UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 'Food noise' discussion on social media helps define the term * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -With the rise of weight loss drugs such as GLP-1 medications in recent years, the phrase "food noise" has taken off, particularly in conversations about health and wellness on social media. While thinking about food during the day is normal, food noise is often used to describe endless, looping thoughts about eating that are hard to ignore. Yet, there's more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Ryan Bangert, senior vice president for strategic initiatives at the Alliance Defending Freedom, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II": * * * Dear Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee: Alliance Defending Freedom is one of the nation's most successful Supreme Court advocates, with 18 wins since 2011 and two more decisions pending. We work in the courts and with  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Does drinking juice, soda during childhood increase the risk of high blood pressure? * Research Highlights: * In a study that spanned 25 years, people who drank more sugary beverages and fruit juice beginning in childhood had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those drinking less. * Substituting one serving per day of sugary beverages with whole fruit, milk or water was associated with a lower ris more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, June 22 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Keele and Nottingham develop new "emotionally aware" AI-based model for classifying mental health conditions * Researchers have developed a new "emotionally aware" AI-based model for classifying mental health conditions, which could help clinicians to better diagnose mental health conditions for patients. The Emo-MHC model uses machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques to analyse text from sources like doctors' notes, social media posts, and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act": * * * I. Introduction Good morning, Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Curtis LeGeyt, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). NA more PR

TAMPA, Florida, June 22 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * New USF study reveals the hidden toll of financial sextortion on teenage boys and men * By Joey Garcia, University Communications and Marketing It often starts by sending a private image through text or a social media platform, and then suddenly, it turns into threats of exposure and demand for payment. Such is the rising case that many young men and teenage boys are facing with financial sextortion, one of the fastest-growing forms of online explo more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 23 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Confronts Ajinomoto Execs Over Deadly Animal Tests at Shareholder Meeting Tokyo - Animal defenders converged outside the annual meeting of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.--the world's largest manufacturer of monosodium glutamate (MSG)--on Friday, holding a larger-than-life image of a panicked mouse struggling inside an Ajinomoto ramen bowl and urging the company's executives to ban cruel tests on animals. Video footage and images of th more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 22 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue engineers test, validate novel method to improve pharmaceutical R&D * A patent-pending innovation created and validated in Purdue University's College of Engineering could strengthen pharmaceutical research and development in the areas of batch verification, encapsulation efficiency screening and regulatory compliance workflows.  Mechanical engineering professor Arezoo Ardekani and her doctoral student Kaeul Lim have leveraged hyperspectr more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute posted the following news release: * * * A quantum mechanics approach to artificial intelligence can improve cancer outcomes For a child diagnosed with neuroblastoma-the most common infant cancer, occurring when early nerve cells grow out of control-the path to treatment isn't simple. Some types of neuroblastoma resolve on their own, while others require aggressive intervention. Researchers have tried matching treatments to patients ba more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to four companies: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 11, 2026 Catherine Clay Chief Executive Officer S&P Dow Jones Indices 55 Water Street New York, NY 10038 - Amelia Furr President Morningstar Indexes 22 West Washington Street Chicago, IL 60602 - Fiona Bassett Chief Executive Officer FTSE Russell 10 Paternoster Square, London, England, EC4M more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Michael B. Horn, adjunct professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI": * * * As AI has exploded all around us, the analog to the adoption of electricity has become well known. Early factories replaced steam engines with electric motors but saw little productivity gains because more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 22 -- The United Nations World Health Organization posted the following news: * * * WHO celebrates the power of yoga for healthy ageing * Participants do a mountain pose during the International Yoga Day, on 21 June 2026, on the grounds of the Palais des Nations, in Geneva. (c) Permanent Mission of India WHO celebrated the 12th International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2026. This year, the United Nations' day explored the theme of 'yoga for healthy ageing', recognizing the potential benefits of practicing yoga as we more PR