ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * New ACS Cancer Disparities Report: Major Differences Persist in Mortality Burden by Urbanicity, Congressional District, Socioeconomic Status, and Race/Ethnicity * ATLANTA, December 16, 2025 In new research on the status of cancer disparities in the United States, American Cancer Society (ACS) scientists report higher cancer mortality rates among adults living in rural areas,  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * A comprehensive handbook for small public library management Most libraries in the US are small in size and rural in location. And, since most of them don't require a degree to be hired as Library Director, many new hires step into the position with limited management or librarianship experience. Published by ALA Editions, the new second edition of " Small Public Libra more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 16 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news release: * * * Art Fund awards PS1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work * Twenty-nine museums and galleries across the UK have been awarded PS1.3m by Art Fund in the final round of its Reimagine funding programme. MonLife Museums in Wales, Belfast Exposed art gallery in Northern Ireland and the Museum of Chelmsford in Essex are among those to receive grants for collections-fo more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 16 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Announces Benjamin Gutman as Oregon's New Deputy Attorney General * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the appointment of Benjamin Gutman as the new Deputy Attorney General for the Oregon Department of Justice. Gutman, who has been serving in the role on an interim basis while continuing his work as Oregon's Solicitor General, now formally completes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, a part of the Brookings Institution, issued the following news release: * * * Brookings' Hutchins Center forms task force on reducing impact of extreme weather on insurance costs and availability The Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution announced the launch of the Task Force on Reducing Impact of Extreme Weather on Insurance Costs & Availability, which will make policy recommendatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Emigres in Putin's Crosshairs As 2026 nears, Russian authorities are preparing a new, large-scale attack on political emigrants. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan Vasily Piskarev, head of the State Duma Commission for Foreign Interference, announced a list of new restrictions on Russians living abroad that are likely to be approved and signed into law in January. The P more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Germany: Europe's New Security Leader As the US pulls away from confrontation with Russia, Berlin is moving fast to fill the gap. By Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven In an astonishing era, it would be easy to miss something that historians may one day see as very significant. Germany is quietly becoming the leader of European security. It's true that this is not the result o more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 17 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * China Declares Missouri an Economic and Reputational Menace in New Legal Action The People's Republic of China claim $50.5 billion in economic and reputational losses * Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that China has filed a lawsuit to attack the State of Missouri as she moves towards seizing Chinese assets. Earlier this year, more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Climate change's hidden price tag: a drop in our income * For decades, economists have focused on how climate change will impact the future. New research from Derek Lemoine, APS Professor of Economics in the Eller College of Management, shows the impact is already here: climate change has reduced U.S. income by an estimated 12%. Lemoine, co-director of the university's Consortium of Environmental more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Sounds Alarm to HHS on California Company's Embryonic Gene-Editing Technology * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raising concerns over reports of the gene-editing company Preventive working on technology that would allow them to create a child born from a gene-edited embryo, raising seriou more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants * BOSTON - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Dana-Farber) has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that, between 2014 and 2024, it made materially false statements and certifications related to National Institutes of Hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15M to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. (Dana-Farber) has agreed to pay $15,000,000 to resolve allegations that, between 2014 and 2024, it violated the False Claims Act by making materially false statements and certifications related to National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Harvey Risch Appointed Chairman of President Trump's Cancer Panel * WASHINGTON DEC. 16, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the appointment of Harvey Risch, M.D., Ph.D., as chairman of the President's Cancer Panel. The panel, part of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Cancer Institute, is charged with monitoring the devel more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Exdensur (depemokimab) approved by US FDA for the treatment of severe asthma * Exdensur is the first and only ultra-long-acting biologic with twice-yearly dosing approved for patients with severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype * Approval based on SWIFT trials showing significantly lower rate of annualised asthma exacerbations in pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * The Empirical Relationship Between the Tier 1 Leverage Ratio and Community Bank Failures after the Global Financial Crisis By Akos Horvath This note uses a logistic regression to model community bank failures in the period from 2008 to 2012 and estimates how the probability of bank failure depends on the tier 1 leverage ratio. Over this five-year period, about 5.4% of the 7,184 U.S. community banks faile more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Proteins need to fold into specific shapes to perform their functions in cells, but they occasionally misfold, which can prevent them from properly functioning and even lead to disease. A new study by researchers at Penn State found that, in E. coli, proteins containing a widespread structural 3D  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS DIGITAL SEES YEARLY INCREASES WITH TOTAL DIGITAL UNIQUE VISITORS WHILE CONTINUING TO LEAD NEWS BRANDS AND BROADCAST NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLATFORM VIEWS AND MINUTES DURING NOVEMBER * FOX News Continues to Lead All News Brands on YouTube in 2025 to Date NEW YORK - December 16, 2025 - During November, FOX News Digital saw year-over-year increases with total digital un more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * GSU Researchers Developing Mobile Health App to Improve Sanitation in Resource-Limited Communities Five-year, $1.1 million grant to develop and test mobile app in partnership with Brazilian researchers * An international team of researchers co-led by Professor Christine Stauber in the Georgia State University School of Public Health is empowering residents of low-income communities to improve sanitation i more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Gum disease may be linked to plaque buildup in arteries, higher risk of major CVD events * There is increasing evidence that gum disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and cardiometabolic health conditions. Effective prevention and treatment of gum disease, also called periodon more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 16 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Health Care Meets Mission at GMHC * by Jordan Foley, Student Public Relations Writer As global health crises reveal deep physical and spiritual needs, Cedarville University is preparing future medical professionals to meet both educating students to integrate faith with health care in ways that change lives. A part of the educational process is for healthcare students to attend professional conferences an more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 17 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * Higher, faster, further with all-solid-state batteries New findings on space charge effects could improve efficiency * * Solid-state batteries could store electricity more efficiently and safely in the future than today's batteries with liquid electrolytes. * Space charges that form in solid-state batteries have so far impaired their performance. * Space charges form primarily at the positive pole of the b more PR

HONG KONG, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed reveals childhood maltreatment raises schizophrenia risk five-fold and leaves lasting genetic marks linked to neurodegenerative diseases A research team led by the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has conducted a pioneering study that established a causal link between childhood m more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Dec. 16 [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 As nuclear medicine theranostics expands rapidly across clinical pr more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds * As legalized sports betting sweeps across the country, new research shows the policy shift comes with a hidden public safety cost: a measurable rise in violent and impulsive crime on game days. "What surprised us most was that the increase in crime isn't limited to states that legalize sports gambling," said Hua Gong, assistant p more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop groundbreaking blood test for lung cancer A UK research team has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored. In a new study, the 'Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy' technique has been shown to identify a single cancer cell in a blood sample. The research team - which brings together academics more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * Mapping myeloma mutations: study reveals why some drugs fail and others still work A new study has shown that small genetic changes in a key protein can determine whether myeloma cells resist or respond to treatment - findings that could help clinicians choose more effective therapies for patients with this type of blood cancer. Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, examined how s more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 17 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * Climate-friendly metals from deep-sea ores If manganese nodules can be mined in an environmentally friendly way, the critical metals needed for the energy transition could be produced with low CO2 emissions To the point * Global demand for copper, nickel and cobalt is expected to more than double by 2050. Producing these metals from deep-sea manganese nodules would, among other things, avoid deforestation an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar: U.S. Winning the AI Race Against Weak Chinese Chip Sector Chinese Chip Production Lags Far Behind U.S. Thanks To American Export Controls * Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding Nvidia H200 art more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU boasts 3 academic disciplines among top 10 globally * In the 2025 edition of Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Michigan State University is ranked in a total of 43 academic disciplines, including three in the top 10, five in the top 25, eight in the top 50, and 18 among the top 100 globally. For the ninth straight year, MSU ranks in the top five in the world for communica more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, Dec. 15 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Neurons within the brain localize genetic messages using simple rules, study finds * Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches of neurons in the brain tend to cluster together mostly because they are abundant, not because they move in coordinated groups. The discovery, published in the Society for Neuroscience more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * New AI Tool Identifies Not Just Genetic Mutations, But the Diseases They May Cause * Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only identifies disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the type of disease those mutations may trigger. The method, called V2P (Variant to Phenotype), is designed to more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * New Modeling Approach Sheds Light on Rare Gut Disease * D uring development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"the enteric nervous system (ENS)which controls the movement of food and waste through the gut. But a combination of changes in the molecular letters making more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW REPORT: Jon Husted to Blame for Skyrocketing Health Insurance Costs * 'Incoming health care changes mean more overall struggles for Ohioans, advocates say' Columbus, Ohio Jon Husted voted for the ninth time last week against extending the ACA premium tax credits. Now, more than half a million Ohioans are bracing for skyrocketing health care costs as the tax credits expire at the end of the month. Hu more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * New Research Examines School Library Smartphone Use in Croatia * Newly published research study from the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), used surveys and research methodology to analyzed smartphone usage by school librarians in Croatia. Articles can be accessed for free at www.ala.org/aasl/ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Derrick Van Orden Calls to "Undo" the Affordable Care Act * American Journal : "Derrick Van Orden can't stop fantasizing about eliminating the Affordable Care Act" Derrick Van Orden " can't stop fantasizing about eliminating the Affordable Care Act." Last month, Van Orden said he wanted to " undo " the Affordable Care Act - renewing his previous calls for the ACA's " tota more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Opposing forces in cells could hold clues to treating disease * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders including cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and immune disorders originate, as well as how to potentially treat them, according to researchers at Penn State. The team made the f more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 16 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Possible "Superkilonova" Exploded Not Once But Twice * When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosionthe kilonovaoccurs when a pair of dense dead stars, called neutron stars, smash together, forging even heavier elements such as gold  more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * Research by CSUN Prof Finds Neandertal Females and Children Were Victims of Selective Cannibalism 45,000 Years Ago The study of bones from the largest collection of Neandertal remains in Northern Europe has revealed evidence of selective cannibalism targeting Neandertal females and children between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago. The non-local origins of these Neand more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Observe Possible 'Superkilonova' of Dead Stars That Exploded Not Once But Twice * When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavier elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosionthe kilonovaoccurs when a pair of dense, dead stars called neutron stars smash together, forging even heavier elements, suc more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Develop a Smarter mRNA Therapy That Knows Which Cells to Target * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a first-of-its-kind mRNA system that switches on therapeutic genes preferentially inside targeted cellsan advance demonstrated in studies in mice that could lay the groundwork for safer, more precise treatments for cancer and other d more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 15 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Spears Business assistant professor Du illustrates how political geography shapes economic resource allocation * Media Contact: Hallie Hart | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-1050 | hallie.hart@okstate.edu New policies often have unforeseen consequences. This can be true in workplaces, in cities and even across countries, but it's difficult for researchers to measure the magnitude of these reper more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Study Finds FEMA's New Flood Insurance Pricing Is Improving Risk Signals but Reducing Coverage, Especially in Lower-Income Communities * (Washington, D.C - December 16, 2025) As climate change drives more damaging floods across the United States, a new paper published in the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience (JCRR) provides crucial insights into how federal flood insu more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news: * * * Study reveals high stakes of early immune development--and a potential probiotic fix * Scripps Research scientists find that certain gut bacteria are essential for building immune defenses during infancy, pointing to new strategies for protecting children's health. Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Sweeping Study Shows Similar Genetic Factors Underlie Multiple Psychiatric Disorders * Distinct psychiatric disorders have more in common biologically than previously believed, according to the largest and most detailed analysis to date of how genes influence mental illness. The study, led by University of Colorado Boulder and Mass General Brigham researchers, could infor more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Why blood flow is not a reliable indicator of the brain's energy requirements 40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity * For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in the renowned journal Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the way fMRI data have so more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 16 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * A hydrocarbon waste solution through a symbiosis network * Enabling collaboration to monetize emissions is becoming increasingly attainable as researchers explore enhancing integration within the industrial sector through work focused on Carbon-Hydrogen-Oxygen Symbiosis Networks (CHOSYN). The primary emphasis of CHOSYN is to integrate industrial plants that utilize hydrocarbo more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researchers lead study suggesting dark matter can be detected in unidentified X-ray emission lines in spectra of galaxy clusters By Russ Nelson Scientists search for "decaying" dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines or neutrino signals not seen in normal matter, potentially revealing dark matter's particle nature, mass and interactions, more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH study reveals how ocean's most abundant bacteria diversify A groundbreaking study led by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new details about one of the ocean's most abundant life forms, SAR11 marine bacteria. Understanding these microbes is vital because they are one of the main drivers of the global ocean's life more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Undisclosed Deaths in the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Discussed in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Serious but unacknowledged adverse events from COVID-19 vaccines occurred in the artificially foreshortened Pfizer/BioTech and Moderna trials, write Jeyanthi Kunadhasen, M.D., and Corinne A. Michels, Ph.D., in the winter issue of the Journal of American  more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Your Christmas decorations may be hiding a tiny bit of badger and toad Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that moss acts as a natural trap for environmental DNA. This discovery opens the door to using moss as a simple, gentle and inexpensive method of monitoring biodiversity - from birds and mammals to fungi, insects and microbes. Right now, many of us have a bit o more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Why do wombats have square poop? New study finds square feces may deliver information By Allison Floyd Most people have a preferred way of communication -- phone, text, email -- but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying information. The Australian marsupial communicates by ... there's no delicate way to say this ... poo. Led by the University of Georgia's Scott Carver, a new study  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Helping young adults rethink uncertainty reduces anxiety and depression: study By Lachlan Gilbert Finding uncertainty hard to tolerate is linked to poorer mental health among young adults, and a short course addressing this has shown promising results. A single 20 to 30-minute online course can help young adults become more tolerant of uncertainty and less anxious and depressed, a study more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Hearing and vision tests drop in residential care - research Older New Zealanders in residential care have inadequate access to vision and hearing tests, according to new University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka research. A study published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing found regular hearing tests were undertaken by 31 per cent of older adults living at home, dropping to 21 per more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 16 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Who is more likely to get long COVID? New study uncovers genetic drivers behind the disease Australian scientists have identified the key genetic drivers behind long COVID, revealing why some people continue to experience debilitating symptoms long after their initial infection. The breakthrough, made using large scale biological datasets, could pave the way for targeted treatments and  more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Adding antibody treatment to chemo boosts outcomes for children with rare cancer Children with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma which hasn't responded to initial treatment, or that has relapsed, may benefit from adding antibody treatment to usual chemotherapy, according to new results from a clinical trial. The BEACON phase 2 trial was carried out by an international team of res more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Research shows informed traders never let a good climate crisis go to waste It's serious business for the world establishing a framework to limit the impact of climate change, but for some, market responses to the annual United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) climate negotiations are also a chance to make some serious money. In a paper recently published in the journal Energy Econ more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 17 -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Drug turns lung cells into slow-release antibiotic depots The engineered therapy delivers an antibiotic inside lung immune cells, which then leak the drug to kill nearby bacteria. * Ciana Lopez conducted the research in her doctoral studies at the University of Washington's Department of Bioengineering. A new designer drug that turns lung immune cells into slow-release a more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 17 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news: * * * Rebel Grad Slam Winner Stands Out for Research on Antibiotic-Resistant Shigella New Ph.D. graduate Taylor Gerson credits faculty for putting her on the path toward graduate research. Author: Daenne Dolce In November, more than 100 graduate and professional students from across various disciplines signed up to compete for scholarships and the title of UNLV Rebel Grad Slam 3-Minute Thesis more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Dec. 16 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Research Offers Ethical Guideposts for the AI Era * Higher education is navigating a period of heightened scrutiny and rapid change. In recent years, colleges and universities have faced public debate over their values, governance, and societal role- debates that have, in some cases, influenced donor confidence and policy decisions. And now a second wave of concern is breaking against the eroding shoreline o more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following commentary on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Do Courts Need to Offer Incentive Awards to Representative Plaintiffs in Class Actions? By Nate Luce For several decades, courts have awarded the representative plaintiffs in class actions an additional payment when their actions recover compensation for their class. The logic behind these "incentive" or "service" awards is straightforward. Class actions require a representative, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: The GOP's Better Healthcare Ideas * The House bill would expand private insurance options for workers and employers and reduce costs for taxpayers WASHINGTON Today's editorial from the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board endorses House Republicans' Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. "ObamaCare's structure was shaky by design,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: The GOP's Better Healthcare Ideas * WASHINGTON Today's editorial from the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board endorses House Republicans' Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. "ObamaCare's structure was shaky by design, and now Democrats want to keep shovelling out subsidies to hide their errors. Repairing the damage the law has done to competitio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls for Treasury and Department of Justice to Investigate How Illicit Actors Are Exploiting Decentralized Finance Services to Threaten National Security U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Sco more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Wearable tech can create more stress for frontline retail staff: QUT research With the Christmas trading period peaking, traditional surveillance technologies like CCTV can help reduce job stress caused by customer aggression, but QUT research has found wearable devices may increase stress levels among frontline employees, especially those uncomfortable with technology. The study more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Improving the medical and forensic care of sexual assault survivors in the emergency department In a new study, Yale researchers discovered that the use of a clinical decision support tool improved the care of sexual assault survivors in the emergency department. By Meg Dalton As a resident, David Yang took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department (ED). Often, he wou more PR