CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: The Alzheimer's Association welcomes and is further encouraged by the full Phase 3 data presented by Eisai and Biogen from the CLARITY AD global clinical trial of lecanemab. The data presented today and published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms this treatment can meaningfully change the course of the disease for people in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSgov) -- The American Maritime Partnership issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022, and a letter: * * * The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today sent a letter to Governors Charles Baker (Massachusetts), Ned Lamont (Connecticut), Janet T. Mills (Maine), Chris Sununu (New Hampshire), Dan McKee (Rhode Island) and Phil Scott (Vermont) to address calls for blanket Jones Act waivers to New England. Excerpt from the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter: As the winter months approach, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Angus King (I-Maine) on Tuesday urged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to proactively develop a plan to prevent energy disruption and price hikes. In a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the senators ask the Secretary to work   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41330) on Nov. 28, 2022, entitled "National Monuments and the Antiquities Act" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects o  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Semaglutide resulted in an average reduction in BMI of 16.1% in teens * * * For teens who have struggled with obesity, it probably sounded too good to be true: a weekly injection that could help them control their eating and lead to weight loss. But the results of the clinical trial on the drug semaglutide, released online ahead of print Nov. 3 in the New   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 30 -- The New England Council issued the following news release: On November 7, 2022, The New England Council's Energy & Environment Committee submitted a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding winter reliability in the region. The letter came in response to a FERC-hosted conference in Vermont earlier this year, which discussed the electricity and natural gas challenges facing New England. As part of that forum, FERC sought commen  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 30 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: John Ambrosone, associate professor of lighting design and head of the Lighting Design and Technology Program at Virginia Tech, has been named the faculty chair of the Theatre and Cinema Program in the School of Performing Arts. Ambrosone joined Virginia Tech in 2004, his first appointment to a faculty role at a university. "When I left graduate school, it didn't occur to me to go into teaching. A now retired fa  more