SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 7 -- The Association of University Centers on Disabilities issued the following agency statement on May 6, 2025: * * * AUCD Statement: President's Budget Undermines Decades of Disability Progress The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is deeply concerned about the President's budget. While the budget lacks detail, it makes clear there will be enormous, disastrous cuts to funding for programs that support people with disabilities. These progra  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 7 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Low Blood Sugar Contributes to Eye Damage and Vision Loss in Diabetic Retinopathy; Experimental Drug May Help Treat Condition In a new National Institutes of Health-funded study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary tha  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 7 (TNSrpt) -- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases issued the following news release on May 5, 2025: * * * New National Survey Finds Nearly Half of US Adults Admit to Not Washing Their Hands at Key Moments 2025 State of Handwashing Report by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases finds that many US adults forget or choose not to wash their hands at key times when germs can easily spread 1 out of 5 (20%) admit to not washing their hands, even though  more