WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 13 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * 'Purdue Pursuits': Pivio NOW * Sarah Starks had been itching for an opportunity to prioritize her health for years, but she wanted something that went beyond increased gym visits or a new diet -something that would force her to focus fully on her health and make intentional, long-term changes to her lifestyle. "I wanted something to kick my butt for a while," says Starks, an academic advisor in t more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * ACS Annual Statistics Report: Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers Combined; Largest Gains for Advanced and Fatal Cancers * ATLANTA, January 1 3, 2026 - The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Cancer Statistics, 2026, the organization's annual report on cancer facts and trends. The new findings show, for the first time, t he five-year relative su more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 14 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Australian women without children more likely to seek mental health support * Key points * Women without children, by choice or due to medical infertility, are 1.3 times more likely to seek mental health support each year compared to mothers of childbearing age. * The findings are based on data examined from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. * Researchers say that few stu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -When active and athletic girls and women don't eat enough food to meet their body's energy needs, it can disrupt key systems in the body and lead to irregular or absent menstrual cycles and impaired bone health, including osteoporosis and bone stress injuries. These interrelated disruptions of energy statu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: What to Know Ahead of Tomorrow's GOP-Led Senate Hearing Targeting Mifepristone * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: What to Know Ahead of Tomorrow's GOP-Led Senate Hearing Targeting Mifepristone DATE: January 13, 2025 What to Know Ahead of Tomorrow's GOP-Led Senate Hearing Targeting Mifepristone  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists posted the following news release: * * * More Surgical Patients Are on Opioid Use Disorder Medications -- Hospitals Must Modernize Pain Care As more Americans receive treatment for opioid use disorder, that progress is increasingly showing up in the operating room, creating an urgent need to modernize how pain is managed during and after major surgery, according to a study in the February 2026 issue of Anesthesiology, the peer-r more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 13 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska Innovation Studio names 2026 fellows * Nebraska Innovation Studio announced the 2026 cohort of Innovation Fellows Jan. 13. The fellows, chosen from more than 50 applicants, will bring big ideas in medicine, agriculture and cybersecurity to reality through the program. Fellows receive five months of free membership at Innovation Studio, a $2,500 material stipend and a $1,500 in professional se more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Novel Theranostic Model Shows Curative Potential for Gastric and Pancreatic Tumors * Media Contact: Rebecca Maxey (703) 652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org Reston, VA (January 13, 2026)- A newly developed radiopharmaceutical pair can precisely detect and effectively treat-completely eradicating tumors in certain preclinical models-gastric and pancreati more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * One way brain 'conductors' find precise connection to target cells Study in mice confirms molecules that link inhibitory, excitatory neurons * New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, identifying two molecules that must be present before synapses, the structures that carry signals between these partners, can form on th more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf to give Mark A. Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine, and Society Her address will be titled 'The Past, Present, and Future of Immigrant Access to Health Care in the United States' * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf will deliver the 2026 Mark A. Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine, and Society at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law on Tuesday more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus issued the following news: * * * Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report Penn State faculty steered updated research, care guidance for the Female Athlete Triad -- when energy deficiency leads to menstrual dysfunction and poor bone health -- including a first-of-its-kind adolescent model of the condition By Christine Yu UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When active and athletic girls and women don't more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers Health Begins Clinical Trial to Determine if B1 Can Slow Alzheimer's Disease Researchers seek participants for a federally funded study to determine if benfotiamine, a synthetic version of thiamine (vitamin B1), can help slow disease progression By Patti Zielinski Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick are enrolling participants in the National Alzhe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Scientists demonstrate low-cost, high-quality lenses for super-resolution microscopy * 13 January 2026 New fabrication approach uses consumer-grade 3D printers to create high-performance lenses, opening the door to advanced, customizable imaging WASHINGTON -Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-eleme more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery is Possible: Pitt Study Urges Caution on Early Care Withdrawal A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine clinical scientists and UPMC neurosurgeons challenges assumptions about early withdrawal of care in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The research, published today in the journal Neurosurgery more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release: * * * Stem Cell Reports Seeks Early Career Editors to Join the Editorial Board Stem Cell Reports, the peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), today announced a call for applications to serve on its editorial team as an Early Career Editor, a prestigious opportunity for outstanding, early-career scientists to help shape the f more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 14 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * Army Chief of Staff Names USU Civil Affairs Education Article a Top Read of 2025 The Special Warfare Journal piece spotlights a USU bachelor's degree pathway supporting Civil Affairs and Special Operations medics. By Sharon Holland An article highlighting the Uniformed Services University's (USU) innovative approach to educating Civil Affairs and Special Operations Combat Medics has been named  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 14 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * New test could help pinpoint IBD diagnosis A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and monitoring of the condition. An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Glasgow, has developed a tool to measure the activity of a molecule linked to gut inflammation within faecal samples. Data on the  more PR

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 14 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Searching for understanding through elephants Undergraduate researcher, Avery Nicholas, evaluates how anthropology and ecology work together to provide solutions for Human-Elephant Conflict * In this first-person narrative, Honors College student and undergraduate researcher Avery Nicholas recounts her experience investigating the relationship between humans and elephants in Sri Lanka during the Summer of 202 more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention By Peggy Reisser Here's how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician: "We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction," she says. An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate researchers' COVID-19 youth mental health study named top paper of 2025 An article written by a team of researchers from Upstate Medical University, which examined the impact of COVID-19 on child and adolescent mental health, was selected as one of the best papers of 2025 by the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Th more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 11 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * World-first project shows great promise to treat low eye pressure * A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of a widely-used eye injection to manage the previously untreatable rare condition, hypotony, in a project by clinical researchers at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital. Hypotony is characterised by abnormally low eye pressure, which alters the eye's normal shape and internal structure. Over ti more PR