BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 30 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Acute pancreatitis on the rise in SA * Acute pancreatitis is rising faster than expected in South Australia, with new research revealing rates above the global average and climbing most sharply among women and people living in wealthier areas. The condition, often stereotyped as a disease of heavy drinking and social disadvantage, is increasingly being driven by gallstones and metabolic risk factors, signalling a major shift in who is getting sick, and more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * In US veterans, rates of ALS associated with military branch and rank Compared to Army veterans, men who are veterans of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard have higher rates of amyotrphic lateral sclerosis (ALS) according to a study published July 29, 2026, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found male and female officers had higher rates of ALS than enlisted perso more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for July 28, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -July 28 When Craving Predicts the Use of Methamphetamine: Lessons From the ADAPT-2 Trial By Manish K. Jha, MBBS; Udi Ghitza, PhD; and Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD Methamphetamine use disorder remains a significant public health issue with high rates of morbidity and mortality and the absence of any United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved more PR

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, July 30 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- Bayer Group, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, posted the following news release: * * * Bayer submits application for next indication of Kerendia in China * Berlin, July 30, 2026 - Bayer today announced the submission of a New Drug Application to the Center of Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), seeking approval to extend the indication of finerenone in China to include adult patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney diseas more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Four Years After Dobbs, Physicians Report That Pregnancy Care Has Been Reshaped Study Finds Dobbs Has Affected Pregnancy Care Beyond Abortion - In 2022, the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision allowed states to ban or severely restrict abortion. Four years later, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) researchers report that the effects of those laws are being felt throughout the health ca more PR

LONDON, England, July 31 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about The BMJ on July 30, 2026: * * * Antihistamines likely offer no meaningful benefit for eczema and may increase harms Review addresses longstanding uncertainty around antihistamines for eczema Researchers advise against routine use and call for updated guidance - Adding oral antihistamines to existing eczema treatments is unlikely to lead to clinically important reductions in eczema and itch severity, and may not reduce sleep disturbance or flare-ups, fi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Statement on 61st Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Today, on the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare being signed into law, Americans across the country are facing the impacts of Republicans' toxic agenda that threatens these essential programs, ripped health care away from millions of Americans, and spiked costs for families all to pay for billionaire tax giveaways. Every single GOP Senate candidate is on the record su more PR

RICHMOND, Kentucky, July 30 -- Eastern Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * EKU Advances Healthcare Research * Through innovative projects, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) advances healthcare discoveries while providing hands-on learning opportunities for students. Faculty and students collaborate together on research projects, from cancer treatment to suicide prevention, aimed at solving some of healthcare's greatest challenges. Cancer Treatment EKU Professor Dr. Margaret Ndinguri and University of Kentucky Associate  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 30 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news: * * * Engineering a fulfilling career: Professor Jorge Contreras researches IP and AI law * After two years as an electrical engineering major at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Professor Jorge Contreras landed a summer job at AT&T Bell Laboratories, one of the major private U.S. engineering research laboratories. However, instead of working in an engineering lab, Contreras was assigned to the Bell Labs patent department. "That more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, July 31 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Johnson & Johnson's RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM) (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) receives U.S. FDA Priority Review as potential first-in-class EGFR- and MET-targeted subcutaneous treatment for advanced head and neck cancer Priority Review reinforces the significant potential of subcutaneous amivantamab in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer, where the current five-year survival rate is only 15 percent Patie more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Limiting sugar early in life associated with lower risk of dementia later Study compared people born during and after World War II sugar rationing in UK Highlights: * A new study has found lower sugar intake before birth and up to age two was associated with a reduced risk of dementia in older age. * Researchers compared people born before and after World War II sugar rationing in the United Kingdom. * Researchers used m more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others New findings could help researchers design synthetic catalysts that convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, a key step in fertilizer production. - Nitrogen gas is abundant in Earth's atmosphere, but most living organisms can't readily use this nitrogen. Only a subset of microbes that have enzymes known as nitrogenases can break nitrogen gas apart and convert it into am more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 29 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * National Jewish Health Appoints R. Stanton Dodge as Chair of Board of Directors * DENVER - R. Stanton Dodge has been named chair of the National Jewish Health Board of Directors. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for 16 years. He succeeds Evan Zucker, who has served as board chair since July 2023 and will continue to serve as a member of the board and executive committee. Dodge ser more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 30 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Recommendations for VA on addressing intimate partner violence issued by expert panel * When Congress passed the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020 -named for a woman who served in the Revolutionary War disguised as a man -the goal was to broaden access to government-provided medical care for female military veterans. Now, one key provision of that bill has led to a new report concerning intimate partner viole more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Use of THC-Infused Edibles Associated With Improvements in Lower Back Pain * Boulder, CO: Patients with chronic lower back pain report less pain intensity on days when they consume THC-infused edible products, according to observational data published in the journal Biomedicines. Investigators affiliated with the University of Colorado at Boulder assessed the efficacy of state-licensed a more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate, University of Vermont researchers uncover new way dengue virus evades the immune system Researchers from Upstate Medical University and the University of Vermont have discovered that the dengue virus can infect and replicate inside memory B cells--immune cells previously thought to protect the body from infection. The findings, published in the Journal of Virology, reveal a previously unknown st more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, July 30 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Trailblazing Alumnus, Adjunct Professor Dr. Michael L. Jones '20 to Lead as Dean of the Historic School of Nursing at Hampton University * First Black Male Dean to Lead One of the Nation's Oldest HBCU Nursing Programs and Virginia's Oldest Nursing School, Brings Representation to the Field During Black Nurses Week Hampton, Va. -Hampton University has appointed Dr. Michael L. Jones '20, an accomplished nurse leader, researcher, educator, and Hampton alumnus, a more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Researchers Use SDSC's Expanse to Better Understand Bone-Like Minerals * A University of California San Diego research team has found a better way to understand and stabilize hydroxyapatite, the calcium phosphate mineral that makes up much of our teeth and bones. By adding tiny amounts of europium, a rare-earth element that mimics calcium, the team discovered a way to make the material potentially more useful for medi more PR

NORWICH, England, July 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Life or lifespan? Women over 50 prioritize enjoyment over longevity, study finds Women over 50 are putting quality of life ahead of living longer - according to research from the University of East Anglia and University College London (UCL). A survey of more than 6,000 over 50s reveals that older women are taking a 'life's for living' approach, placing more value on quality of life than adding extra years. Men on the other hand, were found  more PR