HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 24 -- Acta Paediatrica, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers neonatal, developmental, child health, environment and psychosomatic pediatrics from the Foundation Acta Paediatrica, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: CLINICAL OVERVIEW: * A case for updating the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist to improve newborn care: Experience from seven Asia and Pacific countries REVIEW ARTICLES: * Characterising and mana  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Advanced Medical Technology Association issued the following news statement: * * * The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) issued the following statement from Pat Fogarty, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, and Director, Civil Justice Policy regarding yesterday's oral arguments in front of the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division in the case of McGinnis v C.R. Bard: "AdvaMed believes standards the FDA developed for allowing a specific m  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- The American Journal of Human Biology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features human biology including epidemiology, genetic variation, population biology and demography, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, growth and aging, physical performance, physical activity and fitness, ecology and evolution from the Human Biology Association, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2021 Special Issue: Minimally Invasive Biomarkers in H  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- The Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features neurology from the American Neurological Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: Research Articles: * Biosensor vital sign detects multiple sclerosis progression * Long-term adherence and response to botulinum toxin in different indications * Risdiplam treatment has not led to retinal tox  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Consumer Reports praised the New Jersey Senate today for passing legislation that aims to end an unfair auto insurance industry practice that could make coverage more costly for some consumers even though they may have clean driving records. The Senate passed S. 111, which prohibits insurers from using a driver's credit score, occupation and education to price auto coverage. The Fair Auto Insura  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release: Yesterday the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it had finally decided on a plan to demolish and rebuild the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. Construction will take about eight years to complete, estimated to be finished in 2031. The new bus terminal will be more environmentally friendly than the old terminal in numerous ways. First, it will have charging stations to accommodate the el  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 27: Four environmental groups today responded to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' (BPU) approval of a partial settlement of Public Service Electric & Gas Company's (PSE&G) Clean Energy Future Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Program. The settlement includes a $166.2 million investment in light-duty electric vehicle infrastructure, but delays any action on the critically important  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- Evolutionary Applications, a peer-reviewed journal that says it addresses biological questions of health, social and economic relevance, including medicine, agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, conservation biology, environmental sciences, climate change and invasion biology, microbiology and toxicology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 Special Issue: Evolution in Urban Environments: SPECIAL ISSUE ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Urban  more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- Englewood Health issued the following news release: Gastroenterologist Ramesh C. Gupta, MD, has joined the Englewood Health Physician Network and Englewood Hospital. His clinical interests include anorectal disease; altered bowel habits and bloating; functional dyspepsia; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); hepatitis B and hepatitis C; and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). He joins HVA Medical Group and welcomes new patients to his practice in Fair L  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biomedical applications to experimental and clinical investigations with engineering contributions from the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: * Accurate Heuristic Terrain Prediction in Powered Lower-Limb Prostheses Using Onboard Sensors * Deep Generative Model of I  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- IEEE Transactions on Computers, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: * A3C-DO: A Regional Resource Scheduling Framework Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning in Edge Scenario * Case for Application-Managed Flash * Enforcing Predictability of Many-Cores With DCFNoC * Evaluations on Deep Neural Networks Training Using Posit Number System * Exploiting Buffered Updat  more

MONTVALE, New Jersey, Jan. 29 (TNSRes) -- The Institute of Management Accountants issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: A report by IMA(R) (Institute of Management Accountants) released today outlines how the pandemic is affecting finance functions and challenging organizations worldwide. "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Finance Function" report, which surveyed 1,481 accounting and financial professionals in five countries - China, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following news: Public Funds Public Schools resumes our engaging and well attended webinar series begun in 2020 with the first installment of 2021. Join PFPS and the Network for Public Education on Thursday, February 4, at 4 p.m. EST for an important and topical webinar, "Fighting Voucher Legislation in 2021: An Update on State Voucher Bills and Tools to Oppose Them." Panelists will discuss the significant private school vou  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- The Journal of Phytopathology, a journal that says it features plant diseases induced by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * The early transcriptional responses in rose induced by Bacillus velezensis CLA178 and Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 * 1-Methylcyclopropene suppressed the growth of Penicillium digitatum and inhibited the green mould in citrus fru  more

PENNINGTON, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, a peer-reviewed journal from the Electrochemical Society that says it features electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2021 edition: Research Papers: * Low-Cost Fluoride Source for Organic Liquid Electrolyte-Based Fluoride Shuttle Battery * A Simplified Mathematical Model for Heating-Induced Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Ion B  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- The Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features wound, ostomy and continence practice and research from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2021 edition: Wound Care: * Characteristics of Critically Ill Adults With Sacrococcygeal Unavoidable Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries: A Retrospective, Matched, Case-Control Stu  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2021: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today that Kathryn S. Fuller, JD, has been elected chair of its Board of Trustees, succeeding retiring chair Roger S. Fine, JD. The Board leads the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. Its focus is on building a Culture of Health in America in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity fo  more

MARLTON, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- The Music Business Association (formerly the National Association of Recording Merchandisers) issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2021: The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces the formation of the Music Business Mental Health Fund, established in partnership with Music Health Alliance (MHA) and the Scars Foundation. The fund was created to help Association members impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic gain access to important mental healt  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: Residents of Newark, New Jersey have secured safe drinking water protections from lead contamination under a proposed settlement agreement submitted to a federal court today. The proposed settlement, made possible by the City of Newark's significant progress in removing its lead pipes, requires the City to finish replacing the pipes and ensure critical health protections for residents. The citizen suit  more

MONTVALE, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSRes) -- The Institute of Management Accountants issued the following news release on Jan. 26: The latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) released today from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA(R) (Institute of Management Accountants) found that global confidence in the fourth quarter of 2020 stalled and remains fragile at the start of 2021. The GECS, the largest regular economic survey of more than 3,000 senior accountant  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- Psychophysiology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers interrelationships between the physiological and psychological aspects of brain and behavior, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Pharmacological fMRI provides evidence for opioidergic modulation of discrimination of facial pain expressions * Distinguishing the neural mechanism of attentional control and working memory in fe  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following news: The Public Funds Public Schools fact sheet series continues to grow. The most recent addition forcefully debunks the notion that a private school voucher program is more cost effective than public education. All PFPS fact sheets are designed to provide concise, downloadable tools for advocates, students, families, educators, and policymakers. The latest PFPS fact sheet provides succinct, evidence-backed expla  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following fact sheet: The notion that it costs less to educate students with publicly funded private school vouchers than it does to educate them in traditional public schools ignores important realities that make voucher programs expensive, impractical and unsound. VOUCHERS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLING A 2018 study found the cost of educating a student through an Arizona private school voucher program was 75% h  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Adana Llanos, assistant professor in the department of biostatistics and epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has been named a 2021 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Llanos was selected from a pool of hundreds of exceptional nominees, who are all distinguished faculty across a variety of academic disciplines actively working towards making our society m  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, has treated its first upper tract urothelial cancer patient with a recently approved therapy option known as mitomycin gel, which is the first non-surgical treatment for this type of disease. Saum Ghodoussipour, MD, urologic oncologist and director of the Bladder and Uro  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: One common challenge of cancer therapy is when cancer cells don't respond to a drug that is usually able to kill or weaken them, known as treatment resistance. Tamoxifen is a drug that blocks the activity of estrogen in the breast, commonly used to treat patients with estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer. In a recent study, researchers from Rutgers University explored the th  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2021: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, a leader in cutting-edge clinical trials and a National Cancer Institute- designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, together with RWJBarnabas Health, today announced the publication of research that has identified and validated the novel Burkitt Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (BL-IPI) in patients with this rare, high-gra  more

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 26 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Monmouth Medical Center and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, both RWJBarnabas Health facilities, have been named one of America's 50 Best Teaching Hospitals by The Washington Monthly, a bimonthly nonprofit magazine of United States politics and government based in Washington, D.C. The magazine is known for its annual ranking of American colleges and universities, which serves as an alternative to the Forbes and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- The Academy of General Dentistry issued the following news: Wes Blakeslee, DMD, FAGD, a general dentist who practices in New Jersey, has recently been selected to serve as the Academy of General Dentistry's (AGD) Associate Editor. The role was previously held by Timothy Kosinski, DDS, MAGD, who was elected Editor in November of 2020 during AGD's Annual Meeting. Blakeslee's longtime, active and consistent role supporting many of AGD's communications platfor  more