BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * BIDMC Study Could Yield New Therapeutic Target Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have uncovered a new clue to one of pregnancy's enduring mysteries: what determines when labor begins? In a study published in Science, the investigators found that a molecule best known for its role in cellular metabolism and aging also helps regulate the timing of labor. The findings offer new insight into the causes of pre more PR

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Aug. 3 -- The University of Florida posted the following news: * * * Hamilton School continues rapid growth with new faculty hires * The University of Florida's Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education is proud to announce 21 faculty additions for the 2026-27 academic year, including 14 newly hired professors, one visiting professor, one professor of practice, two lecturers, and three previously announced professors who are arriving on campus this year. The appointments bring wide-ranging expertise in philoso more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Aug. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic study highlights benefits of animal-assisted treatment in stroke rehabilitation (VIDEO) * ROCHESTER, Minn. -A visit from a therapy animal may do more than lift spirits. A new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights how animal-assisted treatment can support inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Patients who interacted with therapy animals showed greater engagement in their treatment, increased physical activity and long more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study: A handful of corporations now shape how kids in Medicaid get care * The United States is in the middle of a well-documented adolescent mental health crisis. Because Medicaid provides medical coverage for roughly half of all children in the country, the program has an essential role in responding to that crisis. Increasingly, that response runs through a small number of large corporations. New research from Oregon Health & Science U more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Provost's Office Announces New CTL, IDEAS Directors * The Office of the Provost recently announced the appointment of new directors for the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Instructional Design, Engagement, and Support (IDEAS).Brian Baldi has been named assistant provost and director of the CTL, a position he has filled in an interim capacity during the 2025-26 academic year. Baldi came to UMass Amherst in 2007 and was promoted to a more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Aug. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Researchers discover immune 'off switch' used by cancer cells * ROCHESTER, Minn. -Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that cancer cells use to shut down the body's immune response, a discovery that could help scientists develop new treatments that make cancer immunotherapies more effective. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study identifies a previously unknown role for a protein called TRAILs more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sheehan Article on Generative Artificial Intelligence Published in Res Gestae * Taft's Cari Sheehan authored the article, "The GenAI-Powered Lawyer: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Legal Practice," which was published in the July/August 2026 issue of Res Gestae, the Indiana State Bar Association's member journal. The article discusses how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice and the opportunities a more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 4 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska to grant approximately 600 degrees in August ceremony The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will confer approximately 600 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m., with doors opening to the public at 7:30 a.m. The university will award doctoral, Juris Doctor, master's and baccalaureate degrees. Interim Chancellor Katherine more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 3 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * More work, less recognition: women's labour still doesn't count Melissa Lyne Not one country has achieved gender equality - and won't, until all labour is valued. Every day, women perform billions of hours of work that keeps families, communities and economies running. But raising children, caring for ageing parents, preparing meals, cleaning homes and supporting relatives in need still doesn't officially count as 'work'. Thirty years after gov more PR