STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Courage: A UConn Medical Student's Journey Battling Brain Cancer * Imagine sitting in a medical school classroom and learning about cancer that you are personally battling. That is the experience of Ethan Gasteyer of Western Massachusetts. Many of his former classmates in the Class of 2026 at UConn School of Medicine, who are now doctors, didn't know he was continuously battling brain cancer, until he had to step away at the start of his third ye more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 10 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * Pair of IMMCG early-career researchers invited to join ATVB Editorial Board * A pair of early-career researchers for the Immunology Center of Georgia, part of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, have earned significant recognition this summer. Redouane Aherrahrou, PhD, and Ravi Komaravolu, PhD, have both been invited to join the Editorial Board of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, or ATVB, one of the premier publicati more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 10, 2026, involving Alfonso Waller, professor of medicine and radiology and chief of the Division of Cardiology in the New Jersey Medical School: * * * What Is Driving America's Heart Disease Crisis? Hypertension Remains a Big Reason A Rutgers Health expert shares insights on the leading cause of death in the U.S. as well as advances in cardiovascular care By Lavene Gass Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States accordi more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- The University of Michigan-Flint posted the following news: * * * This award-winning UM-Flint microbiology student is heading to Cornell * Katheren Barger had presented at research conferences before. They knew how to read an audience and translate complex science into something a layperson could grasp. But when they stepped in front of the poster to present at this year's conference of the Michigan Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, something felt different. Barger, a senior at the University of M more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following Q&A on Aug. 10, 2026, involving Melanie Rutkowski, associate professor of microbiology, immunology and cancer biology: * * * Q&A: Could better gut health help fight breast cancer? By Zeina Mohammed, spr2jm@virginia.edu New research from the University of Virginia has found that an unhealthy gut microbiome can increase the spread of breast cancer. A new study published in June in the journal Cancer Research found that a buildup of bile acids caus more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * A battlefield in every lettuce leaf Utrecht biologists uncover lettuce's sophisticated alarm system against microbes - A lettuce plant may look defenceless, but every leaf is the scene of a constant battle. Fungi, bacteria and other pathogens, including downy mildew, are always searching for ways to invade and eventually cause disease. At the same time, the plant is trying to detect them before it is too late. Biologists at Utrecht University  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * New study may change how we think about GLP-1s In a new study, Yale researchers identified an unexpected mechanism that challenges a long-held assumption about the brain's hunger circuitry. By Meg Dalton For decades, obesity medications produced only modest weight loss. But in recent years, Ozempic and related GLP-1 therapies have transformed the field, enabling sustained weight loss of 10 to 15% or more. Despite their success, however, scientist more PR