LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * $12M Grant to Advance Health for People Who Use Drugs in New England * "New England offers a compelling opportunity to conduct this work because the community has been heavily impacted by HIV, HCV, overdose and other harms tied to unregulated drug use," said Angela Bazzi, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Scienc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * 'No-Touch Brain Surgery' Brings an End to Decades of Living With Tremor * Mike Mattozzi was just a teen when he noticed a shaking sensation in his right (dominant) hand. It was mild at first but grew more severe over the years. Later, he went through the same thing with his left hand. As time passed, Mike's quality of life suffered due to the tremor. Using a pen, steak kni  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown team to co-lead $12M study to improve well-being of people who use drugs in New England * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] In response to increases in New England in substance use and cases of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV) and overdose, Brown University researchers will conduct an ambitious study to better understand trends in drug use and barriers to health care services. The study is funded by a Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Motor Fuel Prices - October 2025 * BTS 68-25 Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for October 2025. In October 2025, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.06 per gallon; down 3.3% from September 2025 and down 2.5% from October 2024. By region, the average price for regular motor gasoline in Oct  more

STANFORD, California, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Smartphones can monitor patients with neuromuscular diseases Stanford Medicine researchers found that a smartphone could monitor patients with two types of muscular dystrophy as well as traditional methods and diagnose conditions more accurately -- at no cost. By Katia Savchuk Because researchers have made such striking progress in developing drugs to treat neuromuscular diseases  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 5 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * UConn Law Attracts Fulbright Scholars Four of this year's 36 LLM students came to the School of Law through the Fulbright Program. By Diana Nearhos In recent years, UConn Law has consistently attracted students through one of the world's most prestigious academic opportunities. Four Fulbright scholars from outside the U.S. are seeking their LLM degrees at the law school this year, the most on recor  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Nov. 5 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * Existing Preservation Laws Could Protect Rural Public Schools from Vouchers, Charters Study suggests governments could create 'education preserves' around rural public school districts and issue regulations to govern charter schools and voucher programs within those borders, similar to the way hunting preserves have regulations to protect the natural resources within them By Kimberly Phillips Worri  more