UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Bumblebees can learn to associate new smells with their queen * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Bumblebees are able to learn to associate new odors with their colony's queen, instead of being preprogrammed to recognize the queen's pheromones from birth, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. For the study, recently published in the journal Communications Biology, the researchers treated buff-tailed bumblebee queens daily with  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Key Genetic Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Forms of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases * Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that pediatric-onset rheumatic and inflammatory diseases have distinct genetic architecture compared with adults. The findings, published today in the journal Annals of the Rheu more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * New drug target discovered for aggressive blood cancer, acute myeloid leukaemia Researchers have identified a new target for an aggressive type of blood cancer, offering a promising treatment option that could keep patients well for longer, with fewer side effects. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The University of Edinburgh, discovered that blocking the TUT4/7 enzymes can significantly halt growth of acute myelo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Study overturns 100-year-old assumption about common bacteria in the lungs New findings raise questions about function of lung microbiome residents - Our bodies are teeming with more than 35 trillion bacteria, coexisting in microbiomes inside our guts, mouths, lungs, skin and urogenital tract. While it's now clear these microbes are associated with health and disease, scientists ha more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Seven Virginia Tech faculty elected to 2026 Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine The academy brings together leaders in science, engineering, and medicine from across Virginia to provide independent expertise on issues important to the commonwealth, foster collaboration, and promote research and innovation. By Lindsey Haugh Seven Virginia Tech faculty members have been elected to the 2026 class of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Space travel doesn't affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds * It's common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and pedaling cycles designed for tight quarters. Besides breaking the monotony of long missions, these workouts are important because astronauts who spend an extended amount of time in space lose muscle mass and strength, since they don't have to deal with gra more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 12 -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * DNA replication trailblazer Teresa S.F. Wang dies at 88 Wang, who cloned the catalytic subunit of human DNA polymerase alpha, studied DNA replication, cell cycle checkpoints and genomic instability. By Krista Conger Teresa Shu-Fong Wang, PhD, professor emeritus of pathology at Stanford Medicine, died June 7 at her home in Palo Alto, California. She was 88. Wang, who joined the Stanford School of Medicine in 1969, was known for her rese more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Top digital modeling scientists share expertise in Greece * Nearly 150 computer modeling scientists and researchers from 32 countries across five continents converged at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece for the 37th international conference on the latest applications and developments of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, SWAT. SWAT is a predictive computer modelin more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Researchers Look at 'Genetic Neighborhoods' to Find Pathogenic Bacteria When it comes to identifying harmful bacteria, it helps to look at the company their genes keep. Researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the U of A Division of Agriculture, used a machine-learning approach to study not just which genes a bacterium has, but also where those genes sit next to each other. That "genetic  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Extreme weather now a key predictor of where bird species occur in North America, study finds A Yale-led study links severe weather to bird ranges and biodiversity for hundreds of North American birds. Accounting for extreme weather, the authors say, is critical to understanding and predicting where species are found in the environment. By Jim Shelton Scorching heat waves, severe cold snaps, and other extreme weather events are limiting where spe more PR