news: * * * Beetle Believed to be Extinct Rediscovered by UofM Researchers University of Memphis Professor Dr. Duane McKenna and PhD candidate Michael Charles have announced the rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil, a species of beetle that was believed to have gone extinct with the near extinction of the American chestnut tree due to introduced plant pathogens in the early 20th century. The last known more PR

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Dec. 5 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Candidates announced for the 2026 ANS national election * Candidates have officially been named to fill six ANS leadership positions with terms beginning in June 2026. Candidates for the one-year term as vice president/president-elect will succeed Mark Peters, who will in turn succeed Hash Hashemian as current ANS president. Four U.S. director spots are opening with the conc more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 9 -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release: * * * European Commission approves Roche's Gazyva/Gazyvaro for adults with active lupus nephritis Approval based on phase II NOBILITY and phase III REGENCY studies showing superiority of Gazyva/Gazyvaro over standard therapy alone/1,2 Gazyva/Gazyvaro is the only anti-CD20 antibody to demonstrate a benefit in a complete renal response in lupus nephritis in a randomised phase III study2 Gazyva/Gazyvaro  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Homes that can withstand extremes: New study reveals pathways to housing resilience * 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 lie at the intersection of smarter regulatory systems  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 8 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Insufficient sleep associated with decreased life expectancy * A good night's sleep is more than a luxury: New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that insufficient sleep may shorten your life. The study published today in the journal SLEEP Advances. Researchers tapped a vast, nationwide database looking for survey trends associated with average life expectancy county b more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Dec. 8 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Supplement Highlights Advances in Theranostics and Opportunit * Media Contact : Rebecca Maxey (703) 652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Supplement Highlights Advances in Theranostics and Opportunities for Growth Reston, VA (December 8, 2025) As nuclear medicine theranostics  more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Justice Barrett, Judge St. Eve, and Judge Davis preside over final round of second annual Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament * Notre Dame Law School hosted the culminating rounds of the second annual Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament on November 21. The final round was judged by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge  more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 9 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LZ dark matter experiment sets a world's best and spots neutrinos from the sun's core There's more to the universe than meets the eye. Dark matter, the invisible substance that accounts for 85 percent of the mass in the universe, is hiding all around us -- and figuring out exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about how our world wor more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Lowest Suicide Rate Is in December but Some in Media Still Promote Holiday-Suicide Myth * During the year-end holiday season, the suicide rate declines, U.S. health statistics show. The month of December typically has the year's lowest average daily suicide rate. And yet each year at this time, some news publications repeat the persistent but incorrect  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * LZ experiment sets new record in the hunt for dark matter, glimpses neutrinos from the sun's core * PROVIDENCE, R.I. AND LEAD, S.D. There is more to the universe than meets the eye. Dark matter, the invisible substance that accounts for 85% of mass in the universe, is hiding all around, and figuring out exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about how the universe works. On Monday, Dec. 8 more PR

UPTON, New York, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * LZ Sets a World's Best in the Hunt for Galactic Dark Matter and Gets a New Look at Neutrinos from the Sun's Core * By Lauren Biron, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Editor's note: The following news release was origninally issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on behalf of the LZ collaboration, a group of scientists  more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Dec. 8 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * LZ sets a world's best in the hunt for galactic dark matter and gets a new look at neutrinos from the sun's core * Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News (external link) Key takeaways: * The LZ collaboration expanded their search for low-mass WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) using the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, narrowing down what dark matter particl more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Dec. 8 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researchers Develop Magnetically Doped Quantum Dots, a Breakthrough in Materials Science * NORMAN, Okla. - A team of University of Oklahoma materials scientists has done what many in the field thought impossible: magnetize quantum dots by "doping" them with manganese. The implications span everything from how we power our homes to how we build computers, scan for diseases, grow crops and illuminate o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * PhD Thesis by Publication in Social Science Research * CHICAGO Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, " : A Practical Guide " is the ultimate resource for those looking to understand and undertake a PhD TBP, which is a thesis that includes scholarly outputs produced during the period of doctoral studies and encourages the dissemination of kn more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Prognostic tool could help clinicians identify high-risk cancer patients * Aggressive T-cell lymphoma is a rare and devastating form of blood cancer with a very low five-year survival rate. Patients often relapse after receiving initial therapy, making it especially challenging for clinicians to keep this destructive disease in check. In a new study, researchers from MIT, in colla more PR

SINGAPORE, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * A tastier twist: NUS scientists enhance the flavour of carob-based chocolate alternatives with novel methods The team developed two flavour-boosting techniques to transform carob pulp into a delicious and sustainable alternative to cocoa * With climate change and higher incidence of crop diseases, global cocoa production and supply is being threatened. A research team from the Nationa more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * AI supports home-based balance training New machine learning model draws data from wearable sensors to predict how a physical therapist would assess balance training performance * Balance training patients may soon be able to get AI feedback during home exercises, with four wearable sensors and a new machine learning model developed at the University of Michigan. The team hopes their technol more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * How brain activity changes throughout the day The findings--and how they were made--could be used to help assess fatigue, develop therapeutics and address mental health issues * An international team led by the University of Michigan has introduced new methods that reveal which regions of the brain were active throughout the day with single-cell resolution. Using mouse models, the researcher more PR

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * When one (bird) parent leaves Male nest desertion can leave chicks in a vulnerable situation By Michelle Werdann, Reporter and Marketing Assistant, College of Science Family life in the animal world, much like in humans, is not always peaceful. Raising offspring demands time, energy and cooperation -- and sometimes, parents don't fully agree on how much each should contribute. Each parent would person more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Wireless device 'speaks' to the brain with light * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EMBARGOED UNTIL 5 A.M. EST (U.S.) ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025 * New non-invasive device conforms to the skull and delivers complex sequences of light through bone * * Scientists tested the device on mice with neurons that were genetically modified to respond to light * * With information transmitted via more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 9 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * The Justice Collaboratory Explores Solidarities In The Notebook's Latest Volume The Justice Collaboratory has released the second volume of its digital publication The Notebook. Centered on the theme of solidarities, the latest installment includes art, social science, and stories about the connections we build, the collective actions we take, and the communities we nurture across geographies, struggles, and im more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 9 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Brain circuits, bioturbation, and a new physics doc Yale researchers study a mass extinction from the distant past, uncover hidden brain networks, and share expertise at an international meeting on enhanced weathering. * This month's "Insights & Outcomes" celebrates some tiny scientific wonders, from subatomic particles and hidden brain networks to creatures that burrowed into the seafloor millions of years a more PR