PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * A Liquid Biopsy-based Assay Could Detect Recurrence Prior to Imaging in Patients With Resectable Colorectal Cancer CHICAGO - An ultrasensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-based liquid biopsy assay detected signs of recurrence prior to imaging and provided prognostic value within one month after surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), acc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AI-driven Analysis of Digital Pathology Images May Improve Pediatric Sarcoma Subtyping CHICAGO - An artificial intelligence (AI)-based model accurately classified pediatric sarcomas using digital pathology images alone, according to results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, held April 25-30. Pediatric  more

READING, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: * * * Alvernia University launches Cannabis Academy to meet growing workforce demands New partnership with Cleveland School of Cannabis provides online training for careers in expanding cannabis industry Alvernia University announces the launch of the Alvernia Cannabis Academy, a workforce-aligned certificate program established in partnership with the Cleveland School of Cannabis (CSC). Delivered through the u  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * American Association for Cancer Research Inaugurates New Leadership During AACR Annual Meeting 2025 Lillian L. Siu, MD, FAACR, begins term as AACR President CHICAGO - The members of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) have welcomed Lillian L. Siu, MD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, as the AACR President for 2025-2026. She was inaugura  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * American College of Physicians Recommends Ways Physicians Can Be More Effective Advocates for Patients and Profession WASHINGTON April 28, 2025--Patients and physicians' frustration with the U.S. health care system has been growing in recent years, leading to physicians exploring collective action as a means of improving the health care environment says the A  more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following news: * * * Brandywine students attend and speak at math conference By Christina Billie MEDIA, Pa. - Penn State Brandywine students who are members of the Math Club recently attended and spoke at a math conference in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, using the opportunity to expand both their knowledge of the field and their networking skills. The Spring Meeting of the Eastern Pennsylvania a  more

MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * Conference on Reducing Community, School Violence Coming to MU Millersville University will host its 5th Annual Sustainable Development Goals Conference on Thursday, June 5, 2025, focusing on "Building Safer Communities: Reducing Community and School Violence." This one-day conference will take place at The Ware Center in downtown Lancaster, PA from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., bringing together policymak  more

NEW YORK, April 28 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * Ivy League Jewish Groups, Latino Jewish Students Honored by AJC for Fighting Campus Antisemitism Two Ivy League student groups that were pivotal in the fight against antisemitism on their campuses and a confederation of Latin American Jewish students today received the AJC Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy at American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum. This year's recipi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Oral HER2-targeted Therapy Zongertinib Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in Advanced HER2-mutated Lung Cancer CHICAGO - Zongertinib, a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, elicited durable responses in patients with advanced, previously treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that harbored a HER2 mutatio  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre issued the following news: * * * Penn State Wilkes-Barre announces Joseph Boylan as spring commencement speaker By Goldie Van Horn DALLAS, Pa. -- Joseph Boylan, a business leader and Penn State Wilkes-Barre alumnus, will serve as the speaker for the commencement ceremony at Penn State Wilkes-Barre on May 10, Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Lynda Goldstein announced. Commencement begins at 10 a.m. in the  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Pitt-Developed Outbreak Detection System Saves Lives PITTSBURGH - An infectious diseases detection platform developed by University of Pittsburgh scientists working with UPMC infection preventionists proved over a two-year trial that it stops outbreaks, saves lives and cuts costs. The results are published today in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, making the ca  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: * * * Shirley M. Collado to speak at Lycoming College 177th Commencement The Lycoming College Class of 2025 will be addressed by Shirley M. Collado, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of College Track, at the College's 177th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., on the Fultz Quadrangle. She will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the ceremony. College Track is a coll  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Single-cell RNA Sequencing Provides Comprehensive Map of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cell States Study establishes a reference for normal hematopoietic cell differentiation and identifies novel acute myeloid leukemia cell states with potential therapeutic implications CHICAGO - A new gene expression atlas developed using single-cell RNA sequencing data  more