OXFORD, Ohio, July 15 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * 'Figuring things out': Miamians excel with recent research publication * Zachary Abrahms knew he had big shoes to fill. Mohammad Majdi, a postdoctoral scholar, had just left the lab of Andrew Jones in April 2024, creating a void in a psilocybin research project. Enter Abrahms, then a Miami University senior, Astronaut Scholar, and Biology major with a Premedical and Pre-Health Studies co-major. The challenge, Abrahms said, was "daunting." "It was really inten more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Among Black people in the U.S., country of birth associated with stroke risk People born in other countries had lower stroke risk - For Black individuals in the United States, being born in another country was associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a study published July 15, 2026, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "In the United States, people who identify as Black ha more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Are survival rates for adults with congenital heart disease linked to specialized cardiac care access? * Research Highlights: * In an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study compared with U.S. Census data from 1990-2021, researchers found that people with congenital heart disease living in states with lower average household incomes and fewer people with health insurance had higher rates of death and disability more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * New CDC Data Shows Decline in Healthcare-Associated Infections The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data showing significant strides in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in hospitals across the United States. The new survey data shows that, in 2023, on any given day about 1 in 38 hospitalized patients had at least more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, July 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Christopher Blesso Named Interim Department Head of Nutritional Sciences * Christopher Blesso '12 (CAHNR), associate professor of nutritional sciences, has been named interim department head for the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), effective August 2026. "Dr. Blesso's commitment to excellence across teaching, research, and community engagement has made him a valued leader wit more PR

LONDON, England, July 15 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * International Home Care Nurses Organization 5th Global Conference highlights the growing impact of home and community nursing Conference showcased the growing importance of home and community nursing in addressing some of the world's most pressing healthcare challenges Written by Matthew Bradby More than 200 nursing leaders, researchers, educators, policymakers, and clinicians from 33 countries gathered in London from 17-19 June for the Intern more PR

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * FDA Grants Priority Review to Genentech's Gazyva for Adults With Primary Membranous Nephropathy * Priority review decision is based on Phase III MAJESTY results, where Gazyva achieved significantly higher complete remission rates at two years compared to tacrolimus * If approved, Gazyva will be the first FDA-approved therapy for primary membranous nephropathy (pMN), following global approvals more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks on July 14, 2026, by Governor Michael S. Barr at the third annual Financial Inclusion Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Board: * * * Next-Gen Financial Inclusion Will Artificial Intelligence Broadly Raise Living Standards or Drive Income and Wealth Inequality? I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to you.1 Our focus in this conference is financial inclusion, and something that will likely have great consequences for financial inclusion and our economy more b more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * How supermassive black holes feed themselves * Astronomers are closer to solving the mystery of how supermassive black holes feed themselves thanks to new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. The images provide the clearest view ever seen of gaseous filaments connecting a galaxy's hot atmosphere to the rotating disk of gas that feeds its central supermassive black hole. Michigan State University helped more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, July 15 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Mines researcher helps put "silly sprinklers" in reverse to unravel decades-old physics puzzle * Each summer, lawns are marked by a familiar addition: "silly sprinklers," whose loops and spirals spew water in creative ways. While seemingly frivolous in their construction, a team of mathematicians from Colorado School of Mines and New York University has used their design to address a long-standing mystery surrounding the laws of physics. For decades sci more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 14 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T named core partner in $160 million NSF Critical Materials Crossroads Engine * Missouri S&T will serve as a core partner in the Critical Materials Crossroads Engine, an initiative selected today for up to $160 million through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program. Initiated by the University of Missouri System in 2022 and led by the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Critical Materia more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 13 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * New Technique Sheds Light on Longstanding Debates About Ferroelectric Materials New findings are shedding light on longstanding debates over the behavior of ferroelectric materials when those materials are exposed to electric fields. The findings stem from the use of a novel technique that allows researchers to observe the real-time behavior of domain walls in ferroelectric materials as they are "poled" and "depoled." Ferroe more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 16 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Extend the Limits of Twistronics. Literally. Researchers have shown it is possible to expand the field of twistronics - literally. The researchers have demonstrated a technique allowing them to fabricate oxide twistronic materials at much larger sizes, while also controlling the twist angles between materials that dictate their structural and electronic properties. The field of twistronics examines how the angle  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 16 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Are Getting Better at Predicting Which DNA Sequences Bind to Each Other. AI is Helping. Researchers have demonstrated a novel AI model that can predict which DNA molecules bind with which other DNA molecules. Providing a more thorough understanding of these hypercomplex binding relationships has utility in applications ranging from biomedical diagnostic tools to DNA computing. "We often think about binding as a ve more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The New York Academy of Medicine issued the following statement on July 14, 2026: * * * Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to 2 CFR Part 200; Docket: OMB-2026-0034 Introduction New York Academy of Medicine submits these comments in response to the Office of Management and Budget's proposed revisions to 2 CFR Part 200, published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2026. Founded in 1847, New York Academy of Medicine has spent more than 175 years advancing health through scientific inquiry, scholarly publication, profess more PR

LONDON, England, July 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Radical reform of resident doctor training required to reduce prescribing errors, UK parliamentarians told * Taylor & Francis news 15th July 2026 Taylor & Francis policy briefing at Sense about Science Evidence Week highlights positive impact of feedback in education programs Professor Rakesh Patel (left) briefs Baroness Grey-Thompson on his research.credit: Sense about Science A cost-effective trai 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

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, July 15 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news: * * * SC State research in solar-hydrogen technology gains national recognition * Faculty and students advance renewable energy solutions while preparing tomorrow's engineering workforce ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Researchers at South Carolina State University are advancing solar-hydrogen knowledge while preparing the next generation of engineers for careers in renewable energy, work that recently earned national recognition at one of the country's  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

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led research connects asteroid collision to impact showers 800 million years ago * July 15, 2026 -A Southwest Research Institute-led study has proposed a connection between a specific collision in the main asteroid belt and an inner-solar-system-wide bombardment episode that may have had measurable biological and geological consequences on Earth. The research suggests that the catastrophic breakup of the Eulalia par more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 14 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researcher helps solve longstanding black hole mystery * A decades-old mystery about supermassive black holes may finally have an answer. University of Kentucky astronomer Gary Ferland, Ph.D., is part of an international team that has uncovered new evidence explaining how supermassive black holes continue to grow despite releasing enormous amounts of energy. Using observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Ferland and his team 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

KYOTO, Japan, July 16 (TNSjou) -- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news: * * * Understanding Textile Structures by Studying Defect Propagation Researchers classify periodic textile structures by mathematically tracking how defects propagate through interconnected yarn networks - Textile properties often depend as much on yarn entanglement as on the material itself, with these underlying patterns influencing mechanical behavior. Researchers have developed a mathematical framework that classifies periodic textile structures and  more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Study debunks misleading women's exercise advice Women should ignore most of the exercise advice they see on social media, University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka researchers argue. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, researchers looked at four claims commonly seen online about fasted training, hydration requirements, carbohydrates, and protein timing and reviewed the research behind them. Co-author Profe more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Victoria University issued the following news release: * * * How does exercise keep our brains healthy as we age? A new study from Victoria University (VU) strengths the case for exercise as a critical part of protecting the brain from age-related decline like dementia and Alzheimer's disease. VU researcher Dr James Broatch led the analysis which focused on the role of exercise on the glymphatic system - a brain 'waste-clearance' pathway that is most active when we sleep. The glymphatic system play more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 16 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * What a Landmark Case in Britain Could Mean for Mother Charged in Idaho Twins' Deaths Prosecutors who accused Angela Cannings in the 1990s of suffocating her two sons relied on prominent pediatric experts who testified that multiple unexplained infant deaths in one family were extraordinarily unlikely to occur naturally. Ca more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * With an eye toward exploration, researchers map Moon's regolith thickness * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -New research by lunar scientists from Brown University provides critical new insights into the thickness of the Moon's regolith, the layer of loose dust and rock that drapes the entire lunar surface. Using an analysis of more than 300 small and freshly formed impact craters across the lunar surface, along with data collected from lunar missio more PR