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

PASADENA, California, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Knowledge Gatherer: Portrait of a Scientist's Wife in Victorian England When Dehn Gilmore, professor of English at Caltech, was investigating ideas for her next book, she had to look no further than her own family tree. As the great-great-granddaughter of German-born British scientist Sir Arthur Schuster--a Victorian-era physicist who coined the term "antimatter," popularized the X-ray in England, and built one of the largest phy more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by Walter Clemens, an affiliate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and professor emeritus of political science at Boston University: * * * We Need More Than a Ceasefire in Ukraine As news from the front makes Vladimir Putin's demands for peace with Kyiv look more absurd, Ukraine and its allies must push for justice. - Why would Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or any outside mediat more PR

NEW YORK, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Zuckerman Institute issued the following news: * * * Mental Maps Linked to Density of Brain Connections in Mice Using virtual worlds, researchers explored how the brain's memory center maps new places and recalls familiar spots. - How do we create mental maps of the world? By having mice explore mazes in virtual reality, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have now shed light on how the brain recognizes familiar and novel environments, The findings were published online in the jour more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new research finds that bees' actual habits make certain rules too extreme. The findings potentially provide evidence for federal agencies to ease restrictions and open organic markets to U.S more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths - a devastating U.S. forest pest that consumes the leaves of a wide variety of trees - offer a promising solution for tracking where and when to spray and for identifying large scale trends and conditions that lead to pest outbreaks, accor more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New open-source software predicts energy transfer between tiny defects in solid materials Connecting atomic-scale behavior to larger-scale material properties to predict the performance of real optical devices The tool could help researchers design denser optical memory, study information loss in quantum systems and better understand how materials behave. Key Takeaways: * Researchers at Argonne and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Pulling Graphite Out of Thin Air A real-time look inside molten salts showed how carbon dioxide can be converted into the critical mineral graphite. Researchers hope the process could eventually provide a new source of graphite for battery manufacturing. Graphite, the carbon center of your humble #2 pencil, is also an essential component in technologies such as batteries, smartphones, laptops, and industrial p more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Eight colleges and universities collaborate to form the innovative Appalachian Undergraduate Research Alliance * The reality that a collection of higher education institutions can accomplish so much more together instead of each one always going it alone is the driving force behind a new collaborative in the region. Dr. Susan Monteleone speaks with attendees at the Appalachian Undergraduate Research Alliance meeting at Tusculum University. The Appalachi 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

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Honey from continental US may be as pesticide-free as imported organic honey * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Honey from the continental U.S. can't currently be certified organic due to specific land requirements, but farms in the Northeast may still produce honey that is as low in pesticide residue as imported organic honeys, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State, Cornell University and Auburn University. U.S. Department of  more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey * Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new research finds that bees' actual habits make certain rules too extreme. The findings potentially provide evidence for federal agencies to ease restrictions and open organic markets to U.S. producers. "Consumers are willing to pay 20 to 30% more for organic certified hon 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

TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, July 30 -- Lingnan University posted the following news release: * * * Lingnan University co-develops first large-scale AI archaeological system for ancient Chinese plant seeds * Ancient plant seeds provide important archaeological evidence for studying the evolution of human civilisation. Lingnan University and Shandong University have jointly developed the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) archaeological system dedicated to identifying ancient Chinese plant seeds. The system emulates the identification proces more PR

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, July 31 -- Midwestern University issued the following news: * * * Midwestern University Researcher Helps Shape International Standards for Precision Antibiotic Dosing Consensus recommendations help hospitals personalize treatment for critically ill patients - Hospitals around the world now have new evidence-based recommendations to help personalize antibiotic treatment for critically ill patients, thanks in part to a Midwestern University faculty member who co-led an international expert panel. Published in Pharmac 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

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Tiny fossils crack a Cretaceous cold case Ancient ocean acidification triggered one of the ocean's most severe extinctions * Calcium isotopes in fossilized shells show ocean acidification caused the extinction event * Massive volcanic eruptions released CO2 into the atmosphere, acidifying seawater * Fifth Northwestern study to link volcanic eruptions to ocean acidification and extinction * Ancient events help scientists understand cur more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Undocumented Uranium Exports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo By David Pavlak The team found unreported uranium exports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo could make between 600-1,500 nuclear weapons or fuel a standard light-water nuclear reactor for 10 to 25 years. The Details * Authors: Ryan A. Manzuk (Princeton University) and Sebastien Philippe (University of Wisconsin-Madison) * Ti more PR

THOUSAND OAKS, California, July 30 (TNSjou) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: * * * Sage's 10-Year Impact Awards celebrate research with lasting influence Sage has awarded its seventh annual 10-Year Impact Awards, recognizing three academic papers that have demonstrated enduring influence over the decade since their publication. This year's awards honor the most-cited articles published in Sage journals in 2015. The 2026 winners are: * Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Revie more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks * Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths - a devastating U.S. forest pest that consumes the leaves of a wide variety of trees - offer a promising solution for tracking where and when to spray and for identifying large scale trends and conditions that lead to pest outbreaks, according to a new study. The research, published online in the journal Forest Ecology a more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, July 30 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Stony Brook University Researcher Helps Reveal a Chapter of Mammal Evolution * STONY BROOK, NY -July 30, 2026-State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) Professor Maureen O'Leary from the Department of Anatomical Sciences in Stony Brook University's Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) and research associate at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is part of a research team tha more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 31 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * A&S Earth Sciences Professor Honored as 40 Under 40 Rising Star Tao Wen has been recognized for his innovative, data-driven research on water quality, open environmental data, community engagement and policy-relevant environmental science. Dan Bernardi Tao Wen, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been named a 2026 "40 Under 40" honoree by the American Academy of Envir 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

MACAU, China, July 30 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research team uncovers resistance mechanism in triple-negative breast cancer to enhance treatment efficacy * A research team led by Associate Professor Di Lijun in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM) has made a significant breakthrough in the study of therapeutic resistance in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The team discovered a mechanism that enables cancer cells to evade ferroptosis-an iron-dependent form of cell de more PR