BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 18 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * 2025: A look back at UB's research and creative activities * The image above, RNA clusters (green colored) gradually disassembling within biomolecular condensates (magenta colored), comes from the lab of Priya Banerjee, professor of physics. He publushed work uncovering how harmful RNA clumps form and a way to dissolve them. By Cory Nealon BUFFALO, N.Y. - A vacc more PR

ROSEMONT, Illinois, Dec. 18 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: * * * AANA Honors Education Excellence in Nurse Anesthesiology: Didactic Instructor of the Year Award Presented to Carrie Bowman Dalley * The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) will present Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Carrie Bowman Dalley, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAANA with the Didactic Instructor of the Year Award during its top edu more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * ACC/AHA issue new guideline on managing congenital heart disease in adults * WASHINGTON and DALLAS, Dec. 18, 2025 The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for managing congenital heart disease in adults. The guideline was jointly published today in JACC,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * ACC/AHA issue new guideline on managing congenital heart disease in adults Ensuring ongoing access to care, promoting mental health and physical activity, supporting pregnancy and childbirth, and improving heart failure care identified as key areas of focus for adults who were born with heart defects * The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with seve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Cannabis Use Not Linked to Suicide in High-Risk Individuals * Boulder, CO: Cannabis use is not associated with an increased risk of later life suicidality in high-risk young adults, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports. Investigators affiliated with the University of Colorado at Boulder a more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Key proteins involved in the skeleton's adaptation to locomotion and in bone remodeling processes identified An international collaboration study reveals how evolution and locomotion patterns, such as bipedalism, shaped bone structures through proteins present in the bone matrix. The findings of the study, led by researchers from the University of Turku, the UAB and the URL, are impor more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 18 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Beyond the Music: How HeartSong Inspires Others * by Allyson O'Bryant, Student Public Relations Writer Heartfelt worship, vulnerable conversations and gospel-centered community defined Cedarville University's HeartSong fall tour, where ministry happened just as powerfully behind the scenes as it did on the stage. Over the course of the fall semester, student-led worship teams traveled from Cleveland, Ohio,  more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Autumn clock change linked to reduction in certain health conditions Study contributes to ongoing debate about England's clock change policy * The week after the autumn clock change is associated with a reduction in demand for NHS services for sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, anxiety, depression, and psychiatric conditions in England, finds a study (https://www.bmj.c more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "General Psychiatry": * * * Concurrent frailty + depression likely boost dementia risk in older people Interaction of these 2 factors contributes 17% of overall risk, study findings suggest * Concurrent physical frailty and depression likely boost the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction of these 2 factors alone contributing around 17% of the overall risk, suggest the find more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "BMJ Case Reports": * * * Little awareness of medical + psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal Condition often poorly recognised, diagnosed, managed and researched, say report authors This has prompted unfounded fears, particularly on social media, that all steroids are harmful * There is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological compl more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health": * * * Living in substandard housing linked to kids' missed schooling and poor grades Improving their living conditions may benefit both health and exam results, say researchers * Children living in substandard housing in England miss 15 more school days and achieve worse test scores in English and maths than their peers living in better quality h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Counting the Cost of Putin's Assault on Ukraine's Biosphere Any peace settlement has to include compensation for Russian damage to Ukraine's environment, alongside reparations for lost lives and property since 2014. By Walter Clemens Ukraine's biosphere is being degraded constantly by Russian President Vladimir Putin's noosphere. The concepts of "biosphere" and "noosphere more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Frozen: Europe Struggles to Agree Ukraine Lifeline The dispute over Euros210bn of Russia's reserves frozen in Europe is entering a decisive phase. By Alexander Kolyandr At stake is not only Ukraine's financial and military survival, but also the founding principles of the European Union (EU). Using Russian sovereign frozen assets to keep Ukraine afloat is not ideal. It cr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Why Russia's Shadow Fleet Sails Unhindered Russia is developing a steadily more aggressive shadow war campaign against Baltic Sea countries, but there's been little response. By Meelis Oidsalu There is a way to punch a very large hole in Russia's war budget. Europeans only have to emulate President Trump -- after seizing a sanctioned tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil thi more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Children in poor quality housing miss more school Children living in damp and overcrowded homes missed three weeks more of school over the course of compulsory education than their peers in better quality housing. By Lisa Jones, Press and Research Communications Manager New research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health also finds children in England living in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Clinical Trial: CBD Dosing Reduces Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension * Split, Croatia: CBD dosing reduces blood pressure in patients suffering from hypertension, according to clinical trial data published in the European Heart Journal. Seventy patients diagnosed with high blood pressure consumed either CBD or a placebo for five weeks more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Research: Schwimmer's decades-long quest leads to first scholarly accurate replica of 'dinosaur-killer' croc Dr. David Schwimmer, a world-renowned expert on the giant North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a Columbus State University geology professor, has contributed his research to the creation of the first-ever scholarly accurate, mounted skeleton replica of the species Deinosuchus s more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 18 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Cosmic crash caught on camera * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Astronomers directly imaged two separate collisions between rocky objects in the Fomalhaut star system * Scientists previously thought the aftermath of one collision was a dust-covered exoplanet, reflecting starlight * Observable collisions provide unprecedented insights into the processes of planet formation EVANSTON, more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news release: * * * Culture 'key to sustainable economic growth and healthy communities' * A new paper from Creative UK calls on the UK Government to recognise how key culture is to "sustainable economic growth, healthy communities and a confident national story". The Culture as Growth Infrastructure report, published on 17 December, made nine recommendations for next steps the government sho more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: * * * Community and Ethic Media Outlets Call on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Restore Advertising Lifeline Fifty-one ethnic and community media outlets, who publish in 14 different languages, have issued an urgent appeal to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, calling for the immediate restoration of city advertising commitments that have collapsed under the Adams administration. The group, co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Running on Affordability Notch Crucial Wins in FL and GA, While GOP Rejects Lowering Health Care Costs Yesterday, Senate Republicans overwhelmingly voted against extending enhanced ACA premium tax credits that millions of families rely on to afford their health care. Now, health care costs are set to double for more than 20 million Americans starting on January 1. Ahead o more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Eight in 10 trusts caring for emergency department patients in corridors, finds BMJ investigation Half a million patients being cared for in temporary spaces, which evidence suggests is becoming a permanent fixture in many hospitals * Most (79%) of NHS trusts in England are treating patients in corridors or makeshift areas in emergency departments including "fit to sit" room more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 19 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * EU institutions define priorities for 2026 A Joint Declaration on EU legislative priorities for 2026 was signed today by the Presidents of Parliament, Council and Commission. Given the speed and complexity of challenges faced by the European Union, unity, urgency and ambition are key. That is also the spirit behind which President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, Danish Prime Minister,  more PR

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Dec. 18 -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, shisha, cigarettes: nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels Experts call for Europe-wide action to stem new wave of youth addiction * Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a cigarette, according to an expert consensus report published in the Euro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following written testimony by Tony Perkins, former chair at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan": * * * Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Jacobs, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Tony Perkins. I served on the U.S. Commiss more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news release: * * * Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar * A union jack flag damaged during the Battle of Trafalgar has been prevented from sale abroad in the hope that a UK buyer can be found by March next year. The flag, which is currently in private ownership, flew from the Royal Sovereign ship that led the Lord Nelson's charge in 1805, and still features  more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news release: * * * Four in 10 heritage sites report intentional damage to their property * Almost 40% of museum and heritage sites have experienced intentional damage including acts like vandalism, graffiti and arson to their property in the past two years. The finding is part of a survey outlining the impact of crime on heritage settings published by the National Lottery Heritage Fund earli more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Hidden clay intensified 2011 Japan megaquake, study confirms * An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of Japan behaved so unusually as it lifted the seafloor and produced a tsunami that devastated coastal communities along with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Some of the first published data from the expedition was detai more PR

SPRING, Texas, Dec. 19 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * HPE and Chunghwa Telecom collaborate to build a disaster recovery center Chunghwa Telecom adopts HPE Zerto Software's innovative technology to deliver a new disaster recovery center, helping Taiwanese enterprises enhance network resilience and data protection capabilities In this article * HPE and Chunghwa Telecom Enterprise Business Group jointly announce plans  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2025, to the National Catholic Register: * * * The Conviction of Jimmy Lai, a Hero for Fundamental Freedoms By Nina Shea Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai is a hero for all people who cherish the fundamental freedoms of speech, press and religion. Yesterday, he was falsely convicted of foreign collusion and other vague nat more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 19 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release: * * * Insights Into Dry Eyes Gained from Stem cell-derived Tear Glands An estimated 5-15% of people have problems with dry eyes, with symptoms including eye redness, stinging, or burning sensation, and eye fatigue. Dry eye disease (DED) occurs when the eyes' tear glands produce insufficient or poor-quality tears which can be due to allergy or autoimmune disease, hormonal changes, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2025, in its China Brief Notes: * * * Concessions Unlikely as Xi Hosts Western Leaders By Willy Wo-Lap Lam Executive Summary: * State media exude confidence about current European and Western leaders "scrambling" to visit Beijing, suggesting that General Secretary Xi Jinping will remain unmoved while seeking concessions. * European trade deficits with the People's Republic of China (PRC) have risen  more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 18 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Journal highlights need to transform girls' mental health care * A special issue of the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America seeks to shift how clinicians, educators, and policymakers think about girls' mental health by focusing on the systems that support or fail to support them. The issue, titled "Transforming Systems of Care for Girls," grew out o more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * Accelerated cancer drug approvals deliver limited survival gains at high cost Early access to new cancer drugs, granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has provided mixed benefits for patients while costing Medicare billions of dollars, reveals new research published in the journal BMJ Medicine. Research more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Yu Co-Publishes on Effects of Risk Disclosure Minna Yu, Ph.D., professor of accounting and director of the Institute for Global Understanding, co-authored a paper, "Peer MD&A Risk Disclosure and Analysts' Earnings Forecast Accuracy: Evidence from China," that was published in the Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-contempora more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Dec. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * School of Ed. Faculty Publish on Implementing Global Citizenship Education Training School of Education faculty recently published a research paper in the Midwest Journal of Education (Vol. 2, Issue. 2, 2025). The article, "Designing an Effective Global Citizenship Education Training for Elementary Teachers," was written by Department of Educational Counseling and Leadership adjuncts, Wendy  more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news release: * * * In brief | Latest news from across the sector * Museums invited to join Accreditation redesign group Arts Council England is recruiting eight museums to help support its redesign of the Museum Accreditation Scheme. The arts council is establishing a representative group of current Accreditation users who can support the Redesign team to test emerging outputs from the redes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * New Raman imaging system detects subtle tumor signals * Advance paves the way to portable or intraoperative devices for earlier cancer detection and less invasive disease monitoring  Researchers have developed a new compact Raman imaging system that is sensitive enough to differentiate between tumor and normal tissue. The system offers a promising route to earlier cance more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Next Tate director must address gallery's 'existential crisis' * Some of the workers involved in the recent strike at the Tate group say Maria Balshaw's replacement as director must address what they feel is a "clear existential crisis" at the institution. One staff member, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely on behalf of some of the workers, highlighted tensions at T more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 18 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Experimental drug NU-9 shows promise in clearing toxic proteins associated with neurodegenerative diseases * Scientists tested NU-9 in a pre-symptomatic animal model of Alzheimer's disease * Drug dramatically reduced brain changes that emerge near the disease's onset * Team also  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * A decline in churchgoing linked to more deaths of despair Study finds increases in mortality before the opioid epidemic * A decline in religious participation among middle-aged, less educated white Americans may have played a role in the widely noted increases in "deaths of despair," a new study finds. Researchers found that states that had the largest declines in churchgoing from 1985 to 2000 also h more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * Spears Business assistant professor Du illustrates how political geography shapes economic resource allocation 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 repercussions. Dr. Rui Du is rising to the challenge, using data from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * China vs. the US: Which GDP is bigger? By Patrick Honohan (PIIE) Has China yet surpassed the United States in aggregate economic power? Perhaps not. Although China's GDP, at market prices and exchange rates, is still much lower than that of the United States, the opposite is true if the calculation is made at the international purchasing power parity (PPP) prices more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news: * * * New Pitt research explains how massive canyons formed in Peru Imagining the creation of large geographical structures like mountains and canyons might evoke visions of cataclysmic events over short periods of time, geologically speaking -- glaciers plowing through land, tectonic plates abruptly shifting or even meteorite impacts. New collaborative research from the lab of Nadine McQua more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 18 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Environmental protection benefits the American economy and public health * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The benefits of environmental protection, measured in terms of advancing public health and the economy, outweigh the costs associated with implementing and enforcing environmental regulations, according to researchers at Penn State who published a new perspective piece in the journal Natur more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice and MD Anderson build patient-specific models to guide complex pelvic cancer surgeries * When surgeons remove an aggressive bone tumor from the pelvis, saving a patient's life can mean sacrificing a large portion of the spine and hip. Putting that fragile structure back together in a way that will let the patient sit, stand and walk safely is one of the most difficult challenges in orthopedic oncology an more PR

PARIS, France, Dec. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF investigation: OpIndia, the media machine targeting journalists in India with hundreds of disparaging articles * Known for its repeated attacks on the independent press, OpIndia plays a central role in the widespread trend of discrediting reliable news media in India. Between 2023 and 2025, more than 300 publications targeting journalists were published on its website, often fuelling la more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 18 -- The Royal Society of Medicine issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2025, by President Gillian Leng: * * * RSM President and CEO reflect on 2025 Professor Gillian Leng, RSM President, and CEO Rachel Lambert-Forsyth, have reflected on an important year in a message of thanks to the organisation's global community of members. End of year message from the RSM President and RSM CEO As 2025 draws to a close, we want to reflect on what has been an important year f more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 19 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Oakwood literary magazine reimagined through estate gift By Amber Turner South Dakota State University's student-produced literature and arts magazine, Oakwood, has been a community and regional favorite for decades. Thanks to a generous estate gift from Mary F. Buckmiller, the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies will revamp the publication to continue flourishing in the future. Th more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Dec. 18 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * SLAC researchers measure how materials hotter than the sun's surface conduct electricity * By Chris Patrick Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News (external link) Warm dense matter is a state of matter that forms at extreme temperatures and pressures, like those found at the center of most stars and many planets, including Earth. It also plays a role in the generation of Earth's  more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news: * * * Social media feeding 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens, SFU study finds By Robyn Stubbs Social media use and exposure to influencers is driving an increase of disordered eating among B.C. teens, warns a recently published study from Simon Fraser University. A recent study found one in four teens in British Columbia reported disordered eating or significant anxiety about eati more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens School Of Business Professor Brings Premier Corporate Finance And Governance Conference To Hoboken Douglas Cumming, the Steven Shulman '62 Endowed Chair for Business Leadership, co-founded the RCF-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference in 2020 * It wasn't a whisper in a cornfield like the iconic Kevin Costner movie, but Douglas Cumming heard the call of, "Build it, and they wil more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 19 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Studies by Montana State scientists reveal importance of experimentation on greenhouse gas-producing organisms By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service It's been known for nearly a century that swarms of single-celled organisms thrive by consuming chemicals from their environments and expelling methane gas as a byproduct. In 2024, researchers in the laboratory of Roland Hatzenpichler, associate professor in t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Brain Care Score Can Predict Risk of Stroke Across Racial Groups * A new study from Mass General Brigham found the Brain Care Score (BCS) is a strong predictor of stroke across different racial groups in the U.S. The findings, published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggest that improvements in the BCS could have particu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Cannabis Treatment Provides Sustained Relief for Patients With Fibromyalgia * London, United Kingdom: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) report sustained improvements in their health-related quality of life following the use of medical cannabis preparations, according to observational data published in the journal Clinical Rheumatology. Bri more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * New research could be key to combatting opioid addiction In the new study from the Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple and NIH/NIDA researchers administered the troriluzole, a prodrug of FDA-approved riluzole, to rats and found that it significantly alleviated multiple adverse effects associated with long-term opioid exposure. The next step for this research could be a clinical trial at  more PR

LONG BEACH, California, Dec. 19 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * Three CSUs Recognized as Black-Serving Institutions Three California State University (CSU) campuses--Dominguez Hills, Northridge and Sacramento--have been officially designated as California Black-Serving Institutions (BSI), a groundbreaking statewide recognition for universities that excel in supporting and advancing the success of Black and African American students. Established through SB 134 more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Top heart and brain research for 2025 found new ways to treat old problems * DALLAS, December, 18, 2025 The top heart and brain research of 2025 is filled with new ways to treat old problems including high blood pressure, stroke and heart failure. Each year since 1996, the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all, has compiled a rev more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * U of T and Moderna partner to advance vaccine science, cancer treatment and AI-driven therapeutics By Rahul Kalvapalle From COVID-19 to the seasonal flu and RSV, vaccinations for respiratory viruses are typically delivered via intramuscular injection, which generates antibodies in the bloodstream. But the first line of defence against these viruses is actually the upper airway, where mucosal ant more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa offers new spinal procedure for pain relief * CAMP FOSTER, Japan Providing health care to the nearly 55,000-person beneficiary population and the 188,768-person Western Pacific-eligible referral population in Okinawa presents unique challenges. One challenge for an overseas medical treatment facility is staffing medical specialties that may not see the same workload or  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Researcher Studying Impact of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' on Edible Crops, Food Quality By Bethany Bump A researcher in the University at Albany's College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering was awarded nearly $420,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how the accumulation of toxic "forever chemicals" in edible plants impacts food quality and safety. Weilan Zhang, an ass more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: * * * UC medical students explore ChatGPT's ability to support qualitative research Researchers asked AI assistant to analyze survey responses from their classmates By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu Newly published research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine highlights student-led work in medical education and examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can assist with qua more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news: * * * What Makes a Community a Good Place to Live and Work? New Interdisciplinary Initiative Connects Research on Real Estate, Placemaking and Geography of Work By Ed Brennen Where people live, how they work and what makes a community feel like home are questions many cities are grappling with. A new UMass Lowell initiative aims to provide some answers. The Real Estate, Plac more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Negotiation failure on UN environmental assessment highlights need for reform The failure of governments to agree with leading scientists on a major United Nations' report "risks impeding timely action on environmental goals", UCL and other academics say in a new article. In December, the UN published its latest Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report, the result of six years' work, which conn more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Roman-era Beachy Head Woman originated from Britain: new analysis The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after scientists at UCL and the Natural History Museum were able to sequence high quality DNA from her skeletal remains. Once theorised to have origins in sub-Saharan Africa or possibly the Mediterranean, the first comprehensive scientific more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 19 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * College of Education and Health Professions Hosts Inaugural Tornado Alley Muscle Meeting The College of Education and Health Professions' Molecular Muscle Mass Regulation (M3R) lab recently hosted a conference to foster collaborations among muscle researchers from the "tornado alley" region. The lab, in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, has a robust molecular muscle lab l more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 19 (TNSrep) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Voluntary Wintertime Cover Crop Adoption Up 5% in Arkansas Using satellite imagery and government data, researchers measured a 5% increase in voluntary, or non-subsidized, cover crop adoption by Arkansas farmers. The finding came out of research seeking to pinpoint how farmers were using cover crops and where, to help policymakers develop more targeted incentives for using cover crops. P more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: * * * Outdoor Bouldering as a Source of Microplastics? First Evidence from Vegetation Studies A research team at the University of Bayreuth has experimentally investigated how the popular climbing discipline of bouldering affects vegetation and the surface structure of natural rock formations. In their recently published study in the scientific journal People and Nature, the researchers call f more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * What to Know About Exercise as Medicine for High Blood Pressure 'Do the exercises you like,' because any type will help control your blood pressure By Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources inda Pescatello, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (CAHNR), has established herself as a leading figure in the study of exerci more PR

NORWICH, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * AI video translation shows promise but humans still hold the edge AI video translation is not yet a perfect substitute for human translation, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new study shows that AI tools can be useful when speed and clarity are priorities. But human translators remain crucial for tone, cultural nuance and for sounding natural. Jiseon Ha more PR

NORWICH, England, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Overlooked hydrogen emissions are heating Earth and supercharging methane Rising global emissions of hydrogen over the past three decades have amplified the impact of the greenhouse gas methane and intensified climate change - according to an international team including researchers at the University of East Anglia. Hydrogen is often hailed as a clean energy solution. But a new paper publishe more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Nanowire technology breakthrough could unlock new material manufacturing A breakthrough development in nanofabrication could help support the development of new wireless, flexible, high-performance transparent electronic devices. Researchers from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering have developed a new method of interfacial imprinting ultra-thin nanowires onto bendable,  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Hidden bias gives 'swing state' voters more influence over US trade policy Americans living in political "swing states" have a significantly louder voice in national trade policy - effectively making their votes worth more than others - according to a new study published in the Journal of International Economics. Professor Karim Chalak from The University of Manchester, Professor Jo more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Cannabis use rising fastest in disadvantaged and regional communities People living in socially disadvantaged and regional areas of Australia are consuming significantly more cannabis than their counterparts in wealthier metropolitan towns and cities, a new study has found. Published in the journal Addiction, the study involving researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 19 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Who faces more difficulty recovering from stroke? Highlights * A new study has found that within the year following a stroke, female participants had more difficulty than male participants with doing daily tasks. * Daily tasks include eating, dressing, driving and cooking. * The differences remained even after considering age, education and insurance. * The study authors suggest  more PR