HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 16 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "We Managed to Image the Unknown" * At the end of January, astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman, an inventor, founder, and director of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), and the researcher who led the first imaging of a black hole, visited the Technion as a distinguished lecturer of the Lewiner Institute of Theoretical Physics, and delivered a lecture to students in the Faculty of Physics. Doeleman, a senior research fellow at Harvard Unive more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- Taylor and Francis Group issued the following news: * * * College students who spend hours on social media are more likely to be lonely - national US study Heaviest users are 38% more likely to feel isolated * More than half of college students are lonely - and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of tens of thousands of 18 to 24-year-olds in the US shows. Just 16 hours a week, or two or so hours a day, on social media was linked with higher odds of lone more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * College students who spend hours on social media are more likely to be lonely - national US study Heaviest users are 38% more likely to feel isolated * More than half of college students are lonely - and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of tens of thousands of 18 to 24-year-olds in the US shows. Just 16 hours a week, or two or so hours a day, on soc more PR

NEWTON, New South Wales, Feb. 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The George Institute for Global Health issued the following news release: * * * More than lifestyle changes needed to protect women's heart health after high blood pressure in pregnancy * Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may need more than lifestyle changes to protect their long-term heart health, according to a new study - the largest of its kind - published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women's Health. The research found that while lifestyle prog more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU students confront the hidden ethical history of STEM * Victor Piercey hadn't thought much about the morality of actuary science. A tour of the Zekelman Holocaust Center changed everything. The Michigan State University alum, now a professor at Ferris State University, was stunned when his tour guide mentioned that Nazi concentration camps were insured. As a teacher in Ferris State's actuary science program, that fact was a gut punch. "That  more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Feb. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * New treatment works to improve hot flash symptoms in prostate cancer therapy * ROCHESTER, Minn. -A medication commonly used to treat overactive bladder significantly reduced hot flashes in men receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology which included several Mayo Clinic researchers. The phase 2 study found that oxybutynin, a medication commonly prescribed t more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Sensing Local Fibers in Pancreatic Tumors, Cancer Cells 'Choose' to Either Grow or Tolerate Treatment * A feature of pancreatic cancer cells' surroundings determines whether they grow fast or become resistant to chemotherapy, a new study shows. The ability of these cancer cells to adapt quickly and toggle between biological responses makes them more likely to survive and ha more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Special issue highlights research advancing women's heart disease and stroke care * Research Highlights: * Pregnancy-related cardiovascular health, including how hypertensive disorders of pregnancy contribute to premature cardiovascular disease, how stopping statins prior to pregnancy affects maternal and infant outcomes, and the impact of smoking during pregnancy on blood pressure in children, is featured in a specia more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 16 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities * LAWRENCE -The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has found that pairing student journalists with communities through structured conversation can help to rebuild trust while also teaching future reporters how to listen to and investiga more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * The giant fire tornado that could save our oceans * First large-scale experiment shows fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, proving their game-changing potential for ocean cleanups. Media Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Share this Video * * * * In the frantic hours following an offshore oil spill, emergency responders face a destructive decision: let the oil spread or ignite it. Once ignited, it more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC study: Social media tied to college student loneliness Study shows heavy social media use is associated with higher odds of loneliness, feeling isolated * More than half of U.S. college students report feeling lonely, and heavy social media use may worsen the problem, according to a national study conducted at the University of Cincinnati. The study, published in the Journal of American College Health, analyzed data from nearly 65,000 st more PR