DURHAM, North Carolina, July 29 (TNSRes) -- Duke Health issued the following news release: A commonly used treatment for pregnant women infected with a virus that can cause deafness and other harms to newborns provides no benefit, according to a large, multi-center study led by a researcher at Duke Health. The study was designed to determine whether monthly infusions of hyperimmune globulin were effective in preventing the transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection from mothers to their d  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, July 29 (TNSPol) -- The Massachusetts Nurses Association issued the following news: The Catholic Labor Network, a national group focused on social justice and supporting workers, has sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Health of New England after learning that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a formal complaint against Trinity Health of New England, finding that the hospital violated federal law protecting employees when they engag  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 29 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to a new report from WMUR, Chris Sununu says there is no longer any role for his Administration to play in fighting COVID-19. Last night, WMUR's Tim Callery reported that the Governor now believes that "the state government's role in this pandemic is over," even as new COVID cases are rising daily and New Hampshire's vaccination rate lags behind every other state in New England. W  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 29 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders issued the following news: Conditions such as stroke and neurodegenerative disease can cause anarthria-the loss of the ability to articulate speech. Anarthria hinders communication and reduces quality of life. Researchers have been working to create brain-computer interfaces that help people with anarthria communicate. With a typical interface, the user must spell   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: NOAA's Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program is participating virtually in NOAA Ocean Exploration's current expedition to map and explore the New England and Corner Rise seamounts in the high seas (or international waters) of the North Atlantic. Equipped with a remotely operated vehicle and telepresence technology, the team aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer transm  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing on July 28, 2021, by Shane Crotty, professor at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, entitled "COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity and the Impact of Variants": * * * MODERATOR: Good afternoon and welcome to the Washington Foreign Press Center briefing on COVID-19 vaccine immunity and the impact of variants. My name is Jen McAndrew, and I am today's moderator. As the Delta variant becomes the dominan  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, July 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Avijit Gangopadhyay and his research team were involved in a multi-institutional research cruise for their collaborative research project funded by the National Science Foundation that seeks to unfold the impact of the changing nature of the Gulf Stream and its rings on the ecosystem in the continental shelf and slope region of the northeast U.S. * * * D  more