LONDON, England, July 23 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about RMD Open: * * * Imbalances in the oral microbiome linked to symptomatic hand osteoarthritis Changes in the bacteria of the mouth may affect the microbiome of gut to worsen inflammation and pain in hand arthritis - Specific imbalances and disruptions to the oral microbiome have been linked to symptomatic hand arthritis by a study published online in the open access journal RMD Open. Its findings suggest that the microbial environment of the mouth may inf more PR

LONDON, England, July 23 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Open: * * * Newer obesity drugs linked to fewer alcohol-related hospitalisations for people with alcohol dependence Use of newer GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity or diabetes was associated with a reduction in hospital admissions suggesting a potential role for the treatment of alcohol-use disorder - Use of newer GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide or tirzepatide) for obesity or diabetes by people with alcohol-use disorder was associated with a re more PR

POTSDAM, New York, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Clarkson University issued the following news: * * * Clarkson University Study Uses Virtual Reality to Improve Walking Balance Assessment A new study led by Clarkson University Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi introduces a virtual reality tool that could help clinicians better evaluate walking balance and detect balance problems before they lead to falls. Published in the journal Methods and Protocols, the study presents the Gait Sensory Interaction Test, or GaitSIT, a portabl more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 22 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Comms tech breakthrough could help 6G networks cut through interference * A breakthrough new development in communications research may have solved a key problem with one of the enabling technologies set to underpin the 6G networks of the future. A team of engineers led from the University of Glasgow have found a way to help wireless signals redirected by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces cut through the omnipresent electromagnetic interference caus more PR

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, July 22 -- The University of Southern Queensland posted the following news: * * * Rare native mouse found just once in landmark Queensland survey * University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers have raised fresh concerns about the future of one of Queensland's least-known native mammals after finding just one Pookila during the state's first targeted survey of the threatened species. Over nearly three years, researchers conducted more than 10,500 overnight trapping attempts across seven of Queensland's 10 kno more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Discover Genetically Distinct Avocados in Nicaragua That People Transported From South America Thousands of Years Ago Using Leaf Samples and Insights From Local Farmers, Researchers Reveal a Hotbed of Avocado Diversity in Central America That Could Boost Sustainable Agriculture and Commercial Varieties - A team of scientists led by researchers with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and Texas A&M University rece more PR

NEW YORK, July 22 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Study Spotlights Human Toll of Abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts * In January 2025, the Trump Administration announced a 90-day freeze on all United States Government (USG) foreign aid, which subsequently became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt cessation of foreign aid disrupted health and humanitarian systems worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on women, girls, and other marginalized popula more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Eli Crane * "Eli Crane has betrayed rural Arizona. From voting to gut health care to supporting a reckless war of choice in Iran, Crane is wildly out of step with what rural Arizonans want and need from their representative. Jonathan Nez is a bipartisan leader running to give rural communities a voice. He will work with anyone to lower costs, improve health care, and finally put rural Arizonans first," said DCCC C more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Jurassic sea monster was smaller than once thought, but no less formidable A new study provides the most accurate reconstruction yet of the famous 'Walking with Dinosaurs' sea monster Liopleurodon - For more than 25 years, Liopleurodon has been one of the world's most recognisable prehistoric marine predators. Immortalised in the BBC's landmark Walking with Dinosaurs series as a colossal 25 metre marine hunter, it captured the imagination more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Removing 'forever chemicals' from farmlands -- at a fraction of the cost Yale researchers have developed a new, less expensive method for remediating "forever chemicals" from farmlands that would also remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By Jim Shelton A Yale-led research team has proposed a less expensive -- and more environmentally friendly -- method for removing certain "forever chemicals" from millions of acres of farmland in the United more PR