AALTO, Finland, April 27 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Companies disclose more on cybersecurity - but markets remain indifferent U.S. companies are reporting on cybersecurity in greater detail, yet stock market reactions remain muted. A new study by the University of Vaasa and Aalto University shows that mandatory cybersecurity disclosure does not prompt reactions from investors or stock analysts. Instead, the main benefits appear to materialise within firms themselves. Mandatory cybersecurity disclos more PR

ANDERSON, South Carolina, April 27 -- Anderson University issued the following news release: * * * History Professor's Book Exploring Civil War Medicine Gaining Attention Since Dr. Lindsay Privette's book The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War was released this past September, it has been gaining attention in history circles. New Books Network interviewed Dr. Privette about her book April 4. Dr. Privette is a professor in the Department of History and Political Science of the Anderson Univer more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * As heart, kidney and metabolic health worsen, cancer risk may rise * Research Highlights: * Researchers studied the link between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM syndrome) and risk of cancer. CKM syndrome refers to several connected health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, obesity and diabetes. * They compared people with no risk factors for CKM syndrome to those with early- and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSjou) -- American University faculty and students are leading global environmental research efforts ranging from urban river restoration to Arctic food web preservation. The university community operates a carbon-neutral campus while the Department of Environmental Science addresses climate resilience through ecosystems research in rivers and coastal lagoons. Professor Steve MacAvoy and his students found that BPA may remain in the environment longer than expected. MacAvoy detected the chemical in surface sediments of t more PR

LONDON, England, April 28 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Bepirovirsen accepted for priority review and granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the US FDA * Regulatory application supported by phase III B-Well trials demonstrating statistically significant and clinically meaningful functional cure rates in chronic hepatitis B * Breakthrough Therapy Designation added to Fast Track Designation, recognising potential for substantial improvement over  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Best snapshots yet of DNA repair protein relevant to BRCA mutations * Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a finding that could reveal ways to inhibit the effects of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations that heighten the risk for breast, ovarian and other cancers. Previous research has shown that a protein in humans called RAD52 performs DNA repair in cancer cells lacking the tumor-sup more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Seven Centenary University students earned scholarships to support scientific inquiry following their participation in the Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey Undergraduate Research Symposium. The annual event, held by an organization representing 13 nonprofit, private institutions in New Jersey, requires students to test innovative concepts and defend their results to judges. Centenary University Assistant Professor of Biology Yeon Lang Cha oversaw the student preparations and noted that the institution more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Class Acts: Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza * WashU Law students Beverly Lobo and Jaden Lanza are conducting a large-scale empirical research project that sits at the intersection of law and data science and could affect imprisonment in America. Their work focuses on certificates of appealability in habeas corpus cases -an often-overlooked but critical step that determines whether a prisoner can appeal a denied petition for their release. By  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Common claim that most transgender youth renounce that identity is not supported by statistics, VCU research finds The argument that studies show transgender youth desist from that identity on average has been used to support anti-gender-affirming care legislation nationwide. By Madeline Reinsel The frequently cited claim that 60% to 90% of transgender and gender-diverse children and young adults ultimately identify as cisgender - or  more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Study Uncovers Why Pedestrian Deaths Continue to Rise in the U.S. Study Snapshot: Vision Zero is based on a simple but ambitious goal: no one should be killed or seriously injured in the transportation system. Yet in the United States, progress has stalled, with roughly 40,000 traffic deaths each year since 2000. While overall fatalities have remained flat, pedestrian and bicyclist more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Engineer Who Taught Cells to Behave * On paper, Bernhard Palsson builds computer models. In practice, he builds a playbook to make living systems predictable enough to design and harness them for specific uses. His work bridges the industrial and the medical -from using microbes as chemical factories to predicting how pathogens will respond to antibiotics. Most people encounter the ripple effects of his work without realizi more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, April 27 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * How Bacteria Circumvent Plants' Immune System * Bacteria deactivate the protein synthesis of host cells to hamper immune reactions. This insight could aid in the development of more resistant plants. How are bacterial pathogens able to effectively overcome plants defense mechanisms? Researchers working with Professor Suayb Ustun at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have found a surprising answer to this question: The pathogens seize tiny compartm more PR

UNION, New Jersey, April 27 -- Kean University issued the following news release: * * * Kean Researcher Expands Access to STEM Education Kean University Associate Professor Matthew Niepielko, Ph.D., is advancing a model for the integration of education, scientific training and community engagement.  Through New Jersey's Research Alliance for Inclusive STEM Education (NJ-RAISE) program, an initiative he designed to broaden access to STEM education and research opportunities, Niepielko is creating pathways for students from all backgrounds t more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T student selected for national engineering educators program Darya Pirmohammadi, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected for a national professional development program designed to prepare future engineering educators. Pirmohammadi, of Iran, will attend the 2026 Emerging Engineering Educators (EMEE) workshop this summer -part of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)'s Engine more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 28 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New NCFR Journal Articles Available Online Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: FR April 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413729/2026/75/2): Features research on parenting and development, family r more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Stratospheric nanoparticles' surprising abundance is a game changer Another discovery from NOAA's high-altitude research A previously unrecognized but widespread class of ultrafine aerosol particles high in Earth's atmosphere identified by researchers with NOAA's Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL) has revealed a significant gap in scientists' understanding of a key region in the atmosphere. The tiny particles  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * To spread ideas farther, break connections Theoretical physics helps explain how strong connections create loops to trap ideas * Scientists built a new theoretical model that learns from interactions * Model revealed that strong connections can lead to feedback loops and echo chambers * Findings extend to diverse spreading systems, from social ideas to infections to animal behavior to neural signals * Sticking with the same people m more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Penn announces nine 2026 Thouron Scholars * Nine University of Pennsylvania affiliates-six fourth-years and three recent graduates-have each received a 2026 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Each Thouron Scholar receives tuition for as long as two years, as well as travel and living stipends. Penn's 2026 Thouron Scholars are Tristen Brisky, Charissa Howard, Jean Kim, Griffin Pitt, Andrew Schmidt, and Sriya  more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, April 27 (TNSjou) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU researchers use new bacteria to create sustainable bio-products A quick stop for an iced coffee and a breakfast sandwich on the morning commute, grabbing cutlery from the breakroom during lunch, or picking up a soda to wash down dinner. Our mostly thoughtless consumption of single-use plastic is a growing problem, inundating landfills and potentially harming our bodies. A team of researchers at Southern Illinois University Ca more PR

DAVIS, California, April 27 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Stop-and-Go Science: Researchers Pivot to Try to Salvage Important Work * Conducting environmental science in a time of rapid climate change can be like a game of Whac-a-Mole. Just as you get close, the focus moves, burns, melts or disappears. Sometimes the culprit is a natural disaster: Wildfire burns a study site. Disease infects a coral reef. A global pandemic stops a field season, or two. Other times, the problem is human-centered: Equip more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 27 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on lipid asymmetry in cell membranes * The images show a cell membrane under stress. The red regions show more ordered, gel-like regions, while another the blue show more fluid, less ordered regions. Credit: University at Buffalo. Cells tune membrane properties to regulate communication, transport and other duties By Cory Nealon In cell biology, the membrane is made of two layers of lipids tha more PR

MERCED, California, April 27 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * UC Merced Student Makes Campus History with Goldwater Scholarship * Avinav Biswas, a third-year undergraduate majoring in biological sciences at UC Merced, has been named a 2026 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, becoming the university's first recipient of one of the nation's most prestigious undergraduate awards for students pursuing research careers in science, engineering and mathematics. The scholarship provides $7,500 annually to support tu more PR

IRVINE, California, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * 'Forever chemicals' may be linked to childhood leukemia UC Irvine-led study suggests early-life PFAS exposure increases cancer risk * UC Irvine-led study found that exposure to previously unknown PFAS chemicals was associated with a higher risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. * Researchers analyzed blood samples from 125 newborn children with leukemia and 219 without cancer in Los A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSjou) -- University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication researchers find that U.S. college students generally oppose punishing objectionable speech unless it is perceived as highly harmful. The research, involving a nationally representative sample of 3,065 students, shows that support for disciplinary action depends heavily on the severity of the statement and the identity of the targeted group. Guy Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, and Yphtach Lelkes, associate  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * Think you're allergic to penicillin? Think again By Jane Kelly, jak4g@virginia.edu Imagine you can't benefit from one of the most life-saving medical discoveries in history. Popular Science estimates penicillin, discovered in 1928, has saved more than 500 million lives. That was University of Virginia postdoctoral student Gabby Wynn's life for about 20 years. As a girl, "less than 10 years old," she said she developed an in more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2026, by Tom Gresham with Tara Nikzad Joolhar, a student majoring in science and philosophy major: * * * How I found my research: Tara Nikzad Joolhar loves both the challenges and surprises she finds in the lab Joolhar, a science and philosophy major at VCU, will graduate this spring at the age of 20. A career in medicine is in her sights next. * How I found my research is an occasional series featuring VCU students sharing their journeys more PR