STANFORD, California, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Stanford Medicine researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new medications. * * * By Erin Digitale Stanford Medicine researchers have built an artificial intelligence tool that can read thousands of doctors' notes in electronic medical records and detect trends, providing more PR

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate last week passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing hazing on college campuses nationwide. The legislation previously passed the House of Representatives, and has been sent to President Joe Biden for his signature. The act requires colleges and universities to implement comprehensive hazing prevention programs and to publicly report incidents in their annu more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, led by Raghavan Raju, PhD, have discovered a promising therapeutic approach that could improve outcomes for sepsis patients by targeting senescent cells, offering a potential breakthrough in sepsis treatment. Sepsis is a leading cause of death in critically ill patients worldwide. Despite advances in treatment, many sepsis patients s more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Human norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 million cases and approximately 212,000 deaths globally per year, has no approved vaccines or antivirals. Paving the way for improved drug therapies, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Science Advances the more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University's Lourdes Cardozo-Gaibisso is a selection for one of only five 2024 Early-Career Research Fellows in Education Research by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. This prestigious fellowship highlights a select few researchers in the nation for their innovative contributions to STEM and environmental education in the more PR

FULLERTON, California, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: Sorting through a kitchen cabinet jam-packed with coffee mugs, Carrie Lane selected a few to donate to Goodwill. She felt relieved and proud, but did not understand why. "As a cultural critic, that was the moment where I decided I wanted to investigate the belief that decluttering makes us happier people," said Lane, Cal State Fullerton chair and professor of American stud more PR

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Andrews issued the following news: An ongoing study led by Dr Giulia Giunti from the University of St Andrews Business School is highlighting forms of workplace discrimination towards those without children. This can be particularly acute over the Christmas period as single and/or childfree workers are often selected as first choice for longer shifts often at unsociable hours compared to their colleagues with children. The resea more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: Five veteran journalists have been named the latest recipients of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism. Each of the winning projects will receive a grant of up to $15,000. The new McGraw Fellows will explore subjects ranging from the emerging market for biodiversity credits and fraud schemes that target tribal corporations, to the impact of chemicals used in manufactu more PR

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi issued the following news release: * * * * DIA-CoE, IIT Delhi Sign MoA with Reliance Industries for development of Indigenous Polymeric Ballistic Material * MoA signed with multiple industry partners for limited series production of Extreme Cold Weather Clothing and Extreme Heat Protective Clothing * * * Equipping the defence forces with indigenous advanced technologies that rely on home-grown research has been t more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: There's a well-established link between greenspace and health benefits, including lower rates of heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Now, according to a recently published study, rates of deaths from heart disease -- especially among men -- are lower in neighborhoods with more greenspace. The findings, from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of P more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Researchers at Duke University's General Robotics Lab present CREW, a platform facilitating seamless interaction between humans and AI to enable more intuitive and effective partnerships * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) has already become an invisible but indispensable collaborator in our lives. It helps filter spam from your inbox, improves your Netflix recommendations, more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program students gather for a "Shark Tank"-style event, pitching commercialization ideas to solve health problems. * * * By Lena Ayuk There is no swimming with sharks on the Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, but a handful of students have managed to do something just as exhilarating. In the fa more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following Faculty and Staff Briefs for November and December 2024 on Dec. 19, 2024: By Logan Lowery, Jenny Ralph and Anna Prentiss Florida State University's faculty and staff are central to its mission and the key to its countless accomplishments. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to recognize more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study finds improved outcomes in balance from earlier physical therapy * * * By Erik Robinson People who suffer from continued symptoms of concussion should seek a referral to physical therapy as soon as possible, new research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests. Even though most people naturally recover from concussions within four weeks, the study revealed people who d more PR

HONG KONG, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: A research team led by Professor Zhiqin Chu, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, and Professor Yuan Lin, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed a groundbreaking method for massively producing ultrathin and ultra-flexible diamond membranes, in collaboration with Professor  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-Electron Microscopy and OHSU Multiscale Microscopy Core provide some of the most advanced imaging in the country, world * * * By Angela Yeager When Claudia Lopez, Ph.D., first arrived at Oregon Health & Science University in 2003 as a postdoctoral fellow, she never imagined the trajectory her career would take. Originally trained in biology and biophy more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * A clinical trial shows that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin reduced the risk of developing drug-resistance tuberculosis (TB) by 56% in children. * * * New findings from a study led by researchers at Imperial and Stellenbosch University show that giving antibiotics as a precaution to children at high risk of developing drug-resistant TB can help to reduce the incidence of TB disease. The findings a more PR

LEEDS, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Leeds Beckett University issued the following news: Adult social care experts at Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds have been selected to join a centre of excellence for research and best practice in the sector. Leeds Beckett University's Centre for Dementia Research and The University of Leeds School of Healthcare partnership, known as SSCR@Leeds, has been chosen by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to join its Sch more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Andres Sevtsuk applies new sources of data to creating more sustainable, walkable, and economically thriving city spaces. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Dozens of major research labs dot the streets of Kendall Square, a Cambridge, Massachusetts, neighborhood in which MIT partially sits. But for Andres Sevtsuk's City Form Lab, the streets of Kendall Square themselves, an more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Five MIT faculty and staff, along with five alumni, are honored for electrical engineering and computer science advances. * * * By Alex Shipps, Joanna Chen, Daniel Darling, Anne McGovern, MIT CSAIL, MIT News, Department of Biological Engineering, Lincoln Laboratory The IEEE recently announced the winners of their 2025 prestigious medals, technical awards, and fellowships. more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The neuroscientist turned entrepreneur will be hosted by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and focus on advancing the intersection of behavioral science and AI across MIT. * * * By Terri Park, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Frida Polli, a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, investor, and inventor known for her leading-edge contributions at the crossroads of behaviora more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in the UK at Cambridge University and Imperial College London. * * * By Julia Mongo, Office of Distinguished Fellowships Lara Ozkan, an MIT senior from Oradell, New Jersey, has been selected as a 2025 Marshall Scholar and will begin graduate studies in the United Kingdom next fall. Funded by the British government, the Marshall  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In math and in music, senior Holden Mui values interesting ideas, solving problems creatively, and finding meaning in their structures. * * * By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Senior Holden Mui appreciates the details in mathematics and music. A well-written orchestral piece and a well-designed competitive math problem both require a cert more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * MIT engineers developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Crafting a unique and promising research hypothesis is a fundamental skill for any scientist. It can also be time consuming: New PhD candidates might spend the first year of their program trying to d more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently launched studies aimed at improving understanding of the autistic brain. * * * By David Orenstein, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory From studies of the connections between neurons to interactions between the nervous and immune systems to t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Corvus Robotics, founded by Mohammed Kabir '21, is using drones that can navigate in GPS-denied environments to expedite inventory management. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Whether you're a fulfillment center, a manufacturer, or a distributor, speed is king. But getting products out the door quickly requires workers to know where those products are located in their warehou more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Event marked an exciting step forward for the recently created City St George's Research in Radiography, Radiotherapy, and Radiology Group * * * By George Wigmore, Senior Communications Officer The newly formed City St George's Research in Radiography, Radiotherapy, and Radiology Group (CRRA3G) team welcomed Professor Adam Lewandowski, Deputy Chief Scientist for UK Biobank and Associ more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * In response to increasing frequency of extreme heatwaves in Pakistan, an international research initiative has been awarded pound sterling2.8 million by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop energy-efficient cooling technologies that could save lives and reduce environmental impact. * * * The S2Cool project, led by Northumbria University, brings together an interdisciplina more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU Knight Cancer Institute funding will increase cancer survivorship programs, cervical cancer screening, among other initiatives * * * By Amanda Gibbs The Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute has awarded funding to 10 organizations across Oregon to help address the most pressing cancer-related needs identified by each organization and people living in those co more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * World-renowned physiology expert and chair of the National Water Safety Forum, Professor Mike Tipton, wants more to be done to prevent deaths by drowning * * * The National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) has issued an urgent appeal to the UK government to appoint a Minister responsible for drowning prevention, after the release of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) groundbreaking Global Statu more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Online safety, the future of cinema, and the digital life of children are the timely topics being tackled by academics from the QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival. DMRC Director Professor Dan Angus said three public sessions would canvas current discussions relating to online safety, who is responsible and why it matters, as well as challenges tha more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Mitaali Taskar More than 265 students from across the U.S. dove into the mysteries of the ocean and explored how STEM can address global environmental challenges during a virtual event hosted by Rutgers University's Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS). The students from the FIRST LEGO League, participated as part of their preparation for this year's robotics competition. They learned f more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A new Rutgers-led project tracks how Americans view artificial intelligence's impact on politics, media and daily life * * * As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, a new Rutgers University-New Brunswick survey sheds light on public attitudes, revealing widespread concerns about its impact on politics and media, alongside an increasing adoption of AI tools in daily life. More t more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education proudly announces the release of its annual publication, Leadership, Research & Innovation in Education. The digital compilation highlights the creativity, impact and faith embodied by the school's faculty, students and alumni. This award-winning publication underscores the school's dedication to fostering a culture of continuous learning and imp more PR

STANFORD, California, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new Stanford study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu - a different subtype of the same influenza virus - in dairy cattle have raised concerns about the potential for a new pandemic. In brief * More than 14 million Americans consume raw milk annually, according to the U.S. Foo more PR

ARCATA, California, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: Cal Poly Humboldt students have crafted one-of-a-kind trophies for the 2025 California State University (CSU) Student Research Competition. Handmade in the University's makerspaces, the trophies reflect both the spirit of Humboldt and the research categories they honor. For the first time in its history, Cal Poly Humboldt will host the annual competition, now in its 39th year more PR

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Teesside University issued the following news release: New material being developed by Teesside University academics could play a major role in reducing carbon in the atmosphere at a fraction of the cost of traditional carbon dioxide removal technologies. The material, which is being developed in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Edinburgh, has the potential to capture 3.5-5 million tonnes of CO2 in the UK and nearly 30 million ton more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: Dr Chris Hardy of UCL's Dementia Research Centre has been announced as Alzheimer's Society's second Carol Jennings Fellow. The fellowship honours the legacy of former honorary Vice-President of the Alzheimer's Society, Carol Jennings, who together with her husband Stuart was a passionate global advocate for dementia research, raising awareness and championing progress. Dr Hardy said: "It's extremely  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB-led experiments show the technique safeguards personal health info, and is more than 99% effective detecting sleep apnea * * * Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve doctors' ability to diagnose and treat sleep apnea. But the technology is not widely adopted due to fears that it does not safeguard patient data. This could soon change. A  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Producing enough ammonia to feed the world comes with a large carbon footprint; process described in new UB-led study could help fix that * * * There's a good chance you owe your existence to the Haber-Bosch process. This industrial chemical reaction between hydrogen and nitrogen produces ammonia, the key ingredient to synthetic fertilizers that supply mu more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: The natural history of Caribbean landscapes that were subject to years of colonial sugar plantation-related oppression is to be the focus of a new Transatlantic research project. Led by the University of Exeter, Plants, Plantations, and the Anglophone Caribbean: Exploring Indigenous and African-descendent knowledge through text, archive, and orality will seek to recover and celebrate ancestral ecological a more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Queen Elizabeth II's iconic Golden Wedding anniversary speech that popularised the term 'strength and stay' was inspired and influenced by John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost. For years, it's been assumed that the late Queen coined the expression herself for the 1997 speech in referring to the love and devotion she shared with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh. And the phrase's popularity reached new h more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * For the first time, placental genes were studied to explore how Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) affects a child's development. Differences showed up between pregnancies from frozen and fresh embryo transfers in the placentas. Changes were also observed in the function of a gene associated with obesity and type 2 * * * Approximately one in six couples trying to have a child experi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Part of International Team Working to Make Sodium Batteries Better * * * By Rashda Khan While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing concerns about the future because lithium is relatively scarce, expensive and difficult to source, and may soon be at risk due to geopolitical considerations. Scientists  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Brendan M. Lynch A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that afflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year. The findings, reported recently in Nature Communications, also solve a decades-long scientific puzzle that more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: Local governments in developing countries are crucial for providing public services that promote human development and address challenges like extreme weather, unemployment and crumbling infrastructure. Yet, they often face difficulties in implementing cost-effective programs that meet citizens' diverse needs, particularly in areas with significant socioeconom more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: From the cheetah to the antelope to the yellowfin tuna and the needletail swift - these speedy creatures may look very different but they each share common traits. Not only are they among the fastest animals on the planet, but for the groups they represent, they are all intermediately sized. The reason for this has puzzled biologists for generations. But a team of researchers - including Dr Taylor more PR

EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Co-led by UTEP and UCF, project supports research in defense-related fields and best practices to support applications to grad school * * * The Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Research Universities (HSRU) will lead a project to increase the number of doctoral graduates in technical fields from its 22 institutions from across the nation. The initiative is supported by a new $9.3  more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * International research team analyzes data on European top executives' pay - Sustainability criteria have only minimal influence on performance-related compensation * * * A study by an international team of researchers from the University of Tubingen and the HEC business school in Paris has shown that the payment of bonuses to executive board members in large European corporations is onl more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UTSW researchers identify novel genetic variants across diverse populations * * * Hundreds of novel genetic variants across an ancestrally diverse cohort of 195 families, including 222 people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, expanding the catalog of known mutations associated with ASD. The un more PR

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Jonathan Hubler, PhD, and graduate student Sarah Burghardt lead Villanova research effort to study storm impacts and improve hurricane preparedness * * * In October 2024, during the height of hurricane season, Hurricanes Milton and Helene swept across the southeastern United States. Their impact on Florida was severe, with damages totaling tens of billions of dollars. While communities  more PR