WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Marijuana Access Associated With "Striking" Decline in Daily Opioid Use by IV Drug Consumers * Boston, MA: Adult-use marijuana legalization markets are associated with significant declines in non-medical opioid use among people who inject drugs (PWID), according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 29 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Andrew Dillin and Christopher Glass named Salk Institute Nonresident Fellows * LA JOLLA-The Salk Institute welcomes two new Nonresident Fellows, UC Berkeley professor Andrew Dillin, PhD, and UC San Diego professor Christopher Glass, MD, PhD. The two scientists join a group of eminent scientific advisors who guide Salk's leadership. "Andy and Chris are world-renowned researche more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow in the Center for Border Security and Immigration at the Heritage Foundation, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am the Seni more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Maria Lazar Reveals She's Taking Advice on Abortion from Another Right-Wing Group Lazar name-dropped the International Women's Forum * Judge Maria Lazar has been supported by well known Wisconsin-based anti-abortion groups, including garnering a 100-percent rating from a group that would outlaw all abortions, no exceptions more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Insights from Brain's Waste-Flushing System May Improve Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension * MRI analysis that measures the activity of the glymphatic system may offer a noninvasive method for diagnosing unexplained brain pressure. A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste "clean-up" system is influenced by intracra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * New device switches terahertz pulses between electric and magnetic skyrmions * On-demand control of stable toroidal vortices lays groundwork for robust wireless data encoding  WASHINGTON -Researchers have created an optical device that can generate both electric and magnetic vortex-ring-like light patterns. These structured light vortices, known as skyrmions, are highly more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Older adults' driving habits offer window into brain health, cognitive decline * Research Highlights: * A study of over 200 adults followed for five years found that greater white matter damage in the brain was linked to decreased driving, fewer trips, repetitive routes and having more driving errors, especially in those who later developed dementia. * In contrast, adul more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Optica Publishing Group Announces New Editors-in-Chief for Four Journals * 29 January 2026 WASHINGTON -Optica Publishing Group is pleased to announce that Peter E. Andersen, Thomas F. Krauss, Curtis R. Menyuk, and Carsten Rockstuhl have been appointed as the new editors-in-chief of Applied Optics, Optica, Advances in Optics and Photonics, and Optics Letters, respectively more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, Jan. 29 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Physician-turned-tech executive to discuss AI in medicine * When Vivian Lee talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) may shape the future of health care, she speaks from experience. Lee has spent decades at the frontline of health care transformation, witnessing firsthand both the promise and the pitfalls of technological innovation in clinical settings. As health sys more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 29 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Plastic Pollution Promotes Hazardous Water Conditions, New Study Finds * Researchers in UC San Diego's Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (School of Biological Sciences) and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (School of Physical Sciences) conducted a three-month study comparing the environmental effects of conventional fossil fuel-based polyurethane plastic and rec more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Protein buildup in brain blood vessels linked with increased 5-year risk of dementia * Research Highlights: * Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a condition caused by the buildup of amyloid (proteins) in brain blood vessels, was associated with increased risk of developing dementia within 5 years, in a study of nearly 2 million adults in the U.S. with health insurance covera more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Older Adults Who are Afraid of Falls Use Protective Strategies When Turning to Keep Their Balance They may appear to move slower or hesitantly, but new research shows it's a smart adaption to keep steady * About one in three older adults fall each year, which often leads to broken bones, hip fractures and other injuries, that can contribute to a marked decline in their quality of life a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Cannabis Formulations Associated With Reduced Pain, Improved Quality of Life in Endometriosis Patients * Wellington, New Zealand: Endometriosis patients experience decreased pain and improvements to their health-related quality of life following the medically authorized use of standardized cannabis formulations, according to observational  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Tear in inner lining of neck artery may not raise stroke risk in first 6 months of diagnosis * Research Highlights: * Adults who had a dissecting aneurysm in the neck artery wall (a cervical artery dissection or CeAD) did not have a higher risk of stroke compared to those with cervical artery dissection without a dissecting aneurysm in the first six months after diagnosi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Muscle stem cells build resilience but lose regenerative power with age UCLA researchers find certain molecular changes may be protective rather than detrimental in mice * Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury -- a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A new UCLA study conducted in mice reveals an unexpected cause: Stem cells in aged muscle accumulate higher levels of a  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover why some brain cells resist Alzheimer's disease Study identifies cellular defense system that protects neurons from toxic tau proteins, opening door to new treatments * New research by UCLA Health and UC San Francisco has uncovered why certain brain cells are more resilient than others to the buildup of a toxic protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and related more PR

NORWICH, England, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * MRI scan breakthrough could spare thousands of heart patients from risky invasive tests Doctors may soon be able to tell just how sick a heart failure patient really is by using a routine MRI scan, thanks to new research from UEA. People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterisation, where a tube is inserted into the heart to measure oxygen levels in the blood. This  more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Why parents turn to social media about kids' drug use * University of Texas at Arlington Professor Dana Litt contributed to a study led by Alex Russell, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, that found many parents turn to online peer advice when facing concerns about substance use among their children. While parents often value guidance from others with similar experienc more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Physician-turned-tech executive to discuss AI in medicine National Academy of Medicine member Vivian Lee will visit the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke on Feb. 5 to address how to responsibly leverage artificial intelligence in health settings. By Lena Ayuk When Vivian Lee talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) may shape the future of health care, she speaks from experience. Lee h more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Women with stroke history twice as likely to have another during or soon after pregnancy * Research Highlights: * Female stroke survivors were more than twice as likely as their stroke-free counterparts to have another stroke while pregnant and in the six weeks after childbirth, according to an analysis of a large national database of electronic health records. * In add more PR