CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Astrocyte diversity across space and time * When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain's non-neuronal cells are astrocytes, star-shaped cells with a lot of responsibilities. Astrocytes help shape neural circuits, participate in information processing, and provide  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Gaming Industry Emerges from Post-Pandemic Slump: 55% of Gamers Are Playing More in the Last Six Months * BCG Report Projects Gaming Industry Revenues Will Hit $350 Billion by 2030 * An Estimated 50% of Studios Are Already Using AI * Cloud Gaming Revenue Will Reach $18.3 Billion by 2030, Up 57% from 2023 * 40% of Gamers Are Consuming More User-Genera  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * China's FMCG market stabilizes as emerging channels redefine demand generation * SHANGHAI December 9, 2025 After a slow 2024, China's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is showing signs of stabilization. According to the 14 th China Shopper Report 2025 Vol. 2, jointly released by Bain & Company and Worldpanel, total FMCG spending grew 1.3% ye  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Advances UAE Expansion With ADGM License and Appoints Managing Director for Circle MEA * ABU DHABI December 9, 2025 Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies, today announced a major regulatory milestone in the United Arab Emirates as it strengthens its strate  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Decarbonization Through Intelligent Compressor Monitoring and Controls * ARC Advisory Group's new research on compressor monitoring and control solutions reveals that the decarbonization and carbon neutrality trend is gaining momentum across industries. Many industrial operations are trying to minimize the environmental effect of their processes and are dramatically redu  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Digital Transformation Drives Manufacturing Execution Systems for Discrete Adoption * ARC Advisory Group's research makes it evident that today's modern Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), also known as Manufacturing Operations Management Systems (MOM), are a key enabler and often the central focus of digital transformation, IT/OT convergence, and cloud adoption in ma  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova raises multi-year financial outlook, doubles dividend and increases buyback authorization * A stronger financial trajectory with substantially higher returns expected beyond 2028 * Now anticipates $52B of revenue and 20% adjusted EBITDA margin* by 2028, up from $45B of revenue and 14% adjusted EBITDA margin* * 18 GW of gas turbine contracts signed quarter-to-date; expect  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * How evergreen trees shaped human history * In the early 1770s, American colonists furious over British meddling in their trade of a key agricultural product finally had enough and rose up - an act of rebellion that would ultimately spark a revolution. But this wasn't the Boston Tea Party. It was the Pine Tree Riot - a bit of rural lawbreaking by some New Hampshire residents that would inspire their Massachuse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Deconstruction of Matthews Arena will be 'very surgical' The 115-year-old arena is coming down to make way for a new one. Here's how to take down a building in the middle of Boston. By Erin Kayata The 106,000-square-foot Matthews Arena nestled in the heart of Northeastern University's Boston campus holds nearly 5,000 people, borders an MBTA station and harmonizes with the nearby Boston Symphony Orches  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Trust in science is low among minorities for a reason African Americans, women, rural dwellers and less-educated people are more likely to distrust scientists. They're also less likely to be scientists. That's not a coincidence, new research found. By Cody Mello-Klein The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nationwide conversation in the U.S. about how much people trust scientists and trained medica  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Pompeii offers insights into ancient Roman building technology * Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still used some 2,000 years after their creation. In 2023, MIT Associate Professor Admir Masic and his collaborators published  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed * "I just can't make it tonight. You have fun without me." Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A new study details how the immune and central nervous systems implement this sickness behavior. It makes perfect sense that when we're battling an infection, w  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Leads Effort to Save Asia's Big Cats From Catastrophe Research pinpoints how to save Myanmar's Bengal tigers, Indochinese leopards and Mainland clouded leopards * Research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst is giving conservationists a precise picture of which habitats to target in their efforts to ensure that Southeast Asia's big cats --Bengal tigers, Indochinese l  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news: * * * Medical Coding Tool Wins Inaugural AI Entrepreneurship Competition Students Build Working Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Manning School of Business Challenge By Ed Brennen A student-built platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to modernize medical coding took top honors in the Manning School of Business' inaugural AI Entrepreneurship Competition. Co-hosted by ind  more