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

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

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 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 9, 2026, by James Lewis, fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * H200: A Perspective on Export Control Failures The H200 debate involves magical thinking, wishful thinking, and hubris. The lesson is to capture the market to advance US interests. * The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) states that national security "requires that the United States maintain its leadership in the sc 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. 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

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * The EPA Will Rescind Obama's "Endangerment Finding" President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to rescind an Obama-era ruling that currently serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation. The 2009 "endangerment finding" determined that six greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare. Despite Obama's EPA indicating the rule was b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 11, 2026, by Zi Yang, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, in its China Brief: * * * Elite Fragmentation and Anxiety in the PLA Executive Summary: * Self-inflicted wounds to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) high command from frequent purges have undermined the PLA leadership's decision-making capacity by substituting the  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

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * MacArthur 'genius grant' recipient to speak at Missouri S&T Feb. 17 * Dr. William Tarpeh, a MacArthur Fellowship awardee -often referred to as a "genius grant" -will deliver Missouri S&T's 2026 Mathes Distinguished Lecture at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Innovation Lab Forum on the S&T campus. The event is free and open to the public, and it will also be available via Zoom at umsys more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Paralysis treatment heals lab-grown human spinal cord organoids * * Scientists developed most advanced, functional human spinal cord organoid yet * Team induced lacerations and contusions to simulate spinal cord injuries * Then they applied "dancing molecules," a new regenerative therapy that previously showed promise in animal models * Researcher: 'This is validation that our therapy has a goo more PR

LAXENBURG, Austria, Feb. 12 -- The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, a research institute that says it advances systems analysis and applies its research methods to identify policy solutions to reduce human footprints, enhance the resilience of natural and socioeconomic systems, issued the following news release: * * * Rebuilding trust in global climate mitigation scenarios A new IIASA-led study examines growing critiques of how global climate mitigation scenarios address  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Skeleton 'gatekeeper' lining brain cells could guard against Alzheimer's * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them -signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces -in a process known as endocytosis that is essential for learning, memory and basic neural upkeep. Now, new research by Penn State scientists h 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

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

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

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Attends The World Academy of Sciences Conference * Organized in partnership by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (Academia Brasileira de Ciencias) and TWAS, the event's theme, "Building a Sustainable Future: The Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation for Global Development" perfectly complemented Laurencin's international recognition for his groundbreaking 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

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

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 12 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: * * * University of Dubuque Professor Leads Bioinformatics Analysis in Discovery of Bacterial Communities Living in Scorpion Venom By Stacey Ortman University of Dubuque Professor of Biology Adam Kleinschmit, PhD, was part of a collaborative research team that published new findings challenging a long-standing assumption that animal venom is sterile. The study, "Microbiota Discovered in Scorpion Venom," w more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 12 -- The University of Iowa International Programs issued the following news: * * * Exploring family, race, and history: author Clare Kinberg at Prairie Lights Written by Daniel Vorwerk Join the University of Iowa (UI) Jewish Studies Network, an International Programs affinity group, for a special event with author Clare Kinberg. Reading and discussion at Prairie Lights Date & Time: Monday, February 23, 2026, 7 - 8:30 p.m. (CST) Location: Prairie Lights Books (15 S. more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Not all gigs are equal: Informal self-employment linked to lower pay, poorer health and instability Not all self-employment guarantees financial security, with informal arrangements posing the greatest risks to well-being for many workers. Using machine learning to classify self-employment, a new University of Michigan study analyzed narrative job descriptions from the 2003-2019 Panel Study o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Warner Press Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Reportedly Pushing Out Key Officials Working to Counter Cyber Threats Posed by China Warren, Warner note this is a "fact pattern that could indicate that the Administration is attempting to appease President Xi Jinping by muzzling our national security professionals" more PR