MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 11 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * ASCO Guideline: How to Treat Blood Cancer During Pregnancy * Summary * The new American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Guideline offers a collaborative map for clinicians and families facing a range of cancers during pregnancy, drawing on expertise from across continents and specialties. * Dr. Mikkael Sekeres from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center discusses the unique  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * New Binghamton University research shows better way to target mRNA cancer vaccines Treatment would use lessons from COVID-19 vaccines to train our immune systems to kill rogue cells By Chris Kocher No matter where cancer cells grow in the human body, they are a threat to our health and our lives. But instead of treating them with chemotherapy or radiation -- which have undesirable side effects - more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Dec. 11 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant announces direct admission partnership with MGH Institute of Health Professions * Smithfield, RIBryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences announces a new partnership with the MGH Institute of Health Professions, establishing direct admission pathways to an expanded range of high-demand health and clinical graduate programs for Bryant students. This bold initiative with the Boston more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Why Russia is So Resilient Outsiders have misread the Russian system and why it functions despite the pressures of wartime. By Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov Putin's system is often described as a hierarchy of power, a so-called power vertical, with direct centralized control flowing downwards from the Kremlin. In fact, the real operation of the system is more complica more PR

BATHURST, Australia, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: * * * Beyond teeth and terror: what we don't know about great white sharks may matter most * A new study by Charles Sturt University researchers brings together decades of scattered records on great white shark parasites * The study reveals significant knowledge gaps in the biology of great white shark parasites and outlines a new research agenda to address these gaps * Parasites are not villain more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Chip-scale magnetometer uses light for high-precision magnetic sensing Based on a magneto-optic material, the precision magnetometer could enable light-weight and low-power sensing for space, navigation and medical applications * Researchers have developed a precision magnetometer based on a special material that changes optical properties in response to a magnetic field more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Dec. 11 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Nursing professor completes prestigious, year-long health and aging policy fellowship By Shelley Gordon Tracy Fasolino, nursing professor and distinguished palliative care leader, has completed a year-long, residential Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program in Washington, D.C. Fasolino was chosen for the residential program based on her commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of older Am more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Cuffless blood pressure technologies in wearable devices show promise to transform care * Statement Highlights: * Over the past decade, the number and type of cuffless devices to measure blood pressure, such as smartwatches, rings, patches and fingertip monitors, have increased significantly. * However, many personal wearable devices have not been proven to be accur more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following Q&A on Dec. 10, 2025, with Celina Su, Marilyn J. Gittell Chair in Urban Studies at the Graduate Center: * * * How City Budgets Can Truly Serve People In "Budget Justice," Professor Celina Su argues that municipal budgeting should come out from behind closed doors and into the hands of the people it affects. * The same year that Zohran Mamdani rose from relative obscurity to be elected mayor of New York more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * David Deamer and David Haussler elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors * Two UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering faculty have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors. They are David Deamer, professor emeritus of biomolecular engineering, and David Haussler, distinguished prof more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Dec. 11 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * From life skills to student learning, Ilisabeth Bornstein focuses on building best practices * Drop by one of Ilisabeth Bornstein J.D.'s Legal Studies classes, and you'll likely see students acting out complex legal scenarios, drawing out how a car collision unfolded with multi-colored markers and pens, or playing out cases using manipulatives such as matchbox cars or popsicle sticks. A form of kinestheti more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK's RSV vaccine, Arexvy, receives positive CHMP opinion for all adults 18 years and older - Marketing authorisation expected in February 2026 - Every year an average of 158,000 adults are hospitalised with RSV-related illness in the EU/1 * GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for H more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Innovating to serve the world: UCLA researchers elected to National Academy of Inventors * Innovation is woven into the DNA of UCLA, where researchers are working each day to address the world's most pressing challenges and translate breakthrough ideas into technologies and products that save lives, improve society and drive economic growth. This year's election of two new faculty member more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Simple tools, big breakthrough: New tissue engineering technique speeds healing McMaster researchers have developed a rapid, low-cost method for creating cell sheets that could transform regenerative medicine. By Jesse Dorey The equipment isn't fancy -- but the science may be groundbreaking. Researchers in the lab of P. Ravi Selvaganapathy, professor and co-director of biomedical engineering at McM more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T professor named IEEE Fellow * Dr. Jonathan Kimball, chair of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). "Receiving this designation has long been a goal of mine, and I appreciate my colleagues, students and supporters who helped make it possible," says Kimball, who is also t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 (TNSxrep) -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows The cross-campus Northeastern project found that scientific truths would have been uncovered faster if female research had been considered. By Patrick Daly LONDON -- As far as nicknames go, the moniker "Mad Madge" would not suggest that Margaret Cavendish enjoyed the full respect of her peers. A poet, philosopher, scien more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study: CAR-T therapy shows long-term survival for patients with lymphoma * A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology confirms that one of the first Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR-T cell therapies offers long-term survival and potential cures for adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, even years after treatment. CAR-T cells are genetically more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 11 -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Astronomers discover the earliest supernova ever observed with JWST An international team of astronomers has found the earliest supernova to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), originating from a time when the universe was only 730 million years old. In doing so, Webb has broken its own previous record. The findings were published today in two papers in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Rare image of Tatooine-like planet is closest to its twin stars yet * EMBARGOED UNTIL NOON EST (U.S.) ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025 * * Astronomers discovered a new exoplanet hidden in decade-old data * * Planet is bound to binary stars, which orbit each other every 18 days * * Planet is six times closer to its stars than other directly imaged planets orbiting binary systems EVANSTON,  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Studies Investigate How AI Can Aid Clinicians in Analyzing Medical Images AI can improve clinicians' assessments -- but only when certain conditions are met * In recent years AI has emerged as a powerful tool for analyzing medical images. Thanks to advances in computing and large medical datasets from which AI can learn, it has proven to be a valuable aid in reading and analyzing patter more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study implicates enzyme in neurodegenerative conditions * Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein, or CEMIP is associated with disorders ranging from multiple sclerosis to stroke to neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease. The next step is to develop a way to more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- Independence Blue Cross, a subsidiary of Independence Health Group, issued the following news release: * * * Study of IBX data: Using NeuroFlow's digital platform speeds up access to behavioral health care, improves outcomes, and reduces costs Results are published in the December 2025 issue of the American Journal of Managed Care * A new study based on Independence Blue Cross (IBX) claims data finds that connecting patients to behavioral heal more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for December 9, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Medicaid Unwinding May Have Substantially Disrupted Buprenorphine Treatment By Rachel Landis, PhD, MPP, and Bradley D. Stein, MD, PhD The opioid crisis remains one of the most pressing public health emergencies facing the United States. A 2023 KFF poll found that nearly one-t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Three USC Viterbi Professors Named Fellows of National Academy of Inventors * Shang-Hua Teng, S.K. Gupta and Massoud Pedram of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, an honor that recognizes academic inventors whose work has generated significant societal and economic impact. Teng's research f more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH scientists help unlock the Sun's magnetic secrets with AI Researchers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the Sun. The UH-led team has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can map the Sun's magnetic field in three dimensions with unprecedented accuracy, supporting research tied to the U.S. National more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Science] -- The Carnegie Institution for Science posted the following news: * * * Ultra-hot lava world has thick atmosphere, upending expectations * Washington, DC A Carnegie-led team of astronomers detected the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky planet beyond our Solar System. Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, used NASA's JWST to reveal an alien atmosphere in an unexpected placean ancient, ultra-hot s uper-Earth th more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK finds Antarctica's toughest insect is already eating microplastics By Jordan Strickler, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has found that Antarctica's only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even in one of the planet's  more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following Q&A on Dec. 11, 2025, by Hayley Mignacca with Jerry H. Gurwitz, professor of medicine and researcher in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Division of Health Systems Science: * * * Science for Living: Examining hidden risks of cannabis use among older adults By Hayley Mignacca Cannabis use is rising among older adults, fueled by expanded legalization and people incre more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Chandra finds small galaxies buck the black Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes at their centers, contrasting with other studies that nearly every galaxy has one within their cores. * Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This contrasts with other studi more PR