WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Health-Related Workplace Absences Decline Following Medical Cannabis Legalization * Portland, ME: The adoption of state laws regulating medical cannabis access is associated with declining trends in workplace absences, according to data published in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. Researchers from the United States and India assessed whether either medical cannabis laws o more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 25 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * APA Journals Ranked Highly in Latest Journal Impact Factors * The American Psychiatric Association (APA)'s journals were well-represented in the 2026 edition of the Journal Citation ReportsTM, published by Clarivate, which assigns Journal Impact Factors to scientific publications. Impact Factor is a bibliometric calculation that describes the level of influence a journal's published output has on th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 25 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * APA Publishing Names Kathryn Ridout, M.D., New Editor of Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice * American Psychiatric Association Publishing has selected Kathryn Ridout, M.D., Ph.D., to serve as editor of Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, its quarterly journal.  Dr. Ridout is a research scientist with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and a senior psychiatrist with The Perm more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Research Supports FDA Approval of New First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan for first-line treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Today's action is based on results from the ASCENT-03 & -04 global clinical trials, which Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, chief of more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Florida State University student selected for Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowship * Florida State University student Sebastian Ruiz has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) for its competitive Cech Fellows Program, a nine-week undergraduate research experience taking place this summer. A rising FSU senior majoring in statistics with a focus on psychology, Ruiz was chosen for the inaugural Cech Fellows cohort of 176 unde more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, June 26 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Global push to recognise threat of toxoplasmosis * One third of the world's population is infected with the Toxoplasma parasite, which can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that can damage the retina and result in permanent vision loss. Although often seen as an unavoidable part of everyday human-animal interaction, toxoplasmosis is preventable and controllable. A new global paper led by Associate Professor Joao Furtado from the Universit more PR

HONG KONG, June 25 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed-Tsinghua team develops first-in-class broad-spectrum small-molecule antiviral to combat SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses * The on-going evolution of SARS-CoV-2, particularly the rapid emergence of the Omicron variant and its sub-lineages, has weakened the effectiveness of existing vaccines and antiviral drugs, underscoring the potential risk of future coronavirus pandemics. In response, a joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26 -- The International Publishers Association issued the following news: * * * STM Opposes New U.S. Office of Management and Budget Regulation Proposal IPA's associate member, the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) is taking action to stop the OMB's newly proposed regulation, which would make significant changes to government-wide rules governing federal grants. - The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has recently released a proposed regulation that would put politic more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Is it a skull deformity or just a tiny dog? * The skull shapes of the tiniest dog breeds can look very different from their larger brethren, posing a challenge for veterinarians attempting to separate problems from normal variation. A new study from researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) helps deepen the understanding of skull shapes within different sized dogs and draws a link between cranial and facial shapes, body weight and the risk of sy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Microscale hydrogel fibers could enable imaging inside tiny tissue structures Spider-silk-inspired method produces soft, light-transmitting fibers that may one day help detect early breast cancer in narrow ducts - Researchers have developed light-transmitting hydrogel fibers that are just hundreds of micrometers in diameter. With further development, these soft fibers could one day make it possible to use imaging techn more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 25 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * New OMRF findings pave way to a deeper understanding of cancer * A team of researchers that includes a group of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists has upended conventional wisdom about how cells interact. Their new finding holds far-reaching implications for conditions including cancer. For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, allowing traits such as antibiotic resistance to spre more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Participating in heavy-contact youth sports, dropping out of sports linked to acts of violence * Contrary to popular belief, simply playing organized youth sports does not reduce the likelihood of committing violence in one's lifetime, and in some cases, may increase it, according to a new study. The study, published online recently in the Sociology of Sport Journal (https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2025-0140), found that while most survey respondents -i more PR

LONDON, England, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Plant-based alternatives contain twice as many additives as animal products, new UK study finds * Breaking research 25th June 2026 Peer-reviewed Observational study This additional information is included as part of a press release labeling system introduced by the Academy of Medical Sciences and Science Media Centre. For more details click here.by Tatjana Baibakova via Alamy. A first-of-its-kind st more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 25 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * South Africa's tuberculosis research changes global medical practice * SA clinical study that began in a research unit in Gqeberha (PE), Eastern Cape, has transformed global treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Furthermore, the study's findings were published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the highest-ranked medical journal in the world. The publication recognises that this research study has set the more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Field-based homeless healthcare programs can significantly improve hypertension among homeless people Field-based programs that provide medical care to people experiencing homelessness can assist these patients to significantly improve their blood pressure, new UCLA research finds. The researchers on the study (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-026-10488-2), published in the peer-reviewed Journal of General Internal Medicine, more PR

MACAU, China, June 25 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM hosts health sciences academic forum to strengthen global partnerships in biomedical sciences * In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the University of Macau (UM), the UM Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) hosted an academic forum titled 'Friends of Health' today (25 June). The event brought together over 200 experts, researchers, faculty members and students in biomedical sciences, including a Nobel laureate and leading academicians, to discuss the lates more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 25 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Selects Interim Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship * Lukacs will serve as interim for one year, reporting directly to incoming UM President Jeremiah Shinn. "I am very excited to serve UM as interim vice president for research," Lukacs said. "This position provides an incredible opportunity to support faculty and students conducting impactful research. I am also excited to highlight the economic development and community en more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 26 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Using AI to tackle global superbug crisis * Key points * Drug-resistant bacteria is one of the greatest threats to global health, creating an urgent need for new antibiotics. * AI is revolutionising drug development, but scientists struggle to trust its recommendations due to a lack of explanation. * Researchers have designed a tool testing the reliability of AI, to speed up antibiotic development. The development of new antibiotics coul more PR