PULLMAN, Washington, March 20 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Carefully controlled atoms make renewables more viable for plastics and fuels production A catalyst developed by a Washington State University research team efficiently converts abundant, renewable ethanol into valuable molecules needed for production of plastics, fuels, and everyday products. The advance could someday make it easier to use renewables rather than petrochemicals to make comm more PR

HONG KONG, March 19 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Study Uncovers Mineral "Sink" that Reduced Phosphorus in Early Oceans, Potentially Delaying Earth's Oxygen Rise * Scientists have long sought to explain a key mismatch in Earth's early history: oxygen-producing photosynthesis evolved hundreds of millions of years before atmospheric oxygen began to rise during the Great Oxidation Event. This delay has been linked to limited phosphorus-a nutrient es more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics * FINDINGS Researchers at UCLA have discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with enormous potential for next-generation electronics. A longstanding challenge has been the metal-perovskite interface, where el more PR

MIAMI, Florida, March 19 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Miller School of Medicine Researchers Build Real-World Model of Alzheimer's Risk * A new research platform integrates health records, social data and analytics to reveal how chronic conditions shape Alzheimer's disease risk and progression. As Alzheimer's disease and related dementias continue to rise alongside an aging population, researchers are confronting a central challenge.  more PR

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, March 20 -- Georgia College issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * Molecular biologist earns GCSU's first prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award By Amanda Respess Dr. Arnab Sengupta, assistant professor of cell and molecular biology, has been named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, placing him among only 24 chemistry, physics and astronomy scholars across the United States and Canada to earn this distinction. Sengu more PR

DALLAS, Texas, March 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * More activity and less sitting may reduce risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy * Research Highlights : * In a study including nearly 500 pregnant women in three U.S. cities from 2020-2025, sedentary behavior, sleep and physical activity across a 7-day, 24-hour timeframe during each trimester were measured. The amount of time spent sitting and doing light physic more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Electric Cars Can Make Power Grids More Reliable (and Earn Owners Money) - So Why Aren't We Doing That? Matt Shipman Electric vehicles (EVs) can effectively serve as mobile batteries that provide energy to the power grid when not being driven, improving the reliability of the grid, serving as a source of backup power and potentially reducing energy and EV ownership costs. S more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 18 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years * CORVALLIS, Ore. -New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed over the last 3 million years. The findings, published this week in two papers i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * Must Read: ProPublica: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues Reaction from Kayla Hancock, Director of Protect Our Care's Public Health Project: "Anti-vax kingpin RFK Jr. has created a perfect storm for multiple preventable diseases to return with a very costly and deadly vengeance against our kids." Key Excerpts from ProPublica's reporting: The U.S. government took more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Engineers Devise a Way to Prevent Manufacturing Shutdowns During Cyberattacks By Amy Wagner A professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and a team of Rutgers students are proposing a means to defend manufacturers from cyberattacks - and ensure the uninterrupted production of mission-critical national security and infrastructure parts. Rajiv Malhotra, an associate professor in the Rutgers Schoo more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 20 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Scientists "turbocharge" immune cells to attack prostate cancer Advance could lead to safer, more effective T cell therapies for prostate cancer and other solid tumors * UCLA and Stanford Medicine researchers, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Utah and Columbia University, have engineered a new class of supercharged T cells that are stronger, longer-lasting, and more  more PR

ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, March 20 (TNSjou) -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release: * * * Wolters Kluwer expands access to American Heart Association's leading cardiovascular research Wolters Kluwer has published American Heart Association journals since 1988 * As the demand for quality, evidence-based medical research content continues to grow, Wolters Kluwer Health has renewed an more PR