WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 20 -- 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 tria more PR

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The City University of New York issued the following news: * * * CUNY Celebrates Class of 2026 Graduates Across 28 Commencement Ceremonies Speakers and Honorees Include Actress Jane Fonda, Historian Louise Mirrer, Philanthropic Leader Elizabeth Alexander, Former Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, Lawyer Maya Wiley, Deputy Mayor Helen Arteaga and Astrophysicist David N. Spergel * The City University of New York will honor the Class of 2026 beginning this week with 28 commencement ceremonies held across New York City. Graduates  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Demand FDA Reverse Dangerous Authorization Of Flavored E-Cigarettes Recent FDA authorization of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes enables & encourages youth tobacco use  * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with six of their Senate colleagues, in calling on Acting Commissioner of the Food and Dru more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, May 19 -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * Fear silences women politicians in public debate * Women politicians are significantly more likely than their male colleagues to refrain from speaking out in public for fear of threats or harassment - particularly on issues relating to migration and gender equality. Politicians with an immigrant background are also more likely to avoid making public statements. This is shown by a study based on 43,000 responses from Swedish politicians in both the Riksdag more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 19 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU chemists use sea sponge bacteria to create new molecules for drug discovery * Florida State University chemists have synthesized new molecules derived from bacteria found in a Pacific Ocean sea sponge, a breakthrough for the future of drug development, particularly for rare forms of cancer. "Around 50 percent of approved drugs are either natural products or derivatives of natural products," said Zackary Firestone, a fourth-year doctoral student i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 20 (TNSjou) -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * SoReMo Puts Student Research into Action The SoReMo Initiative at Illinois Tech invited 11 student fellows to conduct six semester-long research projects during the 2025-26 academic year by using data science to solve real-world problems in public spaces, optimization, and public policy. SoReMo allows Illinois Tech students to apply their technical knowhow to unlock burdens to exploring their passions by directing their own re more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * In the Digital Health Era, Can We Do Better Than a Consent Form? * This commentary by Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS, a professor at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and an affiliate of both the Design Lab and Qualcomm Institute, with decades of experience conducting empirical research on digital health research ethics, argues that we need to rethink informed consent in the digital hea more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 19 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Lynne Cossman selected as provost for UMass Lowell * Lynne Cossman, dean of the College for Health, Community and Policy, has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, effective Aug. 1. "As founding dean, Lynne Cossman embraced and championed the vision of the College for Health, Community and Policy -to better prepare students for careers in modern healthcare settings more PR

LONDON, England, May 18 -- SOAS, University of London posted the following news: * * * Major funding boost for Taiwan Studies * SOAS has been awarded a major grant from Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council ( NSTC ) to strengthen our world leading Taiwan Studies programme. The new initiative, the NSTC Taiwan Studies Project, will provide new scholarship opportunities, a visiting scholar programme and funding for students to attend conferences and conduct research fieldwork in Taiwan. SOAS offers an unrivalled programme of Tai more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2026 Health Journalism Fellows * AHCJ is excited to announce the 2026 Health Journalism fellows. This group is a dynamic and diverse mix of passionate and dedicated journalists committed to illuminating the complexities of health care in today's world. This year, more than 60 fellows will receive registration, travel support and lodging to attend Health Journalism 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn., May 27-30. Wit more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Your gut is home to an entire ecosystem, and scientists are finding new residents A new gut bacteria identified and named by U-M researchers Written by Kara Headley, Communications Specialist for the Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, and Microbiology & Immunology. Kara graduated with her Masters in Strategic Communication from MS more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Nondestructive Testing Paves Way for Genetic Analysis of Historical Parchments Researchers have demonstrated a nondestructive way to collect cellular material from historical parchment manuscripts, allowing them to conduct genetic analyses that offer new insights into everything from trade routes to agricultural practices dating back 1,300 years - without harming the valuable manuscripts. Parchment is made from animal skins a more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Teaching with Food Boosts Preschoolers' Science Knowledge and Vocabulary Using food in the classroom can help preschoolers learn more about science and increase their vocabulary skills, according to new research from North Carolina State University and East Carolina University. It also might get preschoolers to taste, or at least touch, the green vegetables on their dinner plates. Food-based learning is defined as the use of more PR

WACO, Texas, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * National Cancer Research Month: Baylor Researchers at Forefront of New Discoveries Novel approaches could provide effective cancer therapies for some of the most aggressive cancers By Lori Fogleman, Media & Public Relations May is National Cancer Research Month, which highlights the importance of lifesaving research to the millions of people around the world affected by cancer. Thanks to spectacular advances made by cancer researchers, approximately 18.6 mil more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * New smart technology in a wearable wristband may detect cardiac arrest * Research Highlights: * A small study of adults in the Netherlands found that a smart technology-based wristband may accurately detect cardiac arrest during routine medical procedures. * The research focused on data from 49 adults with abnormal heart rhythms who had a medical procedure in which a life-threatening heart rhythm was briefly induced. * more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 19 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Outstanding members of W&M community honored at Commencement * Several awards are presented annually to graduates, staff and faculty members during the William & Mary Commencement ceremony. Below is a list of the awards that were presented during this year's ceremony on May 15. - Ed. * The Lord Botetourt Medal * James Frederic Carr Memorial Cup * Sullivan Awards * Graves Award * Thatcher Prize for Excellence Lord Botetourt Medal The Lord B more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 20 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * New Research by Dr. Juan-Felipe Henao Explores Reducing Energy Poverty Through Biomass SUNY Poly's Juan-Felipe Henao, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management Science, has co-authored new research in Energy Policy, a world-leading journal in the field. The paper, "From Diesel to Biomass: A Strategic Policy Shift for Reducing Energy Poverty in Off-Grid Colombia," was written with Dr. Carlos A. Diaz Gonzalez of Universid more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study shows comprehension intervention, working memory predict math achievement in English learners * LAWRENCE -When a class is assigned to solve a math problem about a baker making cookies in the morning, selling them throughout the day, baking more and determining how many are left at the end of the day, the students are not just deploying math, but reading skills as well. And many students are reading in a second language. New research from the Univer more PR