UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Cancer-linked protein binds to chromosome in unexpected way, study finds * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A new 3D-structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner reveals details of how the protein binds to chromosomes and could offer insights for future disease treatments. The protein -BRD4 -plays a critical role in how cells read, copy and repair DNA and helps determine how different kinds of cells are made; it has been link more PR

SHATIN, Hong Kong, Sept. 15 -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong posted the following news release: * * * CUHK decodes the assembly of Helicobacter pylori's "molecular syringe" First insights into its early core assembly offers a new strategy for disarming its virulence * An international research team led by Professor Shannon Au Wing-ngor from the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has unravelled the step-by-step assembly mechanism of a "molecular syringe" used by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) to indu more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Monkeyflowers thrive in salty spray that kills other plants * On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant called the monkeyflower, which can withstand salty blasts that kill its inland counterparts. Now, researchers at Michigan State University are beginning to understand how it manages to thrive in conditions that leave other plants burned, brown and withered. "The yellow monkeyflower has evolved multiple ad more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * Monkeyflowers thrive in salty spray that kills other plants * On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant called the monkeyflower, which can withstand salty blasts that kill its inland counterparts. Now, researchers at Michigan State University are beginning to understand how it manages to thrive in conditions that leave other plants burned, brown and withered. "The yellow monkeyflo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 14 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine posted the following news: * * * New path for old protein may present additional therapies for rare genetic disease * A new study from scientists at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has revealed interesting insights that can help with new therapeutic approaches for a rare genetic disease Cystinosis is uncommon but serious causing an amino acid called cystine to build up in cells, eventually causing kidney failure. The condition is caused by more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 14 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * What's Next for Theranostics? * Theranostics is now a mature cancer treatment modality, and The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) is capturing the moment in a new supplement: "Theranostics: The State of the Art." Guest edited by Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA, with JNM Editor-in-Chief Johannes Czernin, MD, the supplement brings together top voices in the field to map out where theranostics stands today and  more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- Assumption University posted the following news: * * * Three Assumption Alumni Named to Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty List * The Worcester Business Journal, providing business news for New England's second-largest city, has released its 2026 40 Under Forty List honoring prominent young professionals in Central Massachusetts. This year, three Assumption alumni have been honored by being named to this list. Ashley Riley '10 is a senior wealth advisor at Bartholomew & Co. in Worcester, Mass more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Parakeet males, females equally likely to fight Sex doesn't matter in fights over pecking order By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu September 14, 2026 In a study of monk parakeets, researchers with the University of Cincinnati and Duke University found that sex has little to no impact on who initiates fights, who is targeted or who rises in the dominance hierarchy. The work, led by undergraduate researcher Yuchen Chen  more PR