PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 16 (TNSjou) -- La Salle University issued the following news: * * * "Who am I now?" New research from James M. Mancinelli, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, an associate professor emeritus in La Salle University's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders' June edition, adds new insight into the intersectional identities of members of the LGBTQ+ community who stutter. Mancinelli's research, titled On the Construction of an Intersectional Identity of LGBTQ People Who Stu more PR

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, July 15 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Patients who suffer heart attack have more micro and nanoplastic in their blood * Key takeaways: * Researchers measured levels of plastic in the blood supplying the heart. * Levels were highest in heart attack patients, compared to other patients. * Smokers and people exposed to polluted air also had higher levels. Sophia Antipolis, France - 15 July 2026: People who have suffered a serious heart attack more PR

LONDON, England, July 15 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Salty water similar to Earth's oceans found in meteorite that struck New Jersey home * Scientists discover evidence of salty water similar to the Earth's oceans and organic matter essential for the building blocks of life in a meteorite that crashed through a house in New Jersey, USA. The rare meteorite contains evidence of highly concentrated briny fluids which can potentially create molecules, similar to those crucial to life on Earth.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Science & Tech Spotlight: Microplastics in the Body and Environment * Highlights Why This matters Across the globe, over 24 million tons of plastic (as much weight as 12 million cars) enter the environment each year. Larger plastics gradually break down into smaller microplastics, which can move into the organs, blood, and cells of humans and other animals. Key Takeaways * Major sources of microplastics include vehicle tires, sy more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Scientists Unravel the Fast-Moving 'Butterfly Effect' of the Deep Ocean * Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls - not much bigger than a coin - deep below the ocean's surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces steering our climate: sea-level rise, fisheries collapse, extreme flooding, and how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs. An international research team including scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institutio more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 15 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Scientists: World's Highest-Dwelling Mammal Could Boost Cancer Treatments * MISSOULA - A team of University of Montana scientists shares a curiosity about how animals survive at extreme altitudes, leading them to follow a remarkable species to the edge of the "death zone" in the Chilean Andes. Having analyzed their samples, they believe studying a mouse that thrives in a low-oxygen environment may pave the way for improved drug and chemothe more PR

LONDON, England, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Mystery of why some toads survive deadly fungus revealed The mystery of why some populations of amphibians recover following outbreaks of a deadly fungus has been solved in a new study led by UCL, ZSL and Imperial College London. The chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a major cause of devastating declines in frogs and toads around the world. Mass deaths occur often after amphibians transition out of the tadpole or larval  more PR