WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on July 29, 2024: Today the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises announced the launch of its Core Competency Implementation Pilot Project and the selection of 16 implementation sites across the United States. In partnership with the Action Collaborative, the sites will work towards advancing substance use care, workforce competency, and interpro  more

RESTON, Virginia, July 29 [Category: Aerospace] -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics issued the following news release: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced its 2023-2024 section award winners. The section awards honor particularly notable achievements made by members of AIAA's 57 sections around the world in a range of activities that help fulfill the Institute's mission. Section awards are given annually in eight categories based on   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 29 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: People with Parkinson's disease are receiving a new treatment in a clinical trial started after University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the therapeutic delivery method in a study of non-human primates. Parkinson's disease damages neurons in the brain that produce dopamine, a brain chemical that transmits signals between nerve cells. The disrupted si  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 30 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: The Eiweiler district of the municipality of Nohfelden was certified today as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. Eiweiler's designation as a Star Village is an important step for the Sankt Wendeler Sternen Land project, which was founded years ago to reduce light pollution in the district of Sankt Wendel. From the outset, the aim of the project was to create a protect  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: $11,385,600 will be invested in bus facility enhancements throughout the City of Tucson's public transit system from the bipartisan infrastructure law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly. The funding was awarded to the City of Tucson through the Buses and Bus Facilities Program. Kelly and Sinema's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests up to $108 billion to support federal public tr  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: By Phil Villarreal Millions of people with chronic pain fall into gaps in the mental health care system when it comes to treating symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to new research from the Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction. A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Tech Launch Arizona, the University of Arizona office that commercializes inventions stemming from university research and innovation, saw a record number of inventions during the 2024 fiscal year. Between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, TLA received 307 new inventions, up from 298 in fiscal year 2023 and 303 in fiscal year 2022. The office also launched nine startups; executed 72 licenses and o  more