MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 18 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Type 1 diabetes associated with higher risk of dementia Highlights: * Type 1 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of dementia. * This study shows an association and does not prove that diabetes causes dementia. * Type 1 diabetes is rare, accounting for about 5% of diabetes cases. * People with type 1 diabetes were nearly three times as likely to develop dementia  more PR

DOVER, Delaware, March 25 -- Delaware State University issued the following news: * * * University announces Commencement keynote speakers The University will hold its 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, on Friday, May 15, on its main campus in Dover. Nearly 1,000 graduates are expected to grace the Commencement stage and receive their degrees. The morning Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held outdoors (weather permitting) at more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 25 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Now you see it, now you don't: Material can transition between quantum states Extracting and restoring potassium from layers of nickel and sulfur enables switching between two electronic states The switchable material offers potential functionality for devices such as transistors and sensors. * A team of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy's more PR

LONDON, England, March 24 [Category: Arts/Cultural] (TNSrpt) -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Government drops plans to introduce copyright exception for AI training * The UK Government has said it will not introduce any reforms to copyright law following lengthy consultation with the creative industries and AI developers. It originally proposed introducing a data mining exception with opt-out and transparency measures that would allow AI developers to train mode more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Low-cost sensor system could warn farmers of salt stress in plants Soil salinity is a critical concern in agriculture when excessive soluble salts restrict a plant's water uptake, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, hindering crop growth and reducing yields on roughly 30% of U.S. irrigated land. Caused by irrigation, poor drainage or saltwater intrusion, soil salinity impacts more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 24 -- Mercer University posted the following news wrap up: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | April 2026 * College of Education Dr. Karyn Allee, associate professor of elementary education, with Dr. Amanda Seccia of Nazareth University and Ph.D. candidate Katie Wooten, co-authored the paper " Identity mediation in doctoral education: Extending a situated framework of scholarly identity," published in the Journal of Education. Dr. Rob Helfenbein, professor of curri more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Chinnaiyan receives International Harrington Prize 2026 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine recognizes pioneering work in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment * Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded the 13th annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, recognizing his groundbreaking identification of a gene  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, March 24 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * All herbivores, great and small, needed to maintain health of endangered grassy woodlands A new QUT-led study has found both grazing mammals and plant-eating insects together play a major role in maintaining the health of Australia's endangered grassy woodlands. * Grazing mammals and plant-eating insects contribute to maintaining the dominance of a key native grass species * T more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48605) on March 23, 2026, entitled "Safety Considerations for Automated Passenger Vehicles" by transportation policy analyst Naseeb A. Souweidane. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Automated vehicle technologies offer a range of driver support functions that some stakeholders assert may improve traffic safety. These technologies vary in their capabilities and current stages of development. S more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Supermassive black holes are growing slower because they have less to consume Astronomers have an answer for a long-running mystery in astrophysics: Why are supermassive black holes today growing slower than in the past? A team of astronomers, led by Penn State researchers, used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other X-ray telescopes to find that supermassive black holes are unable t more PR

LONDON, England, March 20 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Pain relief could be more effective at certain times of day Time plays a key role in our perception of pain and administering pain relief and medication for chronic pain-related depression may be more effective at certain times of day, UCL and University of Toronto researchers say. In an article published in Science, the researchers commented on two new, separate studies by two different team more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Processed foods may be fueling the rise in binge eating When people binge eat, it's rarely broccoli or apples on the menu. Instead, foods like cake, cookies, ice cream and chocolate consistently show up--and a new University of Michigan study suggests that's no coincidence. An analysis of more than four decades of research reveals that highly processed foods are not just common in binge-eati more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Dancing to invisible choreography, quantum computers can balance the noise When it comes to error sensitivity, quantum computers are huge divas. Virginia Tech physicists devised a technique that draws on hidden quantum geometry to simplify the problem. By Kelly Izlar Large-scale quantum computers are waiting in the wings. One of the main reasons we don't have them yet is because quantum hardware is so more PR