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Journals Medical Newsletter for 2026-04-01 ( 19 items )  
American Heart Association: Following 9 key steps for a lifetime of eating well can support heart health (10)
DALLAS, Texas, March 31 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Following 9 key steps for a lifetime of eating well can support heart health * Statement Highlights: * Sustaining lifelong healthy eating patterns may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic health issues, according to the latest updated dietary guidance offered in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. * The guidance em more PR

Book, News, and Journal Publishers Join with Authors in Amicus Brief in Support of Music Publishers in Concord v. Anthropic (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Book, News, and Journal Publishers Join with Authors in Amicus Brief in Support of Music Publishers in Concord v. Anthropic * On March 30, 2026, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), News/Media Alliance (N/MA), International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM), and Authors Guild (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in Co more PR

De Montfort University Research With International Partners Reveals How and Why Some Hip Implants Fail Over Time (10)
LEICESTER, England, March 31 (TNSjou) -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * DMU research with international partners reveals how and why some hip implants fail over time A scientist from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has contributed to international research that sheds new light on how and why some types of hip replacements fail, and offering valuable insights that could improve patient outcomes and implant design. Dr Fuad Khoshnaw, of DMU's School of Engineerin more PR

Efzimfotase Alfa Demonstrated Positive Results From Global Phase III Clinical Program in Hypophosphatasia (10)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 1 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated positive results from global Phase III clinical program in hypophosphatasia MULBERRY randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed efzimfotase alfa demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in bone health in treatment-naive pediatric patients CHESTNUT randomized, open-label, active-controlled trial demonstrated safe more PR

Environmental Working Group: Renowned Medical Journal Issues Scathing Report on Trump Rollbacks' Dire Health Toll (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Renowned medical journal issues scathing report on Trump rollbacks' dire health toll EWG: Weakening environmental, public health protections won't Make America Healthy Again * The health of millions of Americans will suffer, thanks to President Donald Trump's pursuit of the most aggressive assault on environmental and health safeguards in modern history, a peer-reviewed analysis by the p more PR

Eric Gerade Highlights Forward-Thinking Housing Solutions on NEREJ Panel (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, March 31 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Eric Gerade Highlights Forward-Thinking Housing Solutions on NEREJ Panel * Examining the intersection between New Hampshire's rapid biotech growth and the resulting housing affordability pressures, the New England Real Estate Journal brought together thought lea more PR

Indiana University Research Informs Federal Drug Safety Bill to Clearly Label Drugs With Manufacturing Details (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 1 -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * IU research informs federal drug safety bill to clearly label drugs with manufacturing details Research by an Indiana University faculty member is at the heart of new bipartisan legislation that would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require original manufacturer and supply chain information on prescription drug labels. George Ball, an associate professor of operations and decisions technolog more PR

Microaxial Flow Pump Does Not Improve Outcomes for High-Risk Heart Attack Patients Without Cardiogenic Shock (10)
NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Microaxial Flow Pump Does Not Improve Outcomes for High-Risk Heart Attack Patients Without Cardiogenic Shock * Using a microaxial flow pump prior to and during cardiac stenting procedures for patients with severe heart attacks who don't have cardiogenic shock does not significantly reduce heart damage. That is the major finding from the first clinical trial of its kind to analyze  more PR

Optica: Researchers demonstrate stable links for quantum networks over kilometers of noisy fiber (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers demonstrate stable links for quantum networks over kilometers of noisy fiber The advance is a key step toward fast, reliable quantum networks for distributed sensors and secure quantum communication Researchers have shown that a single photon carrying quantum information can travel through kilometers of noisy real-world fiber and arrive at the far end carryi more PR

Plastic Additives Tied to Millions of Preterm Births Worldwide (10)
NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Plastic Additives Tied to Millions of Preterm Births Worldwide * Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1.97 million preterm births in 2018 alone, or more than 8 percent of the world's total, a new analysis of population surveys shows. The chemical was also linked to more PR

ProPublica's Local Reporting Network Names Five New Partners (10)
NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica's Local Reporting Network Names Five New Partners * ProPublica has selected five new partner newsrooms and local journalists for its Local Reporting Network. The reporters are Luis Valentin of Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Jenna Carlesso of The Connecticut Mirror, Jacob Margolis of LAist, Paige Pfleger of WPLN  more PR

Research by Ochsner experts explores making behavioral health care more accessible (10)
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Research by Ochsner experts explores making behavioral health care more accessible * NEW ORLEANS - A study published this month in the American Journal of Managed Care explores how integrating behavioral health care into primary care can improve outcomes and be cost-effective for adults with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain who are on long-term opioid therapy. The car more PR

Researchers Identify the Most Common Recessive Neurodevelopmental Disorder Ever Discovered (10)
NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Researchers Identify the Most Common Recessive Neurodevelopmental Disorder Ever Discovered * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that appears to be the most prevalent ever discovered. The condition is caused by changes in a small noncoding gene called R more PR

Study Links Diabetes Distress to Blood Sugar Levels in Teens, With a Clear Target for Intervention (10)
MIAMI, Florida, March 31 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Study Links Diabetes Distress to Blood Sugar Levels in Teens, With a Clear Target for Intervention * A multi-year study involving University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers shows that diabetes-related emotional distress interferes with teens' self-management, driving higher blood sugar levels and revealing a clear target for intervention. University of Miami Miller  more PR

Supreme Court Allows Licensed Mental Health Practitioners to Traumatize Children (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Allows Licensed Mental Health Practitioners to Traumatize Children HRC President Kelley Robinson: "To undermine protections that keep kids and families safe from these abusive practices is shocking -and our children deserve better." This ruling undermines critical protections for youth in 23 States and the District of Columbia against so-called "conversion therapy," more PR

University of Michigan President Grasso Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by University of Michigan President Domenico Grasso from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about research security at the University of Michigan. My name is Dome more PR

USU Surgeon Highlights Breast Cancer Screening Challenges for Women with Dense Breast Tissue (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 31 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * USU Surgeon Highlights Breast Cancer Screening Challenges for Women with Dense Breast Tissue * An editorial published online March 30, 2026, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), titled "Breast Density Masking and the Need for Precision Screening," authored by Army Col. (Dr.) Danielle Holt, an associate professor of surgery at USU, examines how dense breast tissue-present i more PR

USU Surgeon Highlights Breast Cancer Screening Challenges for Women With Dense Breast Tissue (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Surgeon Highlights Breast Cancer Screening Challenges for Women with Dense Breast Tissue A new editorial by a Uniformed Services University (USU) faculty member calls attention to challenges in breast cancer screening that may disproportionately affect active duty women and have implications for military readiness. By Sharon Holland An editorial published online March 30,  more PR

Washington University School of Medicine: Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 31 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia * New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis adds to growing evidence that helping brain cells break down and eliminate their own cellular waste is a promising treatment strategy for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. In lab experiments, the resear more PR