ATLANTA, Georgia, July 8 [Category: Medical] (TNSjou) -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: ** * American Cancer Society Reports Latest Global Cancer Statistics; Cancer Cases Approach 21 Million Worldwide, With Burden Projected to Surge 67% by 2050 New data reveal stark geographic inequities and call for urgent global action on prevention, early detection, and equitable treatment access - New findings in a report led by the American Cancer Society (ACS) today reveal an urgent picture of a growing global cancer b more PR

LONDON, England, July 9 (TNSjou) -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * New research warns of risks of bias as AI shapes decision-making on offshore energy development International study suggests methods including legal means, and engaging with local communities, to keep the use of AI honest. - The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly common when deciding where offshore energy projects such as wind farms, oil platforms and pipelines should be placed in the ocean. New research co-a more PR

HAMILTON, New York, July 6 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Colgate University Announces Faculty Promotions * During its spring meeting, the Colgate University Board of Trustees formally approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions to associate professor with continuous tenure and to full professor -all of which will take effect July 1, 2026. The board also approved several named chairs. Promotions to Associate Professor with Continuous Tenure Brynn Hatton, Kindler Assistant Professor of Global Contemporary Ar more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, July 10 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Celebrates Six Fulbright Scholars for 2026-27 Academic Year By Gisele Galoustian Florida Atlantic University is proud to announce that six faculty and staff members have received prestigious Fulbright awards for the 2026-27 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The honorees will pursue teaching, research and international engagement opp more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird MIT engineers' design could lead to a new class of aerial-aquatic vehicles for ocean exploration. - Loons, gulls, puffins, and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim. These diving birds can plunge in water to swim after prey, and leap back into the air to fly away. Inspired by these naturally aquatic aviators, engineers at MIT and EPFL in La more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT engineers whip up a more breathable hydrogel * Hydrogels are squishy, bio-friendly materials that are made mostly of water and a bit of polymer. The Jell-O-like substance is available in the form of medical patches, sprays, and glues, and can be stuck to the skin or implanted in the body to dress wounds, affix implants, and encapsulate and release medicine over time. For all their sticky, stretchy, and protective properties, more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Simplifying black hole mergers -- the universe's most violent phenomena When two black holes orbit each other, they will eventually spiral inward and collide in one of the most violent phenomena in the universe. The event is so energetic that it significantly distorts the universe around it. It emits gravitational waves -ripples in the fabric of spacetime -that are strong enough to be detected with precision instruments on Earth e more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Study Reveals How Lung Tumors 'Hack' Into Nervous System to Starve the Body * C achexia is a condition in which patients affected by cancer or other chronic diseases become sick and lose weight. The condition often involves brain-related symptoms of sickness, such as loss of appetite, which can lead to loss of muscle and often fat. Because this wasting condition can make pat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Survey: Women Frequently Substitute Cannabis for Prescription Drugs to Manage Anxiety, Depression * San Diego, CA: Middle-aged women frequently acknowledge using cannabis products in place of prescription medications to manage their anxiety and/or depression, according to survey data published in the journal Health Science Reports. Researchers affiliated with the University of California at San more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Can digital alerts curb antipsychotic prescribing in dementia care? Antipsychotic medications can be effective in treating severe behavioral symptoms in dementia patients, but they are associated with serious risks and are generally recommended only after non-drug approaches have been tried. Some physicians, though, prescribe the meds more often than necessary. UCLA Health researchers may have found a targeted way to curb over-prescribing o more PR

LONDON, England, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Social prescribing may help young people awaiting mental health care Social prescribing, which connects people to arts and exercise activities and other sources of support, may help adolescents waiting for specialist mental health services by improving their resilience, behaviour and relationships with others, suggests a new study by a UCL team. The study, published in the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, involved over 550 adole more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Using math to figure out how bees make group decisions UC researcher says hives contain 'a daring few, a patient many' By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu How do bees make group decisions without a leader? Math experts determined that the best strategy is for a few to assume the risk of foraging under all conditions while the majority stay safely back and forage only when conditions are favorable. Honeybees have a queen more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Raffaella De Vita awarded Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellowship De Vita is globally recognized for her research in reproductive biomechanics. By Anne Kroemer Hoffman Raffaella De Vita, professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been honored with the Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellowship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellowship was established in 2007 in memory and in honor of Kevi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'Check your ingredients': A new blueprint for using Fermi's 'Golden Rule' Fermi's "Golden Rule" is a formula that connects theoretical quantum mechanics and what scientists observe in experiments, yet it is often misapplied. A new study by Yale physicists put this foundational formula through its paces. By Jim Shelton Underpinning much of modern technology, from smartphones to scanning tunneling microscopes to particle colliders, there is Fermi's more PR