WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on June 18, 2026: * * * At a Closed Rural Hospital, Keisha Lance Bottoms Kicks Off General Election Focused on Expanding Health Care in Georgia Yesterday outside of a shuttered rural hospital in Commerce, Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms launched the general election by talking about the importance of expanding access to health care across the state. As one of the only states to not expand Medicaid, families across Georgia are facing a health care crisis that  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, posted the following news: * * * FAMU Professor Named Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Will Research AI in Psychology at Czech University * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Florida A&M University (FAMU) psychology professor Huijun Li, Ph.D., has been named a 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, one of the most competitive and prestigious academic exchange designations in the United States. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is administered by the U.S. De more PR

BUFFALO, New York, June 18 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Gene tied to energy production in brain could lead to new treatment for cognitive disorders The gene NPAS3 controls how brain support cells, or astrocytes, generate energy in their mitochondria (shown here). This energy production is necessary for normal thinking, learning and memory. UB researchers' findings published in Science Advances journal By Laurie Kaiser Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and B more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, June 19 -- The University of Newcastle posted the following news: * * * Global clinical trial reveals safest, most effective antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections * A landmark international clinical trial has identified the optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections, a breakthrough that is set to reshape treatment for the life-threatening condition. The SNAP Trial found that the standard antibiotic, flucloxacillin, should no longer be the drug of choice to treat the infection, revealing more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments * Today Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions. Governor Stein has appointed the following to the Historic Hillsborough Commission: * Kathryn Marie Senner of Durham County as an at-large member. Senner serves as president of the Hillsborough Elementary School Parent Teacher Association and volunteers as program planning co-chair for the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following commentary on June 17, 2026, by Ariane Gottlieb, program coordinator in the John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative: * * * Blog: Ten Years Held Hostage: The Story of Ahmadreza Djalali Ahmadreza Djalali only intended to leave Sweden for two weeks. Traveling to Tehran for a business conference, he assured his friends that he would be safe. Ten years later, Ahmadreza sits in prison in Iran, awaiting execution for a crime he did not commit. Apri more PR

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release: * * * Menopausal Women Taking Hormones More Likely to Have Overall Healthier Lifestyles New large-scale study identifies patterns of dietary intake, physical activity, and sleep across menopause and hormone therapy groups - CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Menopause more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * New lidar system maps location, speed and material properties in a single measurement Technology expands lidar sensing beyond distance and motion, opening new possibilities for robotics, autonomous driving and remote sensing - Researchers have developed a new kind of lidar system that simultaneously measures the location, speed and material properties of objects in a scene. This type of information could be useful for  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 19 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Paid paternal leave linked to better mental health outcomes for dads 'Paternal leave is not just a workplace benefit, it's a public health issue' * Dads who took unpaid leave were 58% more likely to report anxiety symptoms compared with dads who took paid leave * Those who wanted to take leave but couldn't were more likely to experience symptoms of both depression, anxiety * Most commonly cited obstacle to taking leave was a financial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers unlock scalable control of quantum light signals New approach could enable precise manipulation of information carried in different frequencies of light, supporting highly parallel processing on photonic chips - Researchers have discovered a new, highly scalable way to control quantum information carried in different frequencies, or wavelengths, of light. The advance brings frequency-domain quantum informat more PR

NORWICH, England, June 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Smell loss as devastating as Parkinson's and stroke University of East Anglia research reveals that smell loss can affect quality of life as severely as conditions including diabetes, stroke, Parkinson's, and kidney failure. For millions of people, the ability to smell a morning coffee or taste a home cooked meal is something they barely think about. But a new study shows that when those senses disappear, life can quickly become bleak - wit more PR