BATHURST, Australia, March 18 -- The Charles Sturt University posted the following news: * * * Ancient 'syphilis-like' disease in Vietnam challenges long-held assumptions on congenital infection * The findings of a new study by a Charles Sturt University researcher and colleagues challenges a long-standing assumption used by scientists studying ancient disease. * A discovery by a Charles Sturt University researcher and colleagues has implications for one of the most enduring debates in me more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 19 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Complex connections among bipolar disorder, substance use and suicide How research, resilience and resources are breaking down stigma Author: Rachel Bresnahan More than a decade ago, Mark Ilgen, Ph.D., a Clinical Psychologist and Health Services Researcher at Michigan Medicine, set out to understand which psychiatric conditions hav more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 18 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Experts establish "gold standard" for measuring delirium severity in patients with dementia * A new UAB study demonstrates that a structured expert panel approach can accurately and reliably measure delirium severity in patients with and without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Rating the severity of delirium in patients who already have dementia is a long-standing challenge for docto more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Keane, assistant secretary for technology policy and national coordinator for health information technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from a March 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Transforming Health Care with Data: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Next-Generation Care": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished Members of  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * High Cancer Burden Shifted From Urban to Rural Areas and Gap Widening * ATLANTA, March 18, 2026 -Where a person lives in the United States increasingly shapes their chances of developing and surviving cancer. A new large nationwide study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) reports a long-term shift in the high cancer burden from urban to rural areas in the U. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Science] -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: * * * Now is the time to act on 32 FDA transparency reforms, experts say in JAMA * In a Viewpoint published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Irene Ulrich, senior policy scientist at Center for Science in the Public Interest, and CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie identify persistent gaps in the agency's transparency practices, despite import more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 [Category: BizHospital] (TNSjou) -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Precision Radio Waves May Help Counter Brain Diseases * A new study found that precise application of radio waves can change the activity of brain cells in ways that could counter neurological conditions. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the work introduces a technique called Transcranial Radio Frequency more PR

MUNICH, Germany, March 18 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Hope for Preventing Stomach Cancer New Drug Candidate Extremely Effective Against H. pylori Bacterium  A significant step toward the potential prevention of stomach cancer: Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have increased the effectiveness of a standard antibiotic by a factor of 60 through targeted chemical modifications. In laboratory and animal studies, the new drug candi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Study in mice reveals how individual brain activity drives collective behavior People may think of survival as an individual act--every animal (and person) for themselves. But a new study (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-026-02224-0) from UCLA suggests that when it comes to facing hardship together, social groups may function more like a unified system than a collection of separate individual more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 19 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Pediatric visits can encourage parents to quit smoking UC health services researcher weighs in on strategy for Medscape By Michael Miller Medscape turned to a University of Cincinnati professor of human services for her opinion about a new study that suggests pediatric visits can help encourage parents to quit smoking. UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services Professor Ashley M more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * New study shows Honor's HEROES program at UTHealth Houston may significantly improve quality of life By Jeannette Sanche The community-based opioid treatment program Honor's HEROES at UTHealth Houston may significantly improve treatment retention and quality of life for people with opioid use disorder, even among those facing major barriers such as homelessness, lack of insur more PR