DALLAS, Texas, March 13 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * ACC/AHA Issue Updated Guideline for Managing Lipids, Cholesterol WASHINGTON and DALLAS -The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia-abnormal levels of one or more types of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood, including cholesterol  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * ACC/AHA Issue Updated Guideline for Managing Lipids, Cholesterol Healthy lifestyle habits, earlier treatment to lower long-term exposure to plaque-causing lipids, new cholesterol target goals, selective use of coronary calcium scoring, lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B testing, new treatments, and guidance for managing lipids in specific populations among key focus areas *  more PR

BEIJING, China, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences issued the following news: * * * Diatom-Based Microrobots Show Promise for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy of Glioblastoma Editor: Zhang Nannan Researchers in China have developed magnetically controlled microrobots made from diatoms for the treatment of glioblastoma using photodynamic therapy. These microrobots exhibit excellent magnetic responsiveness and programmable motion capabilities, enabling them to precisely target a more PR

LONDON, England, March 13 -- The European Medicines Agency issued the following news: * * * EMA Management Board: highlights of March 2026 meeting * EMA annual report 2025 The Management Board adopted EMA's annual report for 2025, marking another strong year for medicines regulation in the European Union. EMA delivered 104 positive recommendations for new medicines for human use, including 38 containing a new active substance. The Agency also issued 30 recommendations for new veterinary m more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Strong muscles start in the gut Researchers at LUMC, the Universities of Granada and Almeria have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people and mice. Their findings, now published in the scientific journal Gut, hint at the potential for new probiotics to support muscle strength and healthy aging. 'As we grow older, our muscles naturally lose strength and size,' post more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, March 14 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * How the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy is turning nano-scale discoveries into major impact The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy will use a new $15.5 million federal investment to expand its capabilities in cutting-edge microscopy and mass spectrometry. By Jesse Dorey, Faculty of Engineering The technologies that power modern life, advanced electronics, electric vehicles, medical devices and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSxrep) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop AI tool to predict patients at risk of intimate partner violence NIH-funded, automated clinical decision support could facilitate timely interventions for at-risk patients years before they might otherwise seek help. * A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an artificial more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following transcript: * * * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Air Force Gen. Dan Caine Hold a Press Briefing * SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: Good morning. UNKNOWN: Good morning. SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: I'll start as we often do here at the Department of War, with the bottom line up front, for the world to hear and the press to actually admit, that the United States is decimating the radic more PR

MACAU, China, March 13 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM team discovers aggregation-induced emission of DNA fluorescence as marker for cell death, senescence and sepsis * A research team led by Associate Professor Liu Tzu-Ming in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with Professor Yehuda G. Assaraf at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and Chief Physician Zeng Ning at Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medic more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * First year MD/PhD student Connor Lewis co-authors New England Journal of Medicine article Neuroimaging patterns of clinical trial patients with GM1 gangliosidosis show improvement By Jim Fessenden Using computational methods he developed, first year MD/PhD student Connor J. Lewis found that results of a Phase I/II clinical trial for a single infusion of an aden more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Medicinal cannabis may offer relief for endometriosis and pelvic pain Medicinal cannabis could provide a new treatment option for those with endometriosis, with a study led by the University of Otago, Wellington showing it reduced pain, improved sleep and lowered anxiety. The study, led by Dr Claire Henry from the Department of Surgery and Critical Care, involved 28 people with endomet more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 13 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI study shows identity-related stress compounds impact of trauma for LGBTQ+ individuals * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 13, 2026 - A professor at the University of Rhode Island is on a "QueST" to determine how identity-related stress interacts with past traumatic experiences in LGBTQ+ communities. Jillian Scheer, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Health Sciences, is leading the  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Ph.D. Student Publishes Study Comparing Communication of Doctors and AI Chatbots We may not yet be seeking medical care from hologram doctors as envisioned by the "Star Trek: Voyager" television series of the 1990s, but the medical field is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in patient care. How, then, do the responses given by AI chatbots compare to those of flesh- more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 13 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Uncovering HIV's hidden loop: New finding offers hope for future treatments A Yale team has identified a type of RNA that boosts the replication of HIV, an unexpected discovery that changes how scientists understand the virus and how it may one day be stopped. By Karen Guzman For decades scientists have recognized that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a formidable viral pathogen. After years of probi more PR