BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 10 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * 2040 climate target: deal on a 90% emissions reduction in EU climate law * From 2036, five percentage points of emissions reductions could come via international carbon credits * The EU emissions trading system ETS2, which covers CO2 emissions from fuel combustion in buildings and road transport, to be postponed until 2028 * Progress report every two years with possibility to review 2040 target * more PR

COLLINGWOOD, Australia, Dec. 9 -- Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia) issued the following news release: * * * New Medication Safety Standards strengthens Australia's response to preventable medicines harm The revamped AdPha Medication Safety Standards are now available via Early View in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) * A newly updated pharmacy practice standard for Medication Safety has been released by Advanced Phar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Netflix/WBD Deal Likely to Face Antitrust Investigation By Fred Ashton Executive Summary * Netflix emerged as the winner in a months-long bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), beating out rivals Paramount and Comcast; Paramount nevertheless continues to pursue WBD. * The $82.7-billion deal would combine Netflix's industry-leading subscriber base with WBD's studio, deep content ca more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Astrocyte diversity across space and time * When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain's non-neuronal cells are astrocytes, star-shaped cells with a lot of responsibilities. Astrocytes help shape neural circuits, participate in information processing, and provide more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * From deepfakes to biomarkers: Diving into Social Sciences research By Amanda Bishop Fetal alcohol exposure, technology used to facilitate sexual violence and the hypersexualization of racialized sex workers were among the many subjects explored at the eighth annual Social Sciences Research Colloquium Friday, Dec. 5. The event featured talks from 2024 Faculty research award winners and a selection  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Responds to Trump's Short-Sighted Attempt To Address Farmers' Trade War Losses: "WA Farmers Don't Want a Meager Bailout, They Want to Be Able to Export Their Goods Across the Globe" * 12.08.25 Today, the Trump Administration announced it would send checks to growers - a sign the Trump Trade Wars are failing agriculture ; Farmers of specialty crops like potatoes, hops, apples, & cherri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following budgetary determination for Sec. 1564 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2026 (S. 2296), as passed by the Senate on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * To: Honorable Ted Cruz, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Re: Budgetary Determination for Section 1564 of S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, as Passed by the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * A Russian Hangover: Ukraine Fights the Corruption Legacy Ukraine's corruption investigations have reached the President's inner circle and claimed his right-hand man. Why is Russian-style graft so hard to extinguish? By Kateryna Odarchenko The resignation of Andrii Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, was a seismic event for the leadership in Kyiv. It mark more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Sakharov - A Russian Hero for Our Time Andrei Sakharov was one of the greatest Russians of all time and lived a life that stands as a contrast and rebuke to Vladimir Putin. His voice needs to be heard. By Walter Clemens Sakharov, who died on December 14, 1989, was honored or punished by a series of Kremlin leaders -- Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, and, finally, Gorb more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Study explores the link between newspaper preference and attitudes towards autism The findings highlight that newspaper reading habits are a robust predictor of public attitudes By George Wigmore, Senior Communications Officer A new study from City St George's, University of London has found that people's newspaper reading habits are a reliable predictor of their attitudes towards aut more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Another Strong Dem Election Performance Leads to More GOP Panic, Trump's Failed Policies Continue to Bring Higher Costs and Layoffs On Tuesday, Tennesseans in the 7th Congressional District delivered another referendum on Donald Trump's agenda that we've seen time and time again this year. Despite Republicans pouring more than $4 million to protect a Trump +22 district, Democratic c more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 10 -- 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: * * * Do women and men have different risks of getting an infectious disease from work? Key messages * A review of studies published between 2016 and 2021 revealed little evidence that the risks of getting a work-related infectious disease are different for men and women. * Among st more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R47295) on Dec. 8, 2025, by Senior Research Librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Economic Forecasts and Projections: Fact Sheet SUMMARY Economic projections (also called forecasts) are predictions about the future behavior of economic and financial indicators. They can help lawmakers in assessing the likelihood of key events such as recessions, addressing budget and economic challenges, and esti more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Exercise Might Help Improve Mobility During Aging * The brain-chemical surge that comes with running may bolster coordination and speed in the old and young alike, a new study of middle-aged mice shows. Such physical activity may help restore ease of movement and agility, which often decline as humans and animals get older, t more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 9 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * From Easter Island to your computer: U of A archaeologist helps create digital 3D model to view iconic statues * Terry Hunt has been doing fieldwork on Rapa Nui - the place known to many as Easter Island - since 2000.In that time, the U of A School of Anthropology professor has made countless trips to the island and explored corners of Rapa Nui that most of its 100,000 annual tourists will never see more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Dec. 9 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Glut1 Protein May be a Potential Therapeutic Target for Kidney Disease Stony Brook-led research assesses inflammatory response in a disease model; findings published in JCI Insight * Targeting and disabling a certain protein essential to transporting glucose properly through cells (Glucose Transporter 1, or Glut1) could be a new way to fight kidney disease, according  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces New Appointments to State Boards * CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced several key appointments to the West Virginia Workforce Development Board, the Shepherd University Board of Governors, the West Virginia State University Board of Governors, and the PEIA Finance Board. These individuals bring extensive professional experience, l more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Guide for Parents of Adolescents With Autism Published by Oxford * The prevalence of autism as reported by the federal government has increased substantially in recent years. The latest figures, published in April 2025 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), show that among eight-year-olds at selected study sites, 1 in 31 were iden more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Astronomers find first direct evidence of "Monster Stars" from the cosmic dawn Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang. * For two decades, astronomer more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, HELP Committee Democrats Call for Secretary Kennedy to Testify Before Committee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with all the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Democratic senators, called on Chairman Bill Cassidy to immediately hold an oversight hearing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Since a more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 10 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Honors College Receives Prestigious NCHC Portz Grant The Honors College at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been selected as one of only three recipients nationwide for the highly competitive 2025 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Portz Grant. The award will support the innovative "Honors Without Borders - Global Virtual Honor more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * How 'free money' helped low-income workers stay employed * Classic economic theory assumes low-income people would stop working if governments gave them money as a strategy to reduce poverty. New research co-authored by a Cornell expert in industrial relations challenges that assumption, finding that a modest tax benefit in Canada - similar to the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - encouraged low-income wor more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Dec. 10 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus issued the following news: * * * How USF researchers are using AI to detect signs of CEO depression through voice By Sofia Garcia Vargas TAMPA -- A new study co-written by University of South Florida accounting assistant professor Sung-Yuan (Mark) Cheng introduces a novel way to identify signs of emotional strain among corporate leaders -- not through surveys or interviews, but through the sound of thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Dec. 9, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Introducing the "Trump Corollary" By Walter Russell Mead The White House's 2025 National Security Strategy is unique. These documents reflect the views of a sitting president's closest aides and usually result from a carefully choreographed bureaucratic process. Their inte more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump's Reckless Economic Policies are Costing Working Families Hundreds of Hard-Earned Dollars This holiday season, working families across the country are paying more due to Trump's economic record and trade policies. According to new state-level data, American families have lost $700 since Trump took office as costs skyrocket, from the grocery store to the gas pump. While Trump builds more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * In brief: Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets reach out with 'arms' * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Oil-in-water droplets respond to chemical cues by forming arm-like extensions that resemble filopodia, which are used by living cells to sense and explore their environment. A research team led by chemists at Penn State studies the droplets to glimpse how matter may have transitioned to life bil more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 8 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * In Print: 'First Opinions, Second Reactions - A Collection of Innovative Online Reviews of Literature for Children and Young Adults' * In June 2025, Purdue University Press published a new book co-edited by College of Education faculty members Janet Alsup and Christy Wessel-Powell. Publication Title: First Opinions, Second Reactions - A Collection of Innovative Online Reviews of Literature for Chi more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Jennifer Nishimura, MD, Joins NYU Langone Hospital--Brooklyn as the Inaugural Chief of Thoracic Surgery * A s part of its continued investment in specialty care, NYU Langone HospitalBrooklyn has welcomed Jennifer Nishimura, MD, as its new chief of thoracic surgery and as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Car more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Brian J. Miller, an associate professor of medicine and business at Johns Hopkins University, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing on the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans' Health Care Act (H.R. 4077) and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047): * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished members of the Committee:  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Lack of competition leads to more efficient and effective auditing, study finds * LAWRENCE In the U.S. public company audit market, regulators often assume that the absence of competition may lead to lower quality audits. However, a new article reveals competition is often overrated. "We don't find any evidence that a lack of competition is problematic. It turns out that auditors who appear to be operatin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Mike Lawler Can't Stop Campaigning With MAGA Extremists * This past weekend, fake moderate Mike Lawler continued his pattern of cozying up to extreme MAGA loyalists on the campaign trail by bringing not one, but two more far-right Washington politicians to NY-17: TV quack and failed Senate candidate turned CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and MAGA House Speaker Mike Johnson. Lawler more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 9 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Minecraft Project Rebuilds Campus One Block at a Time * By Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer  Cedarville Student Rebuilds Campus in Minecraft Using Real GIS Data Minecraft has more than 204 million monthly players and over 300 million copies sold, making it the best-selling video game in history, according to Global Tech Stack but few have used it like Caleb Miller. Geology Major Transforms GIS A more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 9 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T commencement speakers announced * Approximately 700 Missouri S&T students will be awarded degrees during three upcoming commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20. Dr. Steven Jung, chief commercial officer of Mo-Sci Corporation, will speak at the Dec. 19 ceremony for Ph.D. and master's degree graduates. Dr. Gregory M. Polites, executive vice dean and inte more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Modern mixmasters have nothing on Poverty Row movie music mavens * LAWRENCE The compilation and reuse of musical snippets in producing scores for the superhero adventure is as new as the latest Marvel movie and as old as postwar Poverty Row serials like "King of the Rocket Men" (1949). Now, for the first time, the extent of these processes at the most celebrated Hollywood serial maker, Republic Pictures,  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Study Finds Childhood Leukemia Aggressiveness Depends on Timing of Genetic Mutation * A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same leukemia-causing gene mutation can have dramatically different outcomes: it depends on when in development the mutation first occurs. The study, led by Elvin Wagenblast, PhD,  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Novel Kirkovirus May Be Associated with Colitis in Horses In a pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University have found a novel kirkovirus that may be associated with colitis - and potentially small colon impactions - in horses. The study could offer a route to new therapies for horses with colitis symptoms from unknown causes. "Horses are uniquely susceptible  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Wiley posted the following news release: * * * New Publishing Agreement Strengthens Partnership between The Physiological Society and Wiley * Multi-year agreement builds on two decades of collaboration to advance physiological research The Physiological Society and Wiley ha ve signed a new publishing contract for leading journals The Journal of Physiology and Experimental Physiology, marking the next step in a partnership that has grown s more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW REPORT: Husted Pushes to Raise Costs for Ohioans * Columbus, Ohio Jon Husted wants to send health care costs soaring for Ohio families, according to new reporting from Ohio Capital Journal. Health insurance premiums are set to skyrocket for an estimated 583,000 Ohioans as the ACA tax credits expire. Husted has already voted eight times against lowering health care premiums and continues to attack the A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * Novel Agent Ianalumab Added to Standard Therapy Extends Time to Treatment Failure in Patients with Previously Treated Immune Thrombocytopenia * LBA-2: Primary results from VAYHIT2, a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial of ianalumab plus eltrombopag versus placebo plus eltrombopag in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who failed first-line corticosteroid t more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * Novel AI technique able to distinguish between progressive brain tumours and radiation necrosis, York U study finds Professor says this could lead to better treatments for late-stage cancer patients By Emina Gamulin While targeted radiation can be an effective treatment for brain tumours, subsequent potential necrosis of the treated areas can be hard to distinguish from the tumours on a standard MR more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Pitt and UPMC Study Finds Signature of Pediatric Brain Injury Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of "complicated" mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI. Unlike a concussion--which usually resolves within weeks--complicated TBI requires at least an overnight hospital  more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Public Advocate Legal Team may score win for Presidential Firing of Swamp Creatures "Public Advocate's legal team, who have filed similar briefs this year, may score a hard fought legal ruling from the Supreme Court and allow President Donald Trump to fire entrenched leftists refusing to vacate government posts they consider to be permanent posts above the management of the Executive Bran more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Rare genetic disorder linked to liver dysfunction, hypoglycemia, lipodystrophy * DALLAS - Dec. 09, 2025 - A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage from dangerously low blood sugar levels and liver damage in infants, along with variable body fat loss (lipodystrophy), fatty tumors, and metabolic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Sanders, HELP Committee Democrats Call on Cassidy to Have Secretary Kennedy Testify Before HELP Committee Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), along with all HELP Committee Democrats, today called on Chairman Bill Cassidy (R- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Senator Hassan Presses Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities for Answers on Affordability and Resident Living Conditions Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, pressed six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities for answers on affordability and living conditions more PR

DENTON, Texas, Dec. 10 -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: * * * Sociology's Sadri, Benjamin write on Iran's culture revolution TWU sociology professor Mahmoud Sadri, PhD, and TWU PhD student Victoria Benjamin have published "The 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Uprising in Iran and Abroad: Political or Culture Revolution?" an article in Cambridge Core, the online academic journal of Cambridge University. The article examines Iran's 2022 "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement, coining the  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 9 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Twisting Spins: Florida State University researchers explore chemical boundaries to create new magnetic material * Florida State University researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be used for breakthroughs in data storage and quantum technologies. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research team showed that wh more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * UCLA team discovers how to target 'undruggable' protein that fuels aggressive leukemia Study shows that a small molecule can disrupt IGF2BP3 function, slowing leukemia growth and triggering cancer cell death * Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a small molecule that can inhibit a cancer-driving protein long considere more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Leads Effort to Save Asia's Big Cats From Catastrophe Research pinpoints how to save Myanmar's Bengal tigers, Indochinese leopards and Mainland clouded leopards * Research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst is giving conservationists a precise picture of which habitats to target in their efforts to ensure that Southeast Asia's big cats --Bengal tigers, Indochinese l more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * World-first base-edited gene therapy helps patients fight previously incurable blood cancer A groundbreaking new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising results in helping children and adults fight a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer. Using base-editing technology, the pioneering gene therapy  more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, Dec. 9 -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: * * * New Study Reveals Limitations of AI-Based Material Prediction Computer simulations and artificial intelligence often make significant errors when predicting the properties of new, high-performance materials. This is the finding of an international study led by the University of Bayreuth. In their research, published in the renowned journal Advanced Materials, the scientists provide tools to addres more PR

DAVIS, California, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * New Study Charts How Cartel Violence Increases Risks for Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border By Alex Russell As the U.S. government turns its attention to drug cartels in Mexico, new research from the University of California, Davis, suggests that violent competition among criminal organizations increases the risks migrants face at the northern border. "Migrants face significant dangers more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * National Trial: Ketamine Raises Heart Risk, No Survival Advantage Over Etomidate in Emergency Intubation CU Anschutz researchers help lead largest U.S. randomized trial highlighting ketamine's cardiovascular risks while guiding emergency and critical care practice * A nationwide study by researchers at CU Anschutz, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and four oth more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * LZ sets a world's best in hunt for dark matter and gets new look at neutrinos from sun's core University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international physics experiment that has just announced its record-breaking latest results in the search for dark matter. The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment is dedicated to uncovering the secrets of dark matter, the elusive substance thought to c more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Astronomers find first direct evidence of "Monster Stars" from the cosmic dawn Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang * Scientists have found compelling observational evidence of supermassive "first stars" in a galaxy called GS 3073 that b more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Research proves life-saving frozen blood platelets safe to use Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective to use on critically injured patients - a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two years. Key points * Frozen platelets have been proven safe to use, dramatically improving their shelf life by 2 years. * The resea more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Refining the solitary confinement reform debate URI criminology and criminal justice chair Natalie Pifer, fellow researchers publish study on solitary confinement and its impact * University of Rhode Island Criminology and Criminal Justice Department Chair and Associate Professor Natalie Pifer was part of a multi-institution research team that conducted a multiyear study to better und more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * (Do) hold your breath: Kinesiology professor tries out freediving By Kate Hargreaves Science communication can be difficult. Rendering complex physiological processes in a way that lay audiences can understand is no easy task. Neither is holding your breath for four minutes. UWindsor professor of Kinesiology Dr. Anthony Bain is, however, up to both challenges. In his article "From bedside to  more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented results from the Phase 3 MajesTEC-3 study support TECVAYLI(R) plus DARZALEX FASPRO(R) as a potential standard of care as early as second line for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma TECVAYLI(R) and DARZALEX FASPRO(R) combination led to a statistically significant progression-free survival and overall survival advantage compared to standard treatment aft more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * US communities are getting older - and more livable * Frequently framed as a crisis, the aging of the U.S. population also provides an opportunity to build more livable communities. Analyzing nearly 650 counties, cities and towns that have participated in the AARP Livability Index over the past decade, new Cornell research shows most have made progress developing communities conducive to aging in place across a more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Knepper Featured on 'With Good Reason' Col. Steve Knepper, professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, is featured on " The Weight of a Whale", a poetry episode of the public radio program, "With Good Reason," that first aired Dec. 5. The show airs on 136 radio stations in 36 states. Knepper is a poet and writer who founded an online poetry more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Targeting a specific brain circuit may help prevent opioid relapse Washington State University researchers have discovered how a neural circuit -- or a connection between two brain regions -- drives relapse after opioid use, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for opioid use disorders. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers in the Departme more PR

KENT, Ohio, Dec. 10 -- Wright State University issued the following news: * * * Wright State's Take Flight Program helps students soar high By Dennis Bova Now in its fourth year, Wright State University's Take Flight program not only is on course with its original flight plan but also is seeing nothing but blue skies of success. "Healthy things grow," said Catherine Hernandez Hogan, assistant vice provost for academic engagement. "Take Flight continues to grow every year." Take Flight is a more PR