ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne Distinguished Fellows for 2025 announced Five Argonne scientists receive prestigious distinction for science and engineering accomplishments * World-renowned scientists named Argonne Distinguished Fellows for 2025. Roughly 3% of the national lab's research staff receive the prestigious honor. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Labora more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 22 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Artificial metabolism turns waste CO2 into useful chemicals * * New system successfully transforms simple carbon molecules into acetyl-CoA * A building block of life, acetyl-CoA can be used to make a variety of materials * To build the system, scientists screened 66 enzymes and 3,000 enzyme variants * Enzyme screening and system use molecular machinery outside of living cells EVANSTON, more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ENHERTU(R) (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation in the US as post-neoadjuvant therapy for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer Tenth Breakthrough Therapy Designation for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU with the latest based on DESTINY-Breast05 Phase III trial results * AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU( more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network": * * * Chair Cassidy and Ranking Member Sanders, thank you for holding this hearing to address the many issues in our nation's organ procurement system. It is an honor to be with you this morning. My name is more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Dec. 23 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Lehigh's Research Highlights of 2025 Take a look back at some of the top research stories at the university in 2025. As 2025 comes to a close and we reflect on the university's progress over the past year, below is a selection of standout research stories that capture the momentum of Lehigh's scholarly achievements. This year brought the launch of innovative research centers, interdisciplinary breakthroughs more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT in the media: 2025 in review * "At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity," noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, from breakthroughs in quantum and artificial intelligenc more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study: More eyes on the skies will help planes reduce climate-warming contrails * Aviation's climate impact is partly due to contrails condensation that a plane streaks across the sky when it flies through icy and humid layers of the atmosphere. Contrails trap heat that radiates from the planet's surface, and while the magnitude of this impact is uncertain, several studies suggest  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * The value of publishing negative data * Scientific journals love news-worthy results. Editors want to publish studies with novel data that scientists will eagerly read and cite in their own work. Because of this desire for novelty, studies that share null or negative resultsdisproving a hypothesis rather than confirming a novel findingcan be very hard to publish, and scientists often lack motivation to even write  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: * * * Fusion reactors may be key to uncovering dark matter Yahoo! News features work of UC theoretical physicist By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu Yahoo! News featured a study by a University of Cincinnati theoretical physicist that explains how fusion reactors might be useful for creating subatomic particles that could allow scientists to study dark matter. UC College of Ar more PR

KOLN, Germany, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Study models the transition from Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe Researchers at the University of Cologne use simulations to investigate the likelihood of interactions between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans on the Iberian Peninsula / publication in "PLOS One" * Using a specially developed simulation model, researchers at the University of Cologne have traced and analyse more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 22 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Unseen Hazards: How a Simple Wipe Test Reveals PFAS on Firefighter Gear * Summary * Sylvester researchers validated a non-destructive wipe test to detect PFAS on firefighter gear and SCBA masks, revealing contamination on every set tested. * The Sylvester Firefighter Cancer Initiative pairs this breakthrough with statewide prevention efforts to reduce occupational cancer risk.  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 22 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The why: Austin Gray is on a quest to decode microplastics By Jimmy Robertson On any given weekday afternoon, Austin Gray can be found washing beakers, flasks, and test tubes inside the research lab that bears his name. Gray, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences within Virginia Tech's College of Science, could pawn off such grunt work on any number of undergraduate students aspiring to  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Discover Molecular Difference in Autistic Brains By Isabella Backman Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition associated with behavioral differences including difficulties with social interaction, restrictive or intense interests, a more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Ukrainian Primary Care Clinics Deliver Safer, More Comprehensive Care for Opioid Use Disorder By Isabella Backman New research from a large, nationwide trial in Ukraine, finds that primary care clinics that delivered methadone, an opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, not only achieved comparable outcomes to specialty addiction treatment clinics, but also broadened access to essential preventative and more PR