WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 19 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * BAXFENDY approved in the US as the first and only aldosterone synthase inhibitor treatment for adults with hypertension Approval based on BaxHTN Phase III results showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension BAXFENDY 2mg lowered systolic blood pressure by 15.7 mmHg (9.8 mmHg placebo- adjusted) from baseline in BaxHTN t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 19 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following statement on May 18, 2026: * * * Study Traces How Stress Hormones Disrupt the Gut -- Points to New Target for Treating IBS We've all experienced it: stress affects every system in the body, including -- sometimes especially including -- the gut. The stomach tightens. Digestion slows. Processes that usually run quietly in the background begin clamoring for attention. For some people, these symptoms resolve quickly. For others -- particularly pe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL & MERKLEY LEAD GROUP OF 10 SENATORS IN DEMANDING FDA REVERSE DANGEROUS AUTHORIZATION OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES * Recent FDA authorization of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes enables & encourages youth tobacco use Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a group of ten senators in calling on Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kyle Diamantas to rescind FDA's recent decision more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Merkley Lead of 10 Senators in Demanding FDA Reverse Dangerous Authorization of Flavored E-Cigarettes * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a group of ten senators in calling on Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kyle Diamantas to rescind FDA's recent decision to authorize flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to children. By authorizing fruit  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following transcript of a podcast involving moderator Benjamin Haynes and incident manager Satish Pillai: * * * Transcript - Update on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, 5/18/2026 Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. 00:01:08 Operator Good afternoon; thank you for all standing by. For this portion of today's call, all listeners are in a listen only mode un more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Commencement 2026: Pomp and circumstance aplenty as URI celebrates achievements of 4,000-plus graduates * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 18, 2026 - Standing center stage in a packed Ryan Center, Marc Randolph drew on lessons from high school baseball and co-founding Netflix to deliver one clear message to University of Rhode Island graduates: success isn't about perfect plans-it's about showing up, adapting when luck arrives, and defining what truly matt more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, May 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Even after adopting cattle, early herders kept hunting and gathering * The first pastoralists in eastern Africa didn't suddenly switch to a diet centered only on cows, sheep and goats. Instead, they kept eating a wide mix of foods -fish, wild animals and plants -alongside livestock for at least 1,000 years. That's the key finding from new University of British Columbia-led research, with Rice University as a key contributor, published in the journal Proceed more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 18 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * From coastal challenge to sustainable opportunity: FSU researchers find new value in pelagic sargassum * Each year, massive mats of pelagic sargassum drift across the Atlantic Ocean and wash ashore along coastlines from West Africa to the Florida Gulf. What begins at sea as a floating habitat for marine life quickly becomes a serious problem once it reaches land, smothering beaches, disrupting ecosystems and generating the familiar smell of rotten eggs more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Global collaboration on Kawasaki disease key to reducing risk of serious heart conditions * International collaboration in research, diagnosis and care is critical to reducing the risk of serious heart conditions for children with Kawasaki disease worldwide, according to a new science advisory published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Asso more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 18 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Hope can inspire climate creativity for action according to new study * A new study has shown that messages of hope can be effective in promoting creative problem-solving around sustainability. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology developed a new measure of climate creativity that indicates that positive emotions have a different effect to negative emotions in promoting problem solving in undertaking climate act more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, May 14 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * IU researcher helps solve mystery of clockwork-like earthquake system deep beneath the Pacific IU seismologist Jianhua Gong has helped solve a 30-year mystery about why certain underwater faults produce large earthquakes like clockwork, and what's actually stopping them from getting even bigger. * Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean about 1,000 miles off the coast of Ecuador, a fault line on the seafloor has been generating magnitude 6 earthquak more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 19 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news on May 18, 2026: * * * June JMF Issue Out Now, Plus More New NCFR Journal Research 4 New Early-View Articles Also Published May 10-17 * * * 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: NEW: JMF June 2026 issue (https://onlinelibr more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 18 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, May 2026 * It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. Have something to share? Submit by June 20 for the next edition. Self-nominations are encouraged. Learn more about how to su more PR

LONDON, England, May 18 -- The British Cabinet Office issued the following news: * * * Largest ever UK business delegation to the US launches Greater Together Los Angeles * * Following King Charles's historic address to Congress, the UK Government's GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign is holding a major expo in Los Angeles, California, from 18th - 22nd May, 2026. * 250+ of the UK's financial, tech and cultural leaders are heading to LA to drive growth and transatlantic cooperation * The event, jointly led by Culture Secretary,  more PR

LONDON, England, May 19 -- The British Department for Business and Trade issued the following news release: * * * Largest ever UK business delegation to the US launches Greater Together Los Angeles From: Cabinet Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Business and Trade, Blair McDougall MP and The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP The Secretary of State for Culture, Lisa Nandy and Minister for Economic Transformation, Blair McDougall, will today lead a delegation of 250+ strong business and cultural leaders to the US to drive eco more PR

LONDON, England, May 19 -- The British Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued the following news release: * * * Largest ever UK business delegation to the US launches Greater Together Los Angeles From: Cabinet Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Business and Trade, Blair McDougall MP and The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP The Secretary of State for Culture, Lisa Nandy and Minister for Economic Transformation, Blair McDougall, will today lead a delegation of 250+ strong business and cultural leaders to the US to dri more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, May 19 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Former Congressman Charlie Dent M'93 Tells Graduates 'You Can and You Will Make a Difference' Dent delivered the address at the 2026 Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony during Lehigh's 158th Spring Commencement Weekend. * Charles W. Dent M'93, vice president of the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Congressional Program, told graduates during Lehigh's 2026 Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony that although they ar more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, May 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri governor to host artificial intelligence and data center forum at Missouri S&T * Gov. Mike Kehoe convenes state leaders, industry experts and researchers to chart Missouri's technological future As the national conversation on artificial intelligence and data centers continues to impact communities in Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe is bringing together state leaders, industry experts, researchers and other stakeholders at Missour more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Nationwide Trial: Whole Blood and Components Equally Effective in Prehospital Trauma Care Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use in treating patients with severe, traumatic bleeding before arriving at the hospital, according to a large, nationwide trial directed by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC clinicians and scientists.  more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, May 19 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * NCGA: Africa Holds Opportunity for American Agriculture Author: Bryan Goodman The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 12 national agricultural associations, is encouraging the Trump administration to remove barriers to biotech products, including corn, so that American exporters can access markets in Africa. The move comes as the U.S. Trade Representative sought public comments on modernizing and extending the African  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, May 18 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Neag School Researchers Honored with AERA Awards * Three Neag School of Education faculty received awards at this year's American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Kathleen Lynch is the Out-of-School Time Special Interest Group Scholar Award winner, while Kylie Anglin and Alexandra Freidus were recognized as outstanding reviewers for two AERA-affiliated journals. Since 2009, the Out-of-School Time Special Inte more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Admin. Green-Lighting Fruit-Flavored Vapes is Hazardous to Children's Health * WASHINGTON, DC - In a major gift to the vaping industry, President Donald Trump is taking steps to make vaping more attractive and appealing to underage users. The marketing and sale of fruit-flavored vaping products means more children are likely to get addicted to nicotine delivery systems that are bad for their health, can impair brain development and har more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, May 18 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * School of Social Work Faculty Honored for Teaching Innovation * Social work asks people to stay present in the most complex and challenging moments. That requires more than knowledge or technical skill-it calls for the capacity to stay grounded, connected, and responsive in the face of pain, conflict, and uncertainty. At the UConn School of Social Work, Associate Professor Caitlin Elsaesser helps students cultivate that capacity through the contemp more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 18 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Seton Hall Graduates 2,325 of the Class of 2026 * Seton Hall University celebrated its 170th Baccalaureate Commencement on Monday, May 18, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, with the keynote delivered by best-selling author Arthur Brooks, Ph.D., professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School. The University conferred baccalaureate degrees on 1,451 students, including 770 graduating with honors. An additional 874 more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 19 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * SUNY Poly's Sustainable Aerospace Energy Center Advances Aviation Sustainability and Space Innovation SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Sustainable Aerospace Energy Center (SAEC) is gaining growing national and international recognition through a series of new publications, conference presentations, and collaborative research initiatives focused on the future of sustainable aviation and aerospace systems. Led by Principal  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 18 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell's Katherine McDonald Honored by National Disability Organization The public health professor and University's associate vice president for research has been recognized by the nation's leading organization in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. * Katherine McDonald, professor of public health in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and associate vice president for research for Syracuse University, has been honored more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 18 (TNSjou) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Study Links Virus Genetic Variations in Wastewater to Community Transmission Published in Science, the findings from University researchers could transform how public health officials could monitor and detect a host of communicable diseases. Cort Ruddy New research in the journal Science by Maxwell postdoctoral scholar Dustin Hill, Professor of Public Health Dave Larsen and a team of researchers has found a strong connection between the prevalence o more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 18 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * The brain behind the words, understanding developmental language disorder and sensory processing * Language development and sensory processing skills are closely related. According to an article on Brain Behavior, children who have problems with language development tend to experience challenges with motor and auditory processes. This offers an opportunity to explore how language development plays a larger role in sensory health, an more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 18 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Trustees Approve New Faculty and Academic Programs, Celebrate Graduates * by Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of Public Relations The Cedarville University Board of Trustees met Friday, May 1, approving 14 new faculty appointments, adopting updated curriculum offerings designed to meet workforce demands and conferring 1,167 degrees at commencement. Cedarville's 130th commencement took place Saturday, May 2, with the university awarding 980 undergradu more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * HCI team reveals new signal pathway in cells that could advance cancer research A clearer map of "Hedgehog" pathway may help scientists design more precise therapies and understand why some treatments stop working. * Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers have uncovered a previously unrecognized molecular mechanism by which cells send signals to one another--insight that could help researchers better understand how cancers form and, over more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 18 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Worker bumble bees help determine which baby bee will become queen * Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns supreme may be less monarchal than the royal title suggests.  The study, published in the journal Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, explored why some bumble bee larvae become workers and others become queens, despite c more PR