CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new patch could help to heal the heart * MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a heart attack to help promote healing and regeneration of cardiac tissue. The new patch is designed to carry several different drugs that can be released at different times, on a pre-programmed schedule. In a study of rats, the researchers s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new way to understand and predict gene splicing * Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able to fill such disparate niches because molecular machinery can cut out and stitch together different segments of those instructions to create endlessly unique combinations. The ingenuity of using the same gen  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Research: AI Bots Threaten the Foundation of Web-Based Business Models AI bot traffic skyrockets by 300% in one year * Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today released a new State of the Internet (SOTI) report that reveals an alarming spike i  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results * Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights: * Revenues of $526.0 million * Net income attributable to common shareholders of $18.5 million * GAAP EPS of $0.35 * Non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 * Adjusted EBITDA of $70.4 million FRAMINGHAM, MA - No  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * How to Prevent Fraudulent Participation in Virtual Health Research A new study presents a checklist of manual methods that researchers can implement to detect suspicious behavior during the prescreening, screening, and enrollment process for clinical trials. By Jillian McKoy The rise in virtual research since the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for researcher  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Control Valves Investments Reshaped by Advancements in Edge Computing and Ethernet-APL * ARC Advisory Group's research on the Control Valves market highlights how recent advances in edge computing and Ethernet-APL are causing manufacturers to reconsider how they monitor and maintain the health and performance of their control valves. Edge computing is increasingly being   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Donahue Institute Releases Findings from First-Ever Four-County Western Massachusetts Housing Study The UMass Amherst Donahue Institute recently released findings from the first-ever housing study to cover Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties. The study, conducted on behalf of the institute's client, Way Finders, found that Western Massachusetts needs 23,000 new housing   more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Industrial PCs Market Reshaped by Industrial-Grade AI and Software Defined Automation * ARC's research indicates that the demand for Industrial Personal Computers (IPCs) is expected to rise steadily, driven primarily by the increased adoption of industrial-grade AI applications, particularly at the edge in conjunction with cloud integration. IPCs are increasingly deploye  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Lightning-prediction tool could help protect the planes of the future * More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won't feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded in key zones throughout the aircraft. Lightning protection systems work well, largely because they are designed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Experts say the first step to success in politics is 'get engaged' By Cyrus Moulton Amanda Litman described Hillary Clinton's loss in the 2016 presidential election as "gut-wrenching." Literally. "When we heard that she had called Trump to concede, I took a cab home to my apartment and I was crying so much, I puked outside of the cab in some random Brooklyn neighborhood," Litman, the Clinton campaign  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Sparking Innovation: How One Engineer Secured 30 Patent Applications That Are Shaping the Future of Energy Veena P. has learned in her 14 years at GE Vernova that earning patent recognition for her inventions isn't a matter of waiting for lightning to strike. Instead, the technology manager in electrical systems at GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center in Bengaluru, India, has develop  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Startup provides a nontechnical gateway to coding on quantum computers * Quantum computers have the potential to model new molecules and weather patterns better than any computer today. They may also one day accelerate artificial intelligence algorithms at a much lower energy footprint. But anyone interested in using quantum computers faces a steep learning curve that starts with ge  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * PhD candidate Katherine Murphy receives NIH grant for innovative prostate cancer research By Hallie Leo UMass Chan Medical School PhD candidate Katherine "Kat" Murphy has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for her prostate cancer research in the lab of Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, assistant professor of molecular, cell  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Extreme Event Solutions group at Verisk, Boston, Massachusetts, a global data analytics and technology provider, estimates that industry insured losses to onshore property in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa will likely range from $2.2 billion to $4.2 billion. The estimate covers damage from both wind and precipitation-induced flood along Melissa's path across the island, with the majority of the projected losses attributable to wind damage. The Category 5 hurricane, wh  more