MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Prenatal lead exposure related to worse cognitive function in adults Baby teeth examined for lead levels decades later Highlights * Lead exposure before birth is associated with lower performance on cognitive tests 60 years later. * The study does not prove that lead exposure is the cause of the lower scores; it only shows an association. * The study looked at baby teeth donated decades earlier to dete more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Ancient Mind-Body Practice Proven to Lower Blood Pressure in Clinical Trial Study shows traditional Chinese practice comparable to brisk walking and some medication trials at lowering BP * A traditional Chinese mind-body practice that combines slow, structured movement, deep breathing and meditative focus lowered blood pressure as effectively as brisk walking in a large randomized clinical trial published in JACC, th more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Americium, curium and californium -- oh my! Crystallizing the rarest elements at LLNL Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and californium. Understanding how these elements bond with other atoms (known as coordination chemistry), how they behave in water and how they can be separated from one another is crucial for safer n more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup: * * * The ASAM Weekly for February 17, 2026 Inequality is a common thread of addiction. Socioeconomically, addiction can exacerbate poverty and homelessness, while the trauma of poverty and homelessness can increase vulnerability to addiction ( Reason Foundation ). There is even inequality with neurodevelopment, whether it's the psychopathology of children exposed in utero ( Drug and Alcohol Dependence ) or the more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Cancer Stress Protein Helps Tumors Hide from Immunity * A protein made by stressed cancer cells helps lung and pancreatic tumors evade the immune system, a new study shows. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the work found that new drugs designed to block the action of a protein called lipocalin 2 (LCN2) slowed cancer growth in mice by enabling the immune system to ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow David J. Kostelancik: * * * Time to Embrace the Western Balkans Both Europe and the US will benefit once the six Western Balkan candidates join the EU. * Accelerating European Union (EU) membership for the Western Balkans would be a clear demonstration of the continent's strength at a moment when transatlantic relations are being recalibrated. Enlargement is not charity; it is strategy. By extendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by Gabrielius Landsbergis, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania: * * * Landsbergis: Europe, Look to Thyself If Europe hopes to find inspiration and security from others it is destined for disappointment, says Lithuania's former Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis. * I left this year's Munich Security Conference in a mood which diplomats would describe as "thoughtful." We could call this progress, since my mood in  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Debilitating virus can spread in cool weather, increasing health risk in Europe * Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe than previously thought because it can be spread when air temperatures are as low as 13 degrees Celsius. That is the finding of researchers at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the University of Glasgow, who have investigated the ability of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: * * * Georgetown Law Names Inaugural Moses Public Interest Scholars and Fellows * Five Georgetown Law 2Ls and three recent graduates have been selected to receive scholarships and fellowships to support their pursuit of public interest careers. They are the first to receive awards from the historic $10 million public interest fund established last spring by alumnus Alfred Moses, L'56, H'13. "The students and graduates in this cohort are impressive changemak more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Living 'mini brains' meet next-generation bioelectronics * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Made from human stem cells, neural organoids are sophisticated models of brain development and disease * But scientists could only record activity from a small fraction of the organoid's neurons * Soft, 3D device contains hundreds of miniaturized electrodes and envelopes 91% of the organoid * Device moves organoid research from localized pr more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * New study reveals how to keep readers' attention in digital age New research from Temple's Fox School of Business shows that while headlines are important when it comes to grabbing readers' attention, storytelling design is key when it comes to maintaining it. * Since the dawn of newspapers in the 17th century, journalists' and storytellers' top mechanism for capturing a reader's attention has been the same: a story's headline and lede. Today, thos more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 19 -- Novartis, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Novartis remibrutinib first therapy to achieve Phase III primary endpoint in chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU) * Statistically significant and clinically meaningful results seen in RemIND trial with complete responses achieved in 3 CIndU types1 * Remibrutinib, a highly selective oral BTK inhibitor, was well-tolerated and demonstrated a favorable safety profile, including no liver safety concerns1 * Oral remibrutini more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 18 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researchers Develop Durable Hybrid Materials for Faster Radiation Detection * NORMAN, Okla. - Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed new hybrid materials that challenge conventional thinking about how light-emitting compounds work and could advance the field of fast radiation detection. The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, presents a novel approach to designing layered perovskite materials that co more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Public Comment Opposing Proposed Funding Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Receiving Medicaid and CHIP * Submitted via Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov February 17, 2026 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2451-P Re : [ CMS-2451-P] RIN 0938-AV73 Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedure more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Research from UT Health Sciences Adds Insight to FDA Nutrition Label Proposal Written by Lee Ferguson When Yuru Huang, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, talks about nutrition policy, she doesn't start with statistics or regulatory language. She starts with the grocery store. Picture a busy shopper, she says, reaching for familiar i more PR

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 18 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Restored woodlands show only partial ability to bounce back after fire * A new study from Murdoch University reveals that components of restored Banksia woodlands may struggle to cope with fire as effectively as natural bushland. Fire is a natural and essential part of the Australian ecological landscape, with many native plant species regenerating after fire that occurs under the right conditions. However, the study, Ecological Resilience of Restored Medit more PR

TROY, New York, Feb. 18 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * RPI Researchers Harness Agentic AI for Smarter, Faster Aerospace Design * A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) engineering professor, Shaowu Pan, Ph.D. and his team of students have integrated agentic AI into computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to optimize the aerospace design process and alleviate bottlenecks. Pan's advances address priorities outlined in Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan, which emphasizes that "high-quality data has  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Computer Science Student Builds App to Support Future Cohorts at new Costa Rica Study Center * Ella Madalinski When Samford University opened Finca de Samford in Costa Rica this winter, leaders envisioned more than a study center. They imagined a home away from home, where students could reflect, serve and experience God at work in the world. For sophomore computer science major Ella Madalinski, that vision immediately sparked innovation. more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 18 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals low rates of routine screening for anxiety, intimate partner violence in Oregon * Despite national guidelines recommending routine screening for anxiety and intimate partner violence in women and adolescent girls, a new study from Oregon Health & Science University finds these screenings are rarely implemented in primary care settings, largely due to lack of awareness, workflow challenges and provider discomfort. The research i more PR

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, Feb. 18 -- The University of North Dakota issued the following news release: * * * UND College of Education & Human Development announces 2026 Torchbearer Awards Awards celebrate alumni and friends who've made a lasting impact on North Dakota and UND * The UND College of Education & Human Development is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Torchbearer Awards, an accolade created to recognize extraordinary alumni and friends whose contributions reflect the college's core values and commitment to posit more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news: * * * Study challenges traditional assumptions about gut inflammation and Crohn's disease Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Ken Lau and his lab published new research that challenges a longstanding assumption about Crohn's disease: that all regions of the gut respond similarly to inflammation and treatment. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and supported by multiple National Instit more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU professor's research on recovery and relapse makes an impact in court By Sian Wilkerson School of Education professor and counselor Daniel Gutierrez has partnered with public defenders in Washington state to emphasize factors that drive clients' long-term success. As an assistant federal public defender in Washington state, Lindsay McCaslin has seen it time and again with clients who struggle with addiction and substance abuse: Whe more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ViiV Healthcare's long-acting Cabenuva (cabotegravir + rilpivirine) for HIV demonstrates superior efficacy compared to daily oral therapy for people with adherence challenges; results published in NEJM - Final data from LATITUDE study show switch to long-acting injectable treatment reduced the risk of virological failure by nearly half for study participants through 48 weeks, compared to those continuing  more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Wood relaxes even in virtual form - A combination of scent and visual stimuli boosts recovery * A study carried out by the University of Helsinki and Natural Resources Institute Finland investigated how the scent of wood and walls that mimic wood affect people's recovery and mood indoors. The focus was on the effects of a scent representing Scots pine, virtual wooden walls and their combination. The results indicate that the best effect is ac more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Insights & Outcomes: Methanol, mitochondria, and new science at CERN Yale researchers find a new way to convert methane into methanol, discern patterns in the placement of mitochondria in the brain, and offer new guidelines for managing functional seizures. Meanwhile, a Yale astrophysicist is part of the Impact 100 list of influential Indian Americans. * This month's "Insights & Outcomes" clears a path through the snow to reveal new discoveries in more PR