LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 4 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * A New Model to Improve Resource Planning and Allocation * As hurricane season approaches, emergency managers across coastal regions face a familiar and urgent question: how much is enough? Deciding how many truckloads of bottled water, ready-to-eat meals, and medical supplies to stockpile-and where to send them-can mean the difference between communities getting the help they need or going without. Estimat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Hospitals Can Close Rural Cancer Care Gaps Through New Accreditation Category Cancer death rates are about 15% higher in rural communities; rural hospitals that receive accreditation will expand access to high-quality cancer care for millions of Americans - The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) has introduced a new rural accreditation category to expand access to high-quality cancer care in rural communities, w more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Celebrates Major Milestone of 500th Prenatal Repair for Spina Bifida Transformative, evidence-based in-utero procedure was performed in CHOP's Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced today that it has set a new benchmark in fetal care for a condition once thought impossible to treat before birt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45208) on July 24, 2026, entitled "Daylight Saving Time (DST)" by energy policy specialist Corrie E. Clark and senior research librarian Lynn J. Cunningham: * * * SUMMARY Daylight saving time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. DST begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. The beginning and ending date more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Aug. 4 -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Critical minerals and Queensland know-how combine to create 'rare' opportunity James Cook University research has identified Queensland's abundant rare earth mineral deposits, finding them both close to the surface and well-suited to extraction using newly developed and more environment-friendly processing options. The multi-disciplinary team of JCU scientists published their latest research in journal Minerals Engineering, describing the extent  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 4 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Lower cardiac output predicts faster brain loss in carriers of Alzheimer's disease risk gene * In a longitudinal study conducted at Vanderbilt Health, including investigators from the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (VMAC), researchers found that lower cardiac output is associated with accelerated cerebral atrophy among older adults who carry the APOE-e4 allele, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The study, pub more PR

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, Aug. 5 (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 on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Worse Menopause Symptoms May Accompany Type 2 Diabetes New study suggests that type 2 diabetes is significantly associated with a higher number of and more severe menopause symptoms - CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The type of menopause sympto more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Nicotine pouches: Youth survey shows opportunity for prevention 60% of 14- to 24- year olds feel negatively about Zyn and similar products; most think doctors should ask about use and offer help with quitting - While the use of nicotine via smoking or electronic cigarettes has decreased among young people, more youth are being exposed to it via oral nicotine pouches, or ONPs. The pr more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 5 (TNSxrep) -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * NICE referral criteria miss up to 95 per cent of women under 50 who go on to develop breast cancer within 10 years The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria used to decide who should be referred by GPs for further breast cancer risk assessment and specialist care misses up to 95 per cent of women under 50 who will go on to develop the disease in the next 10 years, new research by researchers at th more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: * * * NIH Training Grant Continues to Shape the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists at MSU For more than four decades, Michigan State University's Integrative Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (IPSTP) has prepared graduate students to tackle some of the most complex challenges in biomedical research. Since receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) support through a T32 training grant in 2011, with its most  more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Aug. 4 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Study Shows Promise of New Approach to Treat Lung Cancer * Novel therapeutic designed to combat drug resistance; findings published in Molecular Therapy STONY BROOK, NY, August 4, 2026 - The need for more effective lung cancer treatments is paramount given that the disease remains a leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. New findings by a research team from the Stony Brook Cancer Center highlight a novel t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 3 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA scientists build 'cell villages' to map the genetics of brain cell fitness * Key takeaways * UCLA researchers grew brain cells from dozens of genetically distinct donors together in a cell village, then built a statistical tool called Townlet to measure each donor's cell fitness -how well their cells grow and survive. * The platform has identified three findings: cells with a chromosome deletion linked to autism consistently gre more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 5 -- The University of Delaware issued the following research news: * * * Decoding epilepsy in brain waves UD researchers use AI to find early signs of epilepsy in brain-wave recordings Article by Hillary Hoffman Epilepsy isn't always easy to diagnose. Seizures often don't occur during routine brain-wave recordings (EEGs), leaving doctors without the direct observation they need to make a clear diagnosis. University of Delaware researchers and collaborators are working to close that gap, using artificial intelligence  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU study explores AI's role in training tomorrow's psychiatrists * As the use of artificial intelligence for mental health conditions grows for both patients seeking support and psychiatrists treating them, West Virginia University researchers put ChatGPT-5 Pro to the test to determine its abilities on the psychiatry educational front. Their research showed that human supervision is still a top priority when it comes to ensuring patient safety a more PR