LONDON, England, June 23 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * 'Radical' centre for curatorial research could close in Dundee University restructure * The University of Dundee is purportedly planning to close the Cooper Gallery by July 2027 as part of a long-running cost-cutting exercise to stave off full financial collapse. The university announced a potential deficit of PS30m last autumn and opened two programmes of voluntary redundancies, which led to 675 posts being cut. But it still n more PR

BUFFALO, New York, June 23 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Eight faculty, 1 librarian join SUNY Distinguished ranks * By News Staff BUFFALO, N.Y. -Eight UB faculty members have been named State University of New Yor (SUNY) Distinguished Professors -the highest rank in the SUNY system -along with one member of the UB Libraries staff who was named a SUNY Distinguished Librarian. Joseph Balthasar, Suzanne Dickerson, Leonard Egede, Thomas Feeley, Melanie Green, Maria Kraim more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Liya Palagashvili, senior research fellow and a labor economist at the George Mason University Mercatus Center, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers": * * * Good morning, Chairman Mackenzie and members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. It is an honor to testify before you. My name is Liya Palagashvili, and I am a labor  more PR

NEW YORK, June 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Millions Lost Health Insurance When Subsidies Expired * (Washington, DC) - The United States Congress' failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance has caused millions to lose healthcare coverage, increasing financial hardship and deepening inequality, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said today. Six months after the subsidies expired on January 1, 2026, early data indicate that millions of households lost health ins more PR

LONDON, England, June 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Indonesian Academy of Sciences and Taylor & Francis launch open access journal to foster global scientific collaboration * Taylor & Francis news 23rd June 2026 Multidisciplinary Journal of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences aims to bridge research and policy The Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and leading international publisher Taylor & Francis have announced a new journal designed to bring tog more PR

LONDON, England, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Taylor and Francis Group issued the following news: * * * Indonesian Academy of Sciences and Taylor & Francis launch open access journal to foster global scientific collaboration Multidisciplinary Journal of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences aims to bridge research and policy - The Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and leading international publisher Taylor & Francis have announced a new journal designed to bring together researchers at all career stages, foster collaboration across scientific disc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Jonathan Wolfson, visiting fellow at the Institute for the American Worker, and a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: Good morning and thank you for having me today. It is an honor to test more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 23 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Interrogating the safest and most effective antibiotics for bloodstream infection * South African researchers at Wits contribute to landmark global antibiotics trial for life-threatening golden staph. The Clinical Health Research Unit (CHRU) at Wits University was the only low- and middle-income country site in the study, recruiting patients from Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. The findings, published in June in both The Ne more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, June 23 (TNSjou) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists develop 'explainable' AI tools to help doctors diagnose mental illness New James Cook University research has shown that AI can be used to help doctors differentiate between healthy people and people with schizophrenia, even when patients are stressed. The research was published in the journal Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, led by JCU PhD candidate Mr Gideon Vos as part of a multidisciplinary team of engineers, dat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Light-based sensors detect extremely low levels of traumatic brain injury biomarkers Advance lays the groundwork for ultra-sensitive biosensors to guide treatment decisions after head injuries  - Researchers have developed a chip-based metasurface biosensor that can detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers at extremely low levels. With further development, the technology could one day help doctors make a faster d more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 23 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Northumbria researchers provide economic evidence base for shift away from animal testing * New research commissioned by Lush shows the UK's non-animal methods sector grew to more than PS1.2 billion in turnover and has been cited by a leading parliamentary advocate for reform. Researchers at Northumbria University have produced new economic evidence demonstrating the significant and growing commercial value of alternatives to animal te more PR

STANFORD, California, June 22 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Severe nausea linked to pregnancy, birth complications in Stanford Medicine study * Pregnant women with a severe form of nausea face increased risks for several pregnancy and birth complications, according to a new Stanford Medicine study of 2.5 million California births. The research was published June 16 in the American Journal of Epidemiology. It is the first large, U.S. population-based study of the dangers of severe pregnancy naus more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, June 24 (TNSjou) -- William Paterson University issued the following news: * * * New Study by William Paterson University Professor Identifies Factors that Affect African Americans' Willingness to Perform CPR Research led by public health professor Naa-Solo Tettey offers insights into reducing racial disparities in cardiac arrest survival rates By William Paterson, University News A new study led by William Paterson University public health professor Naa-Solo Tettey found that confidence, access to information, and famil more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 23 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study finds estrogen-based hormone therapies could protect brain health in older women * LAWRENCE -Researchers from the University of Kansas have shown a link between reproductive hormone exposure throughout life and brain health in 459 women aged 65 to 80. They discovered older women who had used hormonal birth control in young adulthood were more likely to have larger volumes in brain regions vital to memory, cognition and information processing. They more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Study Finds Social Determinants of Health Can Match or Exceed Genetic Risk in Predicting Common Diseases * A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that social determinants of health-including environmental conditions, health behaviors, access to resources, and social well-being-can play an equally important or even greater role than genetics in predicting a person's risk of developing common diseases.  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * This New App Helps Congenital Heart Patients with Specialty Care When kids outgrow pediatric specialists, their heart condition often goes untreated -- increasing the risks of hospitalization and death. UCSF scientists partnered with patients and community advocates to close the gap. - Congenital heart disease is a condition primarily associated with infants and children, but that is changing. More adult more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Blocking stress hormone pathway protects against age related muscle loss University of Birmingham-led study addresses major health challenge in later life, opening potential new treatment avenues for older adults. - New research led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has identified a promising biological pathway that could be targeted to prevent muscle wastage, known clinically as sarcopenia, caused by ageing. The findings from more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * $2.2M grant funds next phase of Maui wildfire recovery study Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa were awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the next phase of the Maui LOA (Learnings to Overcome Adversities) study, which examines the long-term impacts of the 2023 Maui wildfires and factors that influence health and well-being after disasters. The three-year award is led more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * When a state legalizes medical marijuana, business growth often follows Highlights A study of the financial results of more than 13,000 publicly traded companies from 2001 to 2022 found that when states legalized medical marijuana: * Corporate valuation increased in 21 of 38 states. * Gross profit per employee and gross sales per employee each increased by more than $8,000. * Patents increased by 10.4% across all 38 sta more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * US: Millions Lost Health Insurance When Subsidies Expired * Congress Should Act to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care (Washington, June 23, 2026) - The United States Congress' failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance has caused millions to lose healthcare coverage, increasing financial hardship and deepening inequality, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said today. Six months after the subsidies expir more PR