MARINA DEL REY, California, Feb. 11 -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * AI for Soldiers, Movies, and Children: USC Engineer Elected to National Academy Professor Shrikanth Narayanan recognized by the NAE for pioneering contributions to human-centered AI and speech technologies with wide-ranging societal impact By Magali Gruet From teaching machines to understand human emot more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Amy Simons wins first-ever AEJMC Award for Excellence in Teaching * Professor Amy Simons, the course coordinator for J1400, spoke to doctoral student Pranaav Jadhav's class on Feb. 10, 2026, in the Futures Lab. For their community issues assignment, the class is divided into three teams, and she met with each one to offer guidance on their stories. By Austin Fitzgerald  more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Mental Health: * * * School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money by reducing staff costs But they make little difference to pupils' mental wellbeing and quality of life * School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money for schools, primarily by reducing the amount of time staff spend on managing phone-related behaviours, but they make little differen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Combining AI with OCT shows potential for detecting lipid-rich plaques in coronary arteries * By extracting spectral information from OCT images, advance could help doctors identify high-risk plaques before they trigger heart attacks WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-based approach for detecting fatty deposits inside coronary arteries u more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Feb. 10, 2026, entitled "Geofence and Keyword Searches: Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment" by legislative attorneys Peter G. Berris and Clay Wild. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY From thermal imaging and wiretaps to Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and various forms of electronic eavesdropping, law enforcement's use of emerging technologies is sometimes in tension  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Healthy Versions of Low-Carb and Low-Fat Diets Linked to Better Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Study shows diet quality outweighs macronutrient composition for improving coronary heart disease risk * The quality of a low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet may matter more than the amount of carbohydrates or fat consumed when it comes to reducing heart disease risk, according to a new study publi more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Heart disease risk factors appeared at younger age among South Asian adults in the U.S. * Research Highlights: * South Asian adults begin developing risk factors for heart disease earlier-by their mid-40s-according to an analysis of data from two long-running health studies in the United States. * Despite healthier lifestyle/behaviors, such as higher diet quality, l more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 11 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineering Research Team Develops New Framework to Track Antimicrobial Resistance across Human, Animal, and Environmental Sectors * A multinational research team led by Professor Tong Zhang from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU Engineering), in collaboration with an international team, has developed a new framework to assess and track  more PR

MERCED, California, Feb. 11 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * How Writing Rewires Your Brain to Face Everyday Challenges * Written words can do more than communicate. They can also unlock the writer's ability to process distress, identify hurtful feelings and take control of personal conflict. Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build resilience -the ability to bounce back more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Revolving Door Rogers Advised Companies That Threatened Privacy Rights, Spied on Citizens As multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers faces continued scrutiny for abandoning Michigan to enrich himself through his DC connections, a reminder that Revolving Door Rogers made hundreds of thousands of dollars advising companies that "threatened privacy rights" and helped a hostile foreign regi more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Molecule Found to Drive Skin Cancer Growth & Evade Immune Detection * A molecule that helps regulate gene activity has also been shown to drive skin cancer growth and the ability of tumors to evade attack by the body's immune system, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Cent more PR

NEWTON, New South Wales, Feb. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The George Institute for Global Health issued the following news release: * * * Nearly three quarters of US baby foods are ultra-processed, new study finds Additives the most common type of ingredient found in baby food products * An alarming 71 percent of grocery store baby food products in the United States are classified as ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to new research published today in the scientific journal Nutrien more PR

GUILFORD, England, Feb. 11 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Rediscovered music may never sound the same twice, according to new Surrey study * Rediscovering long forgotten music does not mean recovering how it was meant to be performed, and that is a major challenge for the arts, finds a new study from the University of Surrey. An expert found that rediscovered music comes with no shared understanding for how it should sound, leaving performers to make rad more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 12 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Rural Cancer Patients Do Just as Well When Having Surgery Close to Home The surgical outcomes of adults with lung or colon cancer treated locally are equal to those who traveled to more distant urban facilities for care, study shows Key Takeaways * Rural patients often face greater travel distances when seeking coordinated medical care, which can affect the timeliness and quality of their more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 11 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Smokefree generation law could see English smoking prevalence drop below 5% decades earlier than expected * New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that smoking prevalence among 12 to 30-year-olds in England could drop below 5% decades earlier than expected, if the government progressively raises the age of tobacco sale. With less than a year to go until the more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Trump administration decision to deny the science of climate change puts communities at increased risk * February 10, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will issue a final rule on Thursday attempting to dramatically limit its responsibilit more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * U.S. South Asians face elevated heart risk at age 45 despite reporting healthier habits * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * By age 45, nearly one in three South Asian men had prediabetes; one in four had hypertension * South Asians were twice as likely to develop diabetes by age 55 compared to white adults * Their risk was elevated despite reporting healthier diets, lower alcohol use a more PR

MACAU, China, Feb. 11 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research discovers way to boost production of cardiomyocytes * A research team led by Chen Guokai, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), and Shao Ningyi, associate professor also in FHS, in collaboration with the Biological Imaging and Stem Cell Core in FHS, has developed a new method for producing heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). The study reveals that briefl more PR