BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Treatment for Smoking Cessation Report will be subject of Midwest CEPAC meeting in January 2026; Draft Scoping Document open to public comment until June 10, 2025 BOSTON, May 20, 2025 - The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) announced today that it will assess the comparative clinical effec  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 20 (TNSXrep) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: * * * New study aims to uncover the genetics of anorexia and other eating disorders Scientists are recruiting volunteers with eating disorders to study their DNA and look for genetic factors that could point towards new treatments. A new direct-to-participant effort now underway is giving people the opportunity to participate in the largest and most diverse genetic study of anorexia nervosa and other  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- OASIS Open, an international open source and standards consortium, issued the following news on May 20, 2025: * * * OASIS Common Security Advisory Framework v2.0 Approved as an ISO/IEC International Standard Designation as ISO/IEC 20153 Solidifies CSAF's Global Role in Standardized Vulnerability Reporting Boston, MA USA; 20 May 2025 -- The Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) Version 2.0, an open standard developed by OASIS Open, has officially been   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam reaction to Israel blocking all but a handful of trucks of aid into Gaza Reacting to the announcement that Israel will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza, Wassem Mushtaha, Oxfam's Gaza Response Lead, said: "While some aid was allowed into Gaza today, it will only be a trickle among a sea of need. For over 70 days Israel has been starving the people of Gaza, depriving them of food, water, medici  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Demands Immediate Closure of UMass Monkey Lab After Former Worker Sentenced for Child Sexual Abuse Material Amherst, Mass. - Please see the following statement from PETA's Chief Scientist for Laboratory Investigations Campaigns, Dr. Katherine Roe, following news that a former worker of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's (UMass) marmoset laboratory,   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, May 21 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: * * * Top U.S. High School Students to Participate in 2025 USA Biolympiad Finals at Harvard University The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces the high school students who will be competing in the 2025 USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from June 22 to July 4, 2025. "These students are some of the highest achieving biology  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Wealth of 10 richest US billionaires increased by over $360 billion in the last year, as President Trump and Congress prepare massive tax giveaway for the ultra-rich * Despite recent tariff-related market turmoil, the 10 richest U.S. billionaires saw their wealth increase by $365 billion over the past 12 months. * It would take 726,000 years for 10 U.S. workers with median earnings to make that much mone  more