BIRMINGHAM, England, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * New study identifies behaviours influencing prescribing decisions for new medicines in neurodegenerative disease * A team including Aston's Dr Carl Senior and Dr Jason Thomas identified four main influences on prescribing, including confidence and opportunity * Prescribers do not just need medical evidence for new drugs, but training, decision support and clear guidelines * As new treatment options become available, understanding the factors that inf more PR

GALWAY CITY, Ireland, July 28 -- Atlantic Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop battery-free smart sensor for structural health monitoring ATU researchers develop flexible self-powered sensing technology for structural monitoring, smart infrastructure and Internet of Things applications. Scientists have developed a battery-free smart sensor that generates its own electricity from movement, offering a potential solution to one of the biggest challenges facing connected devices: how to keep bill more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 -- Baruch College posted the following news: * * * Baruch Mathematician Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award * Associate Professor Guy Moshkovitz's research will investigate a new branch of mathematics that extends linear algebra. Baruch College Associate Professor Guy Moshkovitz, PhD, has received a $440,826 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance a new area of mathematics with broad applications in theoretical computer science, artificial intelli more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 29 [Category: Medical] (TNSjou) -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Cancer Care Costs High and Vary Substantially by Cancer Type and Stage; Highest Costs at the End of Life and for Patients With Advanced Disease at Diagnosis, Study Reveals The financial burden of cancer continues to pose a significant challenge for patients and their families across the United States, with many facing staggering costs that can persist throughout treatment and beyond. A new, large study led by researc more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- 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: * * * Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on an more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Elephant vaccine shows first signs of protection against deadly virus * After more than 15 years of collaborative research, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Houston Zoo have reached a major milestone in the fight against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), publishing the first peer-reviewed evidence that an experimental mRNA vaccine may help protect young Asian elephants from one of the deadliest diseases facing the species. Two compan more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- 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: * * * Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety. A June 19, 2021, journal note described what Fauci characterized as a "horrible rol more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * The social cost of dementia in Belgium is estimated at 4.1 billion euros per year Dementia is estimated to cost Belgian society 4.1 billion euros a year. Almost 60 per cent of this is attributable to unpaid care provided by partners, family members, friends and other informal carers. This is according to a new international study published in the *Journal of Alzheimer's Disease*, to which Prof. Dr Sebastiaan Engelborghs of UZ Bruss more PR

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release: * * * Premature Menopause Is a High Blood Pressure Risk Factor Large-scale study results call for earlier cardiovascular screening for women who experience menopause before age 40 - CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Women who reach menopause before age 40 face a mean more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 29 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following Q&A on July 28, 2026, involving Rachel Hogg-Graham, associate professor and health management and policy chair in the College of Public Health: * * * Rachel Hogg-Graham: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A Rachel Hogg-Graham, Dr.P.H., associate professor and health management and policy chair in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor. Hogg-Graham examines how cross-sector coll more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Leads Colleagues in Requesting Information on Trump Administration Cuts to VA Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), the only psychologist currently serving in Congress, led 62 House Democrats in a letter requesting answers from U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins about significant reductions in the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) behavioral and mental health workforce an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel released the following testimony by Micah Lansford, owner of Roden-Smith Pharmacy, Clovis, New Mexico, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The TRICARE Pharmacy Program": * * * Chairman Tuberville, Ranking Member Warren, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the TRICARE Pharmacy Program managed by Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI). My name is Dr. Micah Lansford. I am a pharmacist and the owner of Roden-Smith Pharmacy in Clovi more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, July 28 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Study finds brain immune cells help limit abnormal activity in Alzheimer's disease model * Researchers have discovered that microglia - the main immune cells of the brain - play a critical role in maintaining the stability of neuronal networks in Alzheimer's disease. Crucially, this suggests treatments that indiscriminately suppress these cells could be counterproductive. Dr James Murray, of Swansea University Medical School, is part of the research team whose f more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Traditional Navajo medically tailored meals improved heart failure outcomes * Research Highlights: * Among 206 adults living with heart failure in the Navajo Nation, those who received eight weeks of medically tailored meals, incorporating traditional Navajo foods, were less likely to visit the emergency room or require hospitalization, than those on standard care with no meals provided. * Researchers found that within more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, July 29 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Computer scientists design NosyNeighbor -- a cyberattack to prevent cyberattacks Protecting sensitive, precision-timed computing systems requires understanding the nature of cyberthreats. So researchers from Washington State University teamed up with experts at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Metro State University to design an attack -- dubbed NosyNeighbor -- that lurks on the sidelines of time- and safety-critical  more PR