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

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up, ASAM Weekly for Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Stigma casts a long shadow over addiction. We've seen this with the removal of the X-waiver, which led to only a modest increase in buprenorphine prescribing ( Substance Use and Addiction Journal ), and with Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC,) whose success is often limited by the stigma beyond their walls ( JAMA Network Open  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * ASH Publishes Clinical Practice Guidelines on Frontline and Relapsed/Refractory Management of ALL in Adolescents and Young Adults * (WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2026) -The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released guidelines on frontline management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adolescents and young adults (AYAs), as well as the management of relapsed or refractory d more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about British Journal of Sports Medicine: * * * Aerobic exercise may be most effective for relieving depression/anxiety symptoms Supervised group exercise may be best for depression; shorter lower intensity exercise may be best for anxiety But all forms of exercise as good as, or better than, medication/talking therapies * Aerobic exercise, such as running, swimming, and dancing, may be most effective for reli more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Tobacco Control: * * * Legalisation of cannabis + retail sales linked to rise in its use and co-use of tobacco Patterns evident in higher risk groups and those with historically lower levels of cannabis use * The legalisation of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a fall in sole tobacco use 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

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Cagan, Jahanian, Pitel Elected to National Academy of Engineering * Carnegie Mellon University's standing as a powerhouse in engineering research is underscored by the election of Jonathan Cagan (opens in new window), CMU President Farnam Jahanian (opens in new window), and alumnus Ira J. Pitel to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (opens in new window) 's 2026 class. Election to t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Brendan Duke, senior director for federal fiscal policy: * * * Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for families with modest income 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

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * New Geisel Enrichment Course Explores Medical Comics By Susan Green Medical Comics, also known as graphic medicine, is the intersection between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare--this accessible format for conveying serious information has the power to create awareness and lasting change in attitudes and experiences of patients and healthcare providers. La 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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Heart preservation technique increases pool of organs available for transplant * Vanderbilt Health has pioneered a safe and effective technique for recovering hearts for heart transplantation, according to a new study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The technique, termed REUP (rapid recovery with extended ultraoxygenated preservation), avoids more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * HPV cancer vaccine slows tumor growth, extends survival in preclinical model * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Scientists designed vaccines to treat HPV-positive head and neck cancer * All vaccines had the same ingredients but different, strategically designed structures * One vaccine vastly outperformed the others, showing that vaccine design depends on structure as well as medicina more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 12 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Keeping your mind active throughout life associated with lower Alzheimer's risk Highlights: * New research shows that people who engage in lifelong learning such as reading, writing and learning languages have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and slower cognitive decline. * The study does not prove that lifelong learning decreases the risk of Alzheimer's; it only shows an associa 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

LONDON, England, Feb. 11 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * New study shows promise for more reliable imaging of an important tumour characteristic A team of scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has developed a repeatable three-dimensional (3D) imaging technique that could transform preclinical cancer studies. The researchers have demonstrated that a specialised form of ultrasound imaging, which maps tissue stiffness, can reliably measure m 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

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Feb. 12 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Scientific sleuthing solves vaccine side-effect * New research led by Flinders University and international experts has finally uncovered how a rare blood clotting condition can occur after some COVID19 adenovirus-based vaccines or after a natural adenovirus infection. The international research team, including experts from Flinders University and Greifswald University, found that in a small number of  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 11 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Strike against mask wearing in 1930s echoed COVID-19 protests, study finds Written by: Joe Stafford New research from The University of Manchester has shown that debates and resistance about wearing face masks go back a lot further than the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Meng Zhang, a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, fou more PR

AALTO, Finland, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * A survey on users' experiences of Mykanta in collaboration between Aalto University and Kela Senior university lecturer Sari Kujala 's research group, in collaboration with Kela, is exploring users' experiences of the Mykanta online service and MyKanta mobile application. MyKanta is Finland's national patient portal, where patients can, among other things, view their electronic health records or rene more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 12 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * TBI of any severity associated with greater chance of work disability Having a traumatic brain injury, no matter how serious, is associated with a greater likelihood of qualifying for work disability up to five years later, according to a study published February 11, 2026, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove cause and eff more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Research Shows Online Program Significantly Reduces Benzodiazepine Use in Adults By Tim Taylor A new study involving University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists offers hope for patients who are seeking to reduce their dependence on benzodiazepines, powerful drugs prescribed to relieve anxiety and insomnia and reduce seizures. Mor more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE scientist helps create artificial joint lining to advance arthritis research Research led by a University of New England researcher that could help identify better treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) was published this fall in a leading medical journal. The study, co-authored by Associate Professor Scott Wood, Ph.D., and published in ACS Applied Bio Materials, outlines the development of  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * Obesity rates are rising, despite GLP-1s. What does it mean? By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu By 2030, nearly half of all American adults will have obesity, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold that defines obesity more PR