BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 21 -- The American Society for Nutrition issued the following commentary on Aug. 20, 2026, by President Naima Moustaid-Moussa: * * * A Presidential Farewell: Reflections and Gratitude from Naima Moustaid-Moussa It has been an honor to serve as the 2025-2026 President of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). Over the past year, I have had the privilege of working alongside an extraordinary community of scientists, clinicians, educators, students, and staff dedicated to advancing nutrition science. ASN is a vibrant more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Autism Research Tool Uncovers How Nature, Nurture Shape Risk * A powerful new research tool from a University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist and colleagues is set to advance our understanding of how genetics and environment contribute to autism risk. UVA's Ziqiao Wang, PhD, and collaborators at Johns Hopkins have assembled a "statistical framework" called PGS-TRI that can untangle the complex web of genetic and environment more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about The BMJ: * * * Junk food suppliers have "shocking" major presence at UK's biggest school food event More than a third of exhibitors supply hot dogs, pizza, muffins and fizzy drinks Experts say findings are "shocking" and "clearly go against school food standards" - As the government prepares to introduce updated school food standards, an investigation by The BMJ finds that more than a third of the firms exhibiting at the UK's biggest school food show se more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 21 -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CIRES welcomes extreme heat and urban resilience expert Sara Meerow The social scientist joins Council of Fellows after a very hot summer - Colorado had several extreme heat warnings this summer, a hazard many communities are unprepared for. The city of Boulder estimates even hotter summers in the future, and increasing resilience to this change is essential. CIRES is excited to broaden its expertise in extreme  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 20 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers design magnetically levitated quantum bit * Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have designed new quantum computing architecture that uses magnetic levitation to smooth over design flaws in the intricate bits necessary to run a quantum computer. Quantum bits, or qubits, can be as small as a few nanometers,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers * Anyone who's ever wrestled with a claw machine at an arcade can appreciate the difficulty in pulling and pushing on joysticks, in just the right way, to get a mechanical arm to scoop up that one special toy. Coordinating the joysticks and connecting their movement to the claw's motion is a type of "mental mapping" that is not immediately intuitive. (And  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49124) on August 11, 2026, entitled "New World Screwworm - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Research and Technology Development USDA research related to NWS involves multiple agencies and partners supporting both operational eradication programs and long-term preparedness. APHIS conducts operational research and collaborates on surveillance, sterile fly production, and eradication activities. The Agr more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 19 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * RNA droplets may have helped start life on Earth. A new study explains why they form * Realistic illustration of RNA and DNA strands. A University at Buffalo-led study is shedding light on why RNA has a tendancy to assmebly together into liquid-like droplets, a trait that may have allowed RNA to help kickstart life on Earth. A tiny chemical difference helps make RNA better than DNA at condensing into liquid-lik more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Math and medicine join forces to solve a cancer mystery How UC Irvine scientists uncover a key cause of immunotherapy failure - and a path to overcoming it - Immunotherapy has transformed outcomes for many cancer patients. Unlike conventional treatments, these therapies do not attack tumors directly. Instead, they enable the body's own immune system to identify and kill cancer cells that had previously escaped elimina more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following Q&A involving Nir Kshetri, professor of management at Bryan School of Business and Economics: * * * UNCG Expert Weighs in on AI's Environmental Impact * Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to raise questions about energy consumption and water use, but Dr. Nir Kshetri believes people should keep an open mind about this powerful problem-solving tool. As the Charles A. Hayes Distinguished Professor at UNC Greensboro's Bryan School  more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Aug. 20 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * UWindsor researcher studies breast cancers that occur after childbirth -- and heads to national competition to spread the word By Sara Elliott Isabelle Hinch's ability to explain her research on how childbirth affects breast cancer risk in three minutes has earned her a spot in a national pitch competition. Her talk, Breastfeeding helps reduce the risk of breast cancer...but, explores the complicated truths surrounding breast cancer risk after childbirth. more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * New Study Finds Ungrazed Sierra Nevada Meadow Healthier Than Livestock-Grazed Meadows Recovery on ungrazed meadow in the Sequoia Nation Forest shows remarkable resilience to aid golden trout streams - BAKERSFIELD, Ca. -- Western Watersheds Project and the California Botanic Garden released a report today titled, "Inventorying and monitoring of grazed and ungrazed meadows, streams, and associated plant communities, and more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * JWM: Dogs can do more harm than good in bear country Canine companions may trigger attacks--and they probably won't protect you - Bringing your dog to bear country for protection might do more harm than good. Of more than 300 human-bear conflicts, dogs initiated the attack more than half the time. Dogs either left the encounters injured or died in two out of every three encounters. "Our data suggests that t more PR