VILNIUS, Lithuania, Dec. 11 -- Electronic Information for Libraries issued the following news: * * * 16 more grants to strengthen no-fee OA publishing in Africa EIFL, AJOL and WACREN announce the award of 16 grants to strengthen quality and sustainability of no-fee OA journals and journal platforms * EIFL, AJOL (African Journals Online) and WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) take pleasure in announcing the award of 16 more grants that will strengthen the qu more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 11 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * AAN issues new guideline for the management of functional seizures Highlights * A new guideline by the American Academy of Neurology says psychological interventions are possibly effective in helping people achieve freedom from functional seizures. * Functional seizures, previously known as psychogenic nonepileptic seizures or non-epileptic attack disorder, can look or feel like se more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Adding Tucatinib to First-line Maintenance Therapy Delayed Disease Progression in HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in HER2CLIMB-05 Trial Benefit was seen across all subgroups, including in patients with brain metastasis *  SAN ANTONIO - Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (P more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * AI meets avocados: A Florida State University student's smart approach to reducing food waste * A doctoral student from Florida State University is using artificial intelligence to help make one of the planet's most wasted foods easier to preserve. Zhengao Li, currently pursuing his doctorate in measurement and statistics, joined two Oregon State University researchers to develop a smartphone-based A more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Aviation Policy News: Air traffic controller staffing and resignation claims Plus: How air traffic control reforms are described, the costs of modernization, and more. By Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy In this issue: * Discrepancy in air traffic controller numbers and resignations * Post-mortem on advanced air mobility * Update on ATC "privatization" * Europe's conundrum on air tr more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Prof Part of Team Developing Safety Protocols Samples Collected on Mars It may still be a few years off, but California State University, Northridge biology professor Rachel Mackelprang is part of a team of scientists who are developing safety protocols for when samples collected from the martian surface by NASA's Perseverance rover or other missions are brou more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Dec. 11 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Engineers Decode Dementia Type Using AI and EEG Brainwave Analysis Study Snapshot: Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), gradually impairs memory, thinking and daily life. Because symptoms of AD and FTD often overlap, misdiagnosis is common. Traditional tools to detect AD such as MRI and PET scans are more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * In pneumonia's tug-of-war, lung microbiome could tip the balance * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * * Scientists collected and analyzed lung samples from pneumonia patients * * Samples fell into one of four distinct microbial patterns * * Lung microbiomes resembling oral microbiomes were associated with recovery * * Dynamic, rather than static, microbiomes also were associated with more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * Chatbots can influence political views, new study finds Conversations with AI models can influence people's political opinions, with information-packed arguments proving the most convincing, a new study from authors including from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found. However, there is a trade-off: the most pe more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 10 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * Lunar soil analyses reveal how space weathering shapes the Moon's ultraviolet reflectance * December 10, 2025 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are collaborating with researchers at UT San Antonio to study how space weathering can alter the lunar surface materials to help interpret regional and global far-ultraviolet (FUV) maps of the Moon. The study looked more PR

BRISTOL, England, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Major mentorship award for University of Bristol professor A University of Bristol professor has won a prestigious national award for outstanding support and mentorship in science. Andy Radford, Professor of Behavioural Ecology in the School of Biological Sciences, was presented with a Nature Award for Mentoring in Science 2025 at a special ceremony held in London yesterday [Tuesday 9 Dec more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * New computer simulation could light the way to safer cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may still have pharmaceutical value if researchers could nail down the causes of those side effects. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champa more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * PETA Urges Funding Cuts for Aussie Animal Strangulation Tests at Monash University Melbourne, Australia - PETA U.S. and PETA Australia today renew calls for retractions of Monash University research papers, including one published last month, and a cut in taxpayer funding after its authors failed to adequately defend their cruel experiments, which involve strangl more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 11 -- The British Diabetic Association, operating as Diabetes UK, issued the following news: * * * Resetting the immune system to cure type 1 and a new drug to stop retinopathy early: November 2025 research highlights We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in November 2025, and what the findings could mean for people living with or affected by diabetes. In this month's article: * New clues to why type 1 diabetes is more aggressi more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 10 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Retraining the membrane: S&T student's award-winning research boosts algae growth * Algae the green, sometimes slimy-looking organisms found in bodies of water could potentially be used as a commercial product to capture industrial emissions, serve as a biofuel and improve wastewater treatment. But finding a cost-effective way to feed the algae with carbon dioxide so it can grow effic more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 11 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: * * * Scientific Reports reaches publishing milestone - over one million authors supported in publishing open access (OA); 6.65m+ citations achieved Authors benefit from global reach and impact of world's largest OA journal and the third most cited [1] * More than one million unique researchers [2] from around the world have chosen to publish their research wit more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * College of Education and Health Professions Research Team Studies Hydration at Boston Marathon A research team from the College of Education and Health Professions, along with co-authors from several other institutions, recently published a study they conducted at the 2024 Boston Marathon examining the role of hydration in long-distance running. The study, "Biomarkers of organ stress and injury fol more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Dec. 11 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * Faculty research spotlight: Darshika G. Perera Associate Professor Darshika G. Perera, Ph.D., and two of her graduate Ph.D. students, Mokhles Mohsin and Ahmed Alrasasi, and colleague S. Navid Shahrouzi, Ph.D., are innovating at the network's edge, creating a framework for future research in next generation (next-gen), edge computing platforms. The research, titled "Composing An Efficien more PR

NORWICH, England, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Ocean current and seabed shape influence warm water circulation under ice shelves New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting. Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) used an autonomous underwater vehicle to survey beneath the Dotson Ice Shelf in the Am more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * The world's most precise nuclear clock ticks closer to reality Scientists have made a major step towards building the world's first practical nuclear clock. In a study published today in Nature, the team demonstrate a completely new way of probing the tiny "ticking" of the thorium-229 nucleus without needing a specialised transparent crystal - a breakthrough that could underpin a ne more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * USC researchers develop next-generation CAR T cells that show stronger, safer response in animal models The preclinical study tests a new way to control CAR T cell signaling, with promising early results. * Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new type of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell that elicits a more controlle more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 10 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Uterine fibroids linked to elevated heart disease risk * Research Highlights: * Long-term heart disease risk among women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without uterine fibroids, according to a 10-year study of more than 2.7 million U.S. women. * The elevated heart disease risk among those with uterine fibroids persisted among  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects * In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down entire fences and trees. Inspired by vines' twisty tenacity, engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a robotic gripper that can snake around an more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Beaver mimicry' shows range of ecological benefits The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising from climate change. But as the use of such "beaver mimicry" spreads, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, there are key gaps in the  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Stress hormones can alter brain networks -- and strengthen emotional memories A new Yale study investigates how cortisol, a stress-related hormone, helps the brain build emotional memories. By Meg Dalton Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol h more PR