CARLSBAD, California, Oct. 17 -- The National Association of Music Merchants issued the following news release: * * * Held in Anaheim, the January Show Reveals Preliminary Schedule for First Two Days Ahead of Full 5-Day Schedule Announcement in November * * * NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has announced today its initial listing of events for The 2025 NAMM Show, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center Janu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 16 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land announces a $2.5 million contribution from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to support the Chattahoochee RiverLands, a planned 100-mile linear park through the heart of metro Atlanta. With this donation, private funding for the RiverLands has reached more than $22 million, with an additional $27 million in public funding. This significant public and private support will   more

DUARTE, California, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * City of Hope(R) doctor-led research published in the New England Journal of Medicine Adolescent and adult patients with advanced classic Hodgkin lymphoma who received initial treatment with nivolumab plus AVD chemotherapy had roughly one-half the risk of progression or death of those patients treated with a standard combination of brentuximab vedotin plus AVD Trial data expected to change standard o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: "Yesterday's court decision is the culmination of our 18-year legal battle to adequately protect the threatened desert tortoise and its critical habitat from off-highway vehicle use on public lands in the western Mojave Desert," said Jeff Aardahl, senior California representative for Defenders of Wildlife. "This is clearly a win for the desert tortoise, which has been on a path toward ext  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists show that alcohol withdrawal causes long-lasting sensitivity to mechanical stimuli in heavy drinkers, and identify a drug target that could help. * * * One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is "allodynia"-- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new animal study  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * Scientists uncover how small molecules interact with a cancer-related protein called FOXA1 and identify a crucial binding site on its surface. * * * Hormone-driven cancers, like those of the breast and prostate, often rely on a tricky-to-target protein called Forkhead box protein 1 (FOXA1). FOXA1 mutations can enable these types of cancers to grow and proliferate. Today,  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: Scientists at the SETI Institute and partners from Penn State University used the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) to search for signs of alien technology in the TRAPPIST-1 star system. The team spent 28 hours scanning the system, looking for   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Environment America issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: BOSTON -- Google announced a "world first" deal on Monday to buy energy from small nuclear reactors (SMRs) in order to power their data centers. Under the terms of the deal with California's Kairos Power, the first SMR is due to be completed by 2030 and the remainder by 2035. Google signed the deal to meet a significant increase in demand for electricity due to the growth of generative AI and cloud   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 16 -- The Stellar Development Foundation issued the following news release: At Meridian 2024 in London, U.K., the Stellar Development Foundation announced a new partnership with Mastercard to integrate the company's Crypto Credential solution with the Stellar network. Mastercard Crypto Credential, which helps verify interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain networks, will be embedded in the Stellar ecosystem as the exclusive credentialing solu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 16 -- The Stellar Development Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Tala, the world's first financial platform for the global majority, today announced the launch of its non-custodial crypto wallet, powered by the Stellar network. This innovative offering is designed to give financially underserved communities the power to manage virtual assets with security, accessibility, and ease, deepening Tala's commitment to financial inclusion. Th  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Oct. 16 -- The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * Five new universities also join consortium * * * The Board of Trustees of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has elected five new trustees to its ranks. UCAR, which manages the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) on behalf of the National Science Foundation, also serves the Earth system science comm  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news: * * * Statement by Daniel Barad, Union of Concerned Scientists * * * SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2024) -- With inflation impacting everyone's budgets, stable prices for necessities like food and gas are more important than ever. Monday afternoon Gov. Newsom signed into law a bill allowing the state to require refiners to store enough gasoline to protect consumers from price spikes at the pump.  more