SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The American Nurses Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * An Effective Program for Nurses, Created by Nurses, Provides Practical On-Demand Tools and Resources To Manage Workplace Stress * * * Today, the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation), in partnership with the United Health Foundation (UHF), the philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group, announced the official launch of the free curriculum, Nurse Well-Being:   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * AmeriCorps awards Wake Forest University a Public Health AmeriCorps grant to support efforts in North Carolina * * * WINSTON SALEM, NC-- AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced more than $200,000 in federal funding to Wake Forest University, a Public Health AmeriCorps grantee. The grant award will support the service of approximately 15 Public Health AmeriCorps members who will   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: Indranil ("Indy") Mukerji, a first-chair patent trial lawyer, has joined Covington's Patent Litigation practice as a partner, located in the firm's Washington office. Steve Marshall, a patent litigator with decades of trial and litigation experience, has also joined the firm's Patent Litigation practice as of counsel in the Washington office. With twenty-five years' experience spanning nearly 200 patent cases, Indy  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: After a stunning weekend of upsets and college football chaos, Week 7 emerges as an opportunity for teams to get back on track in the race for the 12-team College Football Playoff. More than 75 showdowns are set for ESPN platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio, starting Wednesday, Oct. 9 through Saturday, Oct. 12. The Allstate Red  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: With the establishment of the IRISE fellowship, 12 University of Kansas faculty and staff members are working to develop and encourage a culture at the institution that reflects the IRISE values - integrity, respect, innovation, stewardship and excellence. The members of the inaugural cohort, who were nominated by peers and appointed by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer, will meet t  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lauren Comander The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has received a $28.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to launch a comprehensive study over the next five years that will offer new insights into the genetics behind Alzheimer's disease in people of African descent. The ultimate goal: to   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * National Institutes of Health Grant Funds Dementia Study at OU College of Medicine * * * Soon after a dementia diagnosis, many people document their preferences for medical care near the end of their lives, often stipulating that they want to avoid hospitalizations and aggressive interventions. A new University of Oklahoma study aims to discover whether the actual care they receive aligns  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Researchers studied individual reactions to tasting hot sauce to better understand the neural mechanisms of placebo effect and the power of suggestion * * * If you love spicy food and you are about to eat spicy food, your brain responds to make the experience more enjoyable. However, if you expect to dislike spicy food, your brain will focus more on the pa  more