BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Jan. 30 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * 1m-year-old 'lost world' discovered * Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa's North Island, the first time a large number of million-year-old fossils have been found - including an ancestor of the large flightless Kakapo parrot. The discovery of fossils from 12 ancient bird species and four frog species has opened a rare  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 31 -- American Dental Association issued the following news release: * * * ADA Urges EPA to Use Peer-reviewed, Scientifically Tested Evidence in Latest Review Process The American Dental Association (ADA) remains committed to the oral health benefits of optimally fluoridated water. Good oral health depends on nutrition, proper hygiene, regular dental visits and optimally fluoridated water. Eighty years of evidence show community water fluoridation is safe, effective, a more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) Supports ACIP Vaccine Panel Chairman, Kirk Milhoan, M.D. In response to a January 23 New York Times article strongly criticizing pediatric cardiologist Kirk Milhoan, M.D., appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to chair the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Association of more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Telesurgery as reliable as standard robotic surgery for some urological procedures Findings provide an evidence base for larger-scale trials, say researchers * Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) appears to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery (when the surgeon and patient are in the same room) for tw more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Grid sampling streamlines phosphorus loss risk assessments Grid sampling- a process where fields are divided into small grids and a soil sample is taken from each section for individual analysis- can generally be very informative. It is capable of capturing variability throughout a field that may have otherwise gone unseen. For this reason, it is becoming inc more PR

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Jan. 31 -- Bayer, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Finerenone recommended for the treatment of patients with heart failure with LVEF 40% in the EU CHMP adopts positive opinion for the marketing authorization of finerenone for patients with heart failure (HF) with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 40%, i.e. mildly reduced or preserved LVEF, in the European Union / The positive opinion is based on  more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Using AI to Retrace the Evolution of Genetic Control Elements in the Brain Researchers map evolutionary changes in the developing mammalian cerebellum * Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An international research team led by biologists from Heidelberg University as well as the Vlaams Instituut voor Biot more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Secures Largest Life Sciences Investment in PA History "The decision by Lilly to build one of its four new U.S. factories in Lehigh County marks a significant win for Pennsylvania." - Philadelphia Inquirer "We're creating high-quality jobs and collaborating across the region -- with suppliers, educators and workforce-development partners -- more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * New strategy targets "undruggable" protein in T-cell leukaemia, triggering cancer cell death Scientists have unveiled a ground-breaking approach to tackling one of cancer biology's most elusive targets: the protein LMO2, a key driver of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T ALL). T ALL is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells that primarily affects children and young adul more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Jan. 30 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Neurology Researcher Wins National NIH Award for App That Predicts Fall Risk * "CatchU" is a multisensory digital health app, touted as a top technology for healthy aging practices in the 2025 NIA Start-Up Challenge STONY BROOK, NY, January 30, 2026 - An app easily used off a smartphone that quantitatively measures someone's risk of falling is being recognized by the N more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * International collaboration spurs AI-powered drug discovery tool System simulates step-by-step molecular changes based on real chemical reactions * Researchers from The Ohio State University and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed an artificial intelligence framework to rapidly generate drug-like molecules that are easier to synthesize in real-world laboratory settings. The new s more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mathematical modeling alumnus wins early career award Adam Giammarese uses chaos theory to help solve real-world problems By Mollie Radzinski RIT alumnus Adam Giammarese's work in chaos theory has earned him the Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Award, an annual recognition by the publication Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. Giammarese '21 BS/MS (applied  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Taking the heat out of industrial chemical separations * The modern world runs on chemicals and fuels that require a huge amount of energy to produce: Industrial chemical separation accounts for 10 to 15 percent of the world's total energy consumption. That's because most separations today rely on heat to boil off unwanted materials and isolate compounds. The MIT spinout Osmoses  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 30 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM anthropologist examines rare early human bones Osbjorn Pearson In 2012, fossils from a rare Homo habilis skeleton were uncovered along the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Scientists who made the find turned to University of New Mexico anthropologist Osbjorn Pearson, a professor and regents lecturer in UNM's Anthropology Department, to help interpret what the bones could reveal abo more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * York U study finds forever chemical plummets in Toronto atmosphere during pandemic York University researchers say the decrease in the smallest PFAS during COVID points to its sources and the potential to change the environmental levels of it in the future By Sandra McLean A new study out of York University has found that the amount of atmospheric trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the tiniest forever ch more PR