WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 6 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: * * * Research sheds light on the relationship between dopamine and decision-making * * * Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects movement and muscle control. One characteristic of the disease is the deficiency of dopamine, a neurotransmitter or brain chemical that plays a role in movement and can impact how people think and feel. Dopaminergic medicines  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47850) on Dec. 1, 2023, entitled "The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee: A Primer" by government organization and management analyst Ben Wilhelm. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The organization now known as the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has organized U.S. participation in the Olympic Games since the early 20th century and serves a leading role representing t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSres) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following fact sheet on March 8, 2024: * * * Marking major progress on President Biden's Unity Agenda, the Biden Cancer Moonshot secured new commitments from health plans and oncology providers to deliver important support services to more Americans living with complex health conditions, including cancer * * * Today, the Biden Cancer Moonshot announced new commitments from seven leading health   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 6 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a topping out ceremony today for the $450 million care tower on the campus of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The milestone event, marking the raising of the final steel beams, signifies the completion of the structural framework of the 350,000-square-foot building. Over the past 17 months, hundreds of construct  more

TOWSON, Maryland, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities issued the following news: The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is pleased to announce that Michelle Meggs, D.A., executive director of the Women + Girls Research Alliance at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has been named the inaugural CUMU Impact Fellow. The CUMU Impact Fellow provides leadership on behalf of the CUMU membership on initiatives related to impact, data, a  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 6 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: In her groundbreaking work as a computer scientist, assistant professor Minghan Chen is using artificial intelligence to create new techniques to better understand the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's disease and predict its progression across brain networks. Chen was recently awarded a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her research project entitled: "Towards a Living Neuron   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 8 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news wrap up entitled "WFU in the News": * * * FEATURED NEWS Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game (https://theconversation.com/anyone-can-play-tetris-but-architects-engineers-and-animators-alike-use-the-math-concepts-underlying-the-game-220915) By Leah McCoy | The Conversation With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules an  more