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: * * * 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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