WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * Chairman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 16 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Researchers uncovered a novel pathway that causes epilepsy * Researchers have uncovered a novel biological pathway that can lead to seizures when disrupted. The findings also provide a new approach to improve the diagnosis of epilepsy, for which a genetic cause cannot be found in about 50 % of individuals with the condition. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hosp more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Ticks that survive pesticides can withstand colder winters Pesticides could help tick-borne illness spread farther north, UC study finds By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu Ticks that survive less-than-lethal doses of pesticide are able to withstand dangerous cold, which could help them spread tick-borne diseases farther north. Biologists with the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Agriculture examined t more PR