WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Robert M. Gordon, senior vice president of policy research and international at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, from a May 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining Insurance Markets and the Role of Mitigation Policies": * * * OVERVIEW The home, auto, and business (property casualty) insurance industry has faced significant challenges over the past several  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 7 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Do your fingers wrinkle the same way every time you're in the water too long? Research says yes Question from a child inspires biomedical engineering paper By Chris Kocher Sometimes it takes a kid to ask a question no one has considered before. A couple of years ago, Binghamton University Associate Professor Guy German published research about why human skin wrinkles when you stay in the water too long. R more PR

SAN JOSE, California, May 8 -- Cadence Design Systems, a provider of electronic design automation and semiconductor intellectual property, issued the following news release: * * * Cadence Unveils Millennium M2000 Supercomputer with NVIDIA Blackwell Systems to Transform AI-Driven Silicon, Systems and Drug Design * Cadence best-in-class simulation software integrated with NVIDIA Blackwell-accelerated compute enables unmatched scale and speed * Delivers up to 80X higher performance and 20X lowe more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Culture, health awareness are key to reducing heart disease among Native American people Research Highlights: * Native American tribal members identified five priorities to improve awareness of and access to care for heart disease: heart health education; cultural considerations; inclusive, multigenerational community engagement; improved resources for general health and  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Discovery from Mass General Brigham Researchers Yields Insights on Preventing Organ Transplant Rejection The study identifies receptors that slow inflammation, signaling a promising target for new therapies. Current treatments to prevent organ transplant rejection focus mainly on suppressing T cells, part of the adaptive immune system. However, the innate immune system--the body's first line of defe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Fermilab researchers advance quantum sensing for future detectors A collaboration of scientists tested next-generation superconducting microwire single photon detectors (SMSPDs) at Fermilab to further particle physics research. A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Caltech, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laborat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following remark on May 7, 2025 by First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath: * * * Steering through the Fog: The Art and Science of Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets (As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be with you here at this critical juncture for the global economy. Since early April, the US effective tariff rate has increased to levels last seen over a hundred years ago, and the uncertainty s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48424) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Methane Emissions: U.S. and International Mitigation Efforts" by environmental policy analyst Kathryn G. Kynett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted in part as a result of human activities. According to climate scientists, approximately 0.5 C of the net 1.1 C increase in global surface temperatures that has occurred since 1850 may b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * 4 planets discovered around Barnard's star, one of the closest stars to Earth Astronomers confirm the existence of small, hot and likely rocky planets by observing the subtle gravitational wobbles of the star they orbit Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have discovered four tiny exoplanets orbiting Barnard's star, a red dwarf at the center of the nearest single-star syste more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Stalin, Putin, and the Cult of Human Sacrifice Masking -- hiding both strengths and weaknesses -- has long been a Russian forte. The Soviet regime masked its losses in the "Great Patriotic War" for decades. The Putin regime masks its losses in the "Special Military Operation" against Ukraine. Doing so hides the shortcomings of Kremlin decision-making. It also obscures the ugly indifference of Soviet  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 7 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements Discovery of physical modifications across brain regions holds important clues for possible new therapies for brain disorders By Mario Aguilera A landmark study published by scientists at the University of California San Diego is redefining science's understanding of the way learning takes more PR

EXETER, England, May 7 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Coastal mega-cities expose wildlife to 'relentless' boat traffic Coastal mega-cities expose ocean wildlife and habitats to "relentless" boat traffic, new research shows. The study focussed on China's Greater Bay Area, a coastal megalopolis encompassing Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. With about 86 million people, the Greater Bay Area has the largest population and the second-largest economy of any bay in the more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, May 8 -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Device reveals how drugs affect brain activity in real time Research with the device may help develop new treatments for neurological diseases and mental health disorders. Scientists have developed a tiny device that can deliver drugs directly to a specific spot in a mouse's brain and show how those drugs affect brain cell activity -- all while the mouse is awake and movin more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Enhanced CAR T cell therapy offers new strategy for lymphoma Next-generation CAR T cell therapy works where other CAR T cell therapies have failed A next-generation "armored" CAR T cell therapy showed promising results in a small study of patients whose B-cell lymphomas continued to resist multiple rounds of other cancer treatments, including commercially more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 8 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * Chloe Allen Named 2025 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow Chloe Allen '25 has been named a George Barrett Social Justice Fellow for the Vanderbilt Law Class of 2025. The Barrett Fellowship will fund Allen's work with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). Allen's appointment as a George Barrett Social Justice Fellow was announced by Dean Chris Guthrie. The Barrett Social Justice Fellowship honors t more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 8 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale-developed method offers view into earliest stages of RNA production The new method offers a glimpse into the critical formative stages of RNA molecules -- and may help lead to early therapeutic treatments when cellular production goes awry. By Karen Guzman When RNA molecules are synthesized by cells -- a critical process in the creation of proteins and other cellular functions -- they typically u more PR