ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up - ASAM Weekly for June 23, 2026: * * * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Stigma, Pity, and the Limits of Empathy By Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD, FASAM Contributing Editor A few months ago, I was invited to speak to a group of medical providers in Oklahoma about best practices for the medical management of substance use disorders. My colleague, O'Nesha Cochran, a peer mentor, was also invited to present. Her talk was  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, June 24 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news: * * * Board elects new members at May meeting * In addition, two dedicated board members have been recognized for their contributions. At its May meeting, the University of Rochester Board of Trustees elected five new board members and recognized two members for becoming trustees emeriti. New trustees Patrick Cunningham Patrick Cunningham is the retired chief executive officer of investment advisory firm Manning & Napier, Inc. In 2022, he came ou more PR

DALTON, Georgia, June 18 -- Dalton State College issued the following news: * * * Dalton State announces new enrollment management leader Dalton State College has named Alex Thomas as the new assistant vice president for enrollment management. "Alex is widely recognized for achieving enrollment growth, leading with vision and leveraging technology to support strategic enrollment efforts," Jami Hall, vice president for student enrollment and success, said. "We are excited to welcome him to our team." Thomas, who assumed the role May 1, prev more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news: * * * Dementia Will Cost the U.S. $818 Billion in 2026, USC-Led Study Finds By Jason Millman A new USC-led study finds Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will cost the United States an estimated $818 billion this year, driven largely by often-overlooked costs to persons living with dementia and family and friends providing their care. In addition to medical and long-term car more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 24 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Manmeet Singh receives Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award WKU Ogden College of Science and Engineering congratulates Dr. Manmeet Singh, Assistant Professor in the WKU Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS), on his receipt of the prestigious Editor of Distinction Award by Springer Nature, one of the largest and most influential scholarly publishers in the world.  The award recognizes Dr. Singh's outstand more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 24 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU computational scientist helps advance targeted drug-delivery systems using coding, modeling * A Florida State University computational scientist is paving the way for future medical breakthroughs by developing mathematical models and simulations to predict the behavior of a unique drug-delivery method, which aims to deploy treatments directly to targeted sites in the body. Florida State University Associate Professor of Scientific Computing Brya more PR

HONG KONG, June 24 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Biologists Reveal How Neural Circuits Use Backup Mechanisms to Protect Essential Survival Reflexes * A research team led by Professor Chaogu ZHENG from the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with scientists from Princeton University and Columbia University, has discovered how sensory-motor circuits-nerve circuits that turn sensory signals into reflex actions-remain reliable even when some genes or  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Increased awareness about heart failure symptoms during and after pregnancy is essential * Statement Highlights: * Current evidence indicates that nearly 1 in 4 women 20-44 years of age currently has some type of cardiovascular disease, and heart disease is now one of the leading causes of pregnancy-related death in the U.S. * Heart failure symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fatigue and swelling, often resemble more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 25 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * A staunch voice in support of science Jeff Coller, a pioneering RNA biologist and a professor at Johns Hopkins University, has spent the past year vehemently advocating for the lifesaving promise of research in the face of federal cuts Jill Rosen Jeff Coller got into his car frustrated one morning last August. The federal government had just terminated a number of awards for mRNA research, suggesting the technology was unsafe. Coller, who has spent hi more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 24 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * National Jewish Health Researchers Discover New Driver of Asthma-Related Inflammation * DENVER - Researchers at National Jewish Health have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps drive inflammation in allergic asthma, offering new insight into how the disease develops and potentially revealing new targets for future therapies. The study, published in the journal Science Advances (Opens  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Newly discovered tiny marsupial found in the NT joins the planigale genus The world's tiniest marsupials, the planigales, have just gained a new species, after extensive genetic and morphological analysis led by QUT ecologists. * Planigale petrophila, a new distinct species found in the rocky slopes in Kakadu National Park * Planigales now have nine different species - eight found in Australia and one in Papua New Guinea *  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, June 25 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Whitman Reappoints David Weinbaum as Chair of the Finance Department The Harris Fellow and professor of finance has led the department since 2023, overseeing the launch of 12 new courses and three faculty hires. Meg Androsiglio The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently announced the reappointment of David Weinbaum as chair of the Department of Finance. Weinbaum, who is professor of finance and Harris Fellow at Whitman, has served as department cha more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * What consumers think before they buy * Manufacturers have traditionally relied on sales figures to understand where they stand with consumers, but by the time those numbers arrive, the consumers' buying decisions have already been made. A study co-authored by UC Riverside business professor Hai Che offers a way to capture what consumers are thinking while they are still weighing options, comparing products, and deciding more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Belk College of Business issued the following news: * * * The Science of Silence: When Saying "Sorry" Backfires It's a golden rule of customer service: The customer is always right, and if you make a mistake, you apologize. But for Mason R. Jenkins, a clinical associate professor of marketing at the Belk College of Business, the truth is more complicated. In his latest research, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, Jenkins and his colleagues Paul W. Fo more PR