WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 4 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 4.8 million people (ages 12 and up) reported using cocaine within the previous 12 months, and 24,486 people died from an overdose involving cocaine. Because there are no FDA-approved medications for cocaine use disorder, there is an urgent need to develop therapeutic interventions. In a new preclinical study from Wake Forest  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Ohio State Bar Association issued the following news release: On July 1, Columbus attorney Jay E. Michael began his term on the Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors. In addition, Ohio Bar 2023-24 President Michelle Kranz has appointed 23 Columbus-area attorneys to serve as chairpersons of Ohio Bar committees and sections. Jay E. Michael was elected by Ohio Bar member attorneys in District 7 (Franklin County) to serve on the Board of Governors for a three-  more

BUTTE, Montana, Aug. 2 -- The National Center for Appropriate Technology issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: The National Center for Appropriate Technology's (NCAT) Board of Directors today announced it has selected Fred Bahnson to lead the organization. Bahnson joins NCAT after a competitive national search. "Fred brings to NCAT two decades of leadership experience in regenerative agriculture and climate advocacy," said NCAT Board Chairperson Jackie Hutchinson. "His depth of k  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * NSF encourages finalists to pursue additional teaming during the final phase of the competition * * * The U.S. National Science Foundation announced 16 finalists for the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) competition, spanning a range of key technology areas and societal and economic challenges highlighted in the "CHIPS and Science Act." The NSF Engines will link up w  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Giselle Saulnier Sholler coming to Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Penn State College of Medicine * * * Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are strengthening their commitment to curing childhood cancer by bringing Dr. Giselle Saulnier Sholler, an internationally known physician-scientist, and her research consortium to Hershey, effective Sept. 1. The mo  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 3 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are strengthening their commitment to curing childhood cancer by bringing Dr. Giselle Saulnier Sholler, an internationally known physician-scientist, and her research consortium to Hershey, effective Sept. 1. The move will provide greater access to groundbreaking pediatric cancer care and research, including clinical trials, for Penn State Health patients and surrou  more