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Journals Science Newsletter for 2026-09-02 ( 39 items )  
AAN and AHS Issue Updated Guideline on Migraine Prevention Medications for Adults (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * AAN and AHS issue updated guideline on migraine prevention medications for adults Highlights: * A guideline update by the American Academy of Neurology and American Headache Society has been published to help clinicians determine which medications may be most effective at preventing migraine in adults. * Migraine is a chronic disease. Migraine attacks are often associated with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound and sig more PR

AJC Op-Ed: Liberal arts still matter to students and are valuable for Georgia's workforce (10)
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 1 -- Georgia College posted the following news: * * * AJC Op-Ed: Liberal arts still matter to students and are valuable for Georgia's workforce * Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox explores how the institution's current period of record-breaking enrollment growth illustrates the enduring value of a high-quality liberal arts education to current students and employers alike, in a guest essay originally published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and provided below. By Cathy Cox Georgia  more PR

Associate professor in chemical engineering earns ACS Catalyst Award (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 31 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Associate professor in chemical engineering earns ACS Catalyst Award * Breast cancer is the second-deadliest cancer among women in the U.S., and once the disease spreads beyond the original tumor, five-year survival rates drop to about 30 percent. Why do some cancer cells metastasize while others remain contained? Which cells are most likely to spread? Can that process be stopped before it begins? Panagiotis Mistriotis, associate professo more PR

AstraZeneca Completes Global License Agreement for Oral EGFR Inhibitor Zefrovy for Lung Cancer (10)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 2 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * AstraZeneca completes global license agreement for oral EGFR inhibitor ZEGFROVY(R) (sunvozertinib) for lung cancer AstraZeneca today announced the successful completion of the previously announced exclusive license agreement with Dizal Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd for ZEGFROVY(R) (sunvozertinib), an oral irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor for patients with lung cancer. Through this agreem more PR

BHSU Researchers Contribute to LZ's Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter (10)
SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Sept. 1 -- Black Hills State University posted the following news: * * * BHSU Researchers Contribute to LZ's Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter * For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has recorded a single part more PR

Boehringer Ingelheim Launches SCOVELLA in Great Britain, the First Approved Therapy for Insulin Dysregulation in Horses, a Main Cause of Laminitis (10)
INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany, Sept. 2 -- Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Boehringer Ingelheim launches SCOVELLA(R) in Great Britain, the first approved therapy for insulin dysregulation in horses, a main cause of laminitis * SCOVELLA(R) is the first therapy specifically developed and approved for the treatment of hyperinsulinemia in insulin-dysregulated horses and ponies/1, targeting the key underlying driver of laminitis./2 * Studies showed that SCOVELLA(R) rapidly and significantly r more PR

California Institute of Technology: Growing Bacteria Line Up Single-File, Then Buckle in Liquid Crystals (10)
PASADENA, California, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Growing Bacteria Line Up Single-File, Then Buckle in Liquid Crystals When scientists study bacteria that are not in a petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their actual microbial home settings, they often find delightfully unexpected behaviors. For Sujit Datta, a professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and biophysics at Caltech, those oddities are an invitation to apply physics to exciti more PR

California Institute of Technology: Underground Map of the Los Angeles Region Tracks Seismic Shaking (10)
PASADENA, California, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New Underground Map of the Los Angeles Region Tracks Seismic Shaking In computer simulations of The Big One--a large magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California--seismic waves ripple from a magnitude 7.8 epicenter near the Salton Sea up into the Los Angeles Basin. For minutes in this simulation, the ground beneath downtown Los Angeles shakes like Jell-O because the region is built upon a deep bas more PR

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: What They're Saying - Republicans "Growing Anxious" That They "Don't Have the Money Budgeted for Texas" and Beg for Bailouts From MAGA Inc. (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Republicans "Growing Anxious" that They "Don't Have the Money Budgeted for Texas" and Beg for Bailouts from MAGA Inc. Republicans are "frustrated" and "growing anxious" over the Texas Senate race as GOP Senators admit they've "got a race in Texas" and they "don't have the money budgeted" to bail out scandal-plagued Ken Paxton. With just over two months to go until the election, Paxton is "not con more PR

DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs, a dark matter candidate -- but researchers will need more data to confirm. Key Takeaways * Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. * LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detecto more PR

FAU: Forest Floor to Treetops, Cameras Reveal Congo Basin's Hidden Wildlife (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Forest Floor to Treetops, Cameras Reveal Congo Basin's Hidden Wildlife Study Snapshot: Florida Atlantic University researchers and collaborators used vertically stacked infrared camera traps to monitor mammals from the forest floor to the canopy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the researchers identified 47 mammal taxa, including eight outside  more PR

Finding a bulwark against liver damage (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 1 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Finding a bulwark against liver damage * Reposted from U of U Health. Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some fraction of those livers develop scarring, become inflamed and eventually fail. University of Utah researchers have identified a protein, EFHD1, that appears to drive that transition by triggering an out-of-place antiviral immune response. They also demonstrated that block more PR

Hofstra University: Finding New Path Through Sustainability (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Sept. 2 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Finding a New Path Through Sustainability Ginny Greenberg After 20 years in the health care industry, Renee Lista began to question whether she could see herself doing the same work for the rest of her career. Then a medical crisis forced her to think more deeply about what she wanted from her life - personally and professionally. She ultimately decided to pursue a new path aligned with her lifelong passion for the environment. That led Lista to Hofstra's M more PR

Illinois Tech Announces $76 Million in Philanthropic Commitments to Advance Student Success and Academic Transformation (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Tech Announces $76 Million in Philanthropic Commitments to Advance Student Success and Academic Transformation Support from alumni, trustees, foundations, and corporations--including a landmark $25 million commitment from Janet and Craig Duchossois--backs a new three-college academic model built for the economy students will enter - Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) today announced $76 million in recent philan more PR

Kutztown University: Fillman Named Recipient of 2026 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (10)
KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: * * * Fillman Named Recipient of 2026 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Dr. Robert Fillman, assistant professor of English, was awarded Kutztown University's 2026 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The award was presented during the university's Faculty and Staff Convocation and Celebration Friday, Aug. 21. The John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was establ more PR

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: LZ Experiment Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter (10)
LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has reco more PR

LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for Dark Matter (10)
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 1 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for Dark Matter * The search for dark matter - the invisible substance that makes up the vast majority of mass - remains one of the biggest mysteries of modern science. Now an international physics experiment involving researchers from the University of Liverpool has made an intriguing and surprising observation. New analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has recorded a single particle in more PR

LZ sees surprising result in search for dark matter (10)
MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 1 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * LZ sees surprising result in search for dark matter * Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News(external link) Key takeaways: * Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. * LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detector and specializes in searching for WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. * A new LZ study found one particle interaction that is diffi more PR

LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter: South Dakota Mines Researchers Excited About Potential of New Particle Interaction (10)
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Sept. 1 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter: South Dakota Mines Researchers Excited About Potential of New Particle Interaction * For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world.  more PR

Meet GW Law's 10 Public Interest Scholars (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The George Washington University Law School posted the following news: * * * Meet GW Law's 10 Public Interest Scholars * The GW Law Public Interest and Public Service Law Center is excited to welcome 10 Public Interest Scholars for the 2026-27 school year. For the past 10 years the Public Interest Scholars program has chosen a select group of incoming, full-time students to be scholars for the academic year. These students receive a $5,000 stipend to support the funding of summer employment at non-profit or governmen more PR

Mo. University of Science & Tech: Lonergan Named to Endowed Chair in Glass Science (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Lonergan named to endowed chair in glass science Author By Collins, Patrick Dr. Charmayne Lonergan has been named the inaugural Richard K. Brow Chair of Glass Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, effective Sept. 1. Lonergan is currently a Robert and Roberta G. Couch Endowed Assistant Professor in the materials science and engineering department. She earned her Ph.D. in materials science and engineering with a focu more PR

NCFR Journal Research on Gray Divorce, Overparenting and More (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 1 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * New NCFR Journal Research on Gray Divorce, Overparenting, & More 4 New Early-View Articles Published Aug. 23-29 - Stay up to date on the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals: Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF August 2026 issue (https://onlinelibr more PR

Northwell Appoints Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, to Lead Internal Medicine (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Sept. 1 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release: * * * Northwell appoints Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, to lead internal medicine Dr. Saint will oversee Northwell's Division of Internal General Medicine as well as the Department of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital - Northwell Health has appointed renowned patient safety expert Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, as senior vice president of the health system's internal medicine service line - with direct oversight at two ho more PR

Old Dominion University: September 2026 Faculty and Staff Accolades (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 2 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: * * * September 2026 Faculty and Staff Accolades "Accolades" celebrates Old Dominion University faculty and staff by highlighting honors and awards that recognize their dedication, expertise and contributions to their fields. Submit an Accolade through the submission form on the University Communications webpage. * Sina Razzaghi Asl, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Geography in the College of Arts and Letters, was accept more PR

Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 31 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes * Key Takeaways * Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. * The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the orientation of Earth's magnetic field through time. * Now that the method is establ more PR

Researchers Turn Climate Pollution Into Usable Material (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 1 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Researchers Turn Climate Pollution Into Usable Material * OXFORD, Miss. - Turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals used in everything from synthetic fuels to plastics and pharmaceuticals is costly. But new research shows it does not have to be. A study from University of Mississippi researcher Ahmed Badreldin and Carter Racine, a mechanical engineering doctoral student at Texas A&M University, demonstrated a simpler, lower-cost way to pr more PR

Samford Graduate Students Explore Character Education During Inaugural England Program (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 31 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Graduate Students Explore Character Education During Inaugural England Program * Graduate students from Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education traveled to England this summer for the school's first graduate international trip, where they gained global perspective on character education through research, school visits and cultural experiences. The group included students from the Master of Science in Education and Doctor of Ed more PR

Shaping the Future of Warfighter Tech at AFIT's Center for Directed Energy (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- Air Force Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Shaping the Future of Warfighter Tech at AFIT's Center for Directed Energy By Sara Topp  The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has been at the forefront of Department of War (DoW)-directed research, education, and innovation since the U.S. Air Force first envisioned using high energy lasers and high-power microwaves as weapon systems.  AFIT alumnus, retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Lamberson led much of the laser work a more PR

Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: How China's Debt-Ridden Local Governments Are Rewriting Their Economic Development Playbook (10)
STANFORD, California, Sept. 1 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * How China's Debt-Ridden Local Governments Are Rewriting Their Economic Development Playbook Having lost their primary source of revenue from land finance, indebted Chinese counties and cities are pursuing new strategies to sustain development, pivoting toward industrial parks and venture capital, Stanford political scientist Jean Oi observes in her recent fieldwork. In Brief * Jean Oi's 2024 fieldwork in  more PR

Study: Reservoir Management System Could Save California $150 Million Every Year (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Study: Reservoir Management System Could Save California $150 Million Every Year * Key Takeaways A reservoir management program administered by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography with state and federal agencies could save an estimated 100-160 billion gallons a year, enough for more than a million households. The program, called Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO), can help California reach a goal of ma more PR

UC-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts From Fakes (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 1 -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes Magnetic method reveals distinct time stamp of clay baking process Key Takeaways Advances in computing power helped scientists create a method for dating pottery purported to be ancient. The method takes advantage of the fact that the firing and cooling of clay materials creates a virtual time stamp within their structures based on the more PR

UC-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Reservoir Management System Could Save California $150 Million Every Year (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * Study: Reservoir Management System Could Save California $150 Million Every Year Improved weather forecasts can maximize reservoir efficiency, saving between 100-160 billion gallons of water annually Key Takeaways A reservoir management program administered by Scripps Oceanography with state and federal agencies could save an estimated 100-160 billion gallons a year, enough for more than a mi more PR

Underground methane leaks may cultivate microbes that help consume them (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * Underground methane leaks may cultivate microbes that help consume them * In brief: * The strongest methane-oxidation potential occurred within a narrow near-surface zone where methane rising from below encountered oxygen entering from the atmosphere. * Researchers identified microbial groups and the methane-processing genes they carry that were concentrated within this active zone * Metagenomics linked this zone to Actinomycetota, common soil more PR

University of Cincinnati: Heavy Social Media Use Linked to Depression (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Heavy social media use linked to depression National media highlight groundbreaking UC study examining adult social media use By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu U.S. News & World Report, USA Today and other national media highlighted a study by the University of Cincinnati and Northwestern University that found a correlation between heavy daily social media use and depression. Social media use is a better predictor of d more PR

University of Dundee: British Must End Dependency on Crucial Chinese Magnets, Experts Warn (10)
DUNDEE, Scotland, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Dundee issued the following news release: * * * UK must end dependency on crucial Chinese magnets, experts warn Reducing dependency on China is crucial if the UK is to secure supply of magnets that are critical in powering modern technologies, University of Dundee research has concluded. However, experts from the University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Business warn that diversifying supply of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets - essential for the operation of electric vehic more PR

University of Michigan: LZ Experiment Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from dark matter--but researchers will need more data to confirm Written By: Lauren Biron The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has reported a compelling result in its search for dark matter. Although the result doesn't meet the statistical threshold for claiming a discovery of dark matte more PR

University of Texas El Paso: Toxic Metals Above Set Limits Found in 12% of Children's Toys on the El Paso-Cd. Juarez Border (10)
EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Toxic Metals Above Set Limits Found in 12% of Children's Toys on the El Paso-Cd. Juarez Border Researchers screened 333 toys purchased in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; 78% contained at least one element of potential concern - Nearly four out of five children's toys purchased in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez region contain at least one toxic element, according to a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso. T more PR

VCU: Psychedelic Drug Candidate Could Boost Mental Health While Preserving Gut Health (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Psychedelic drug candidate could boost mental health while preserving gut health VCU researchers are exploring psychedelic-inspired treatment for psychiatric disorders that avoids gastrointestinal side effects. By Olivia Trani Psychedelic drugs show promise for treating a range of mental health conditions, but they often carry physical side effects such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University h more PR

Without M-AAA, Michigan ag industries would be 'more desperate' searching for research and education (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Without M-AAA, Michigan ag industries would be 'more desperate' searching for research and education * EAST LANSING, Mich. -For over a decade, Michigan State University (MSU) AgBioResearch and MSU Extension have helped to administer the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture (M-AAA), a state-funded partnership among MSU, Michigan's animal ag and allied industries, and the Michigan Department of Agricul more PR