KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 12 -- Aga Khan University issued the following news: * * * Warda Ahmed's research is changing how patients recover Pakistan needs more people like Warda Ahmed in its health care system - the kind who pause to understand how things work, notice where they don't, and quietly begin to fix them. Almost like a mechanic, except her tools are not nuts and bolts, but the human body and the systems designed to heal it. When Warda entered AKU's medical school in Pakistan, she d  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Jan. 12 -- Brock University posted the following news: * * * Brock-led team explores framework for researching machine consciousness * Are machines conscious? The question is becoming more urgent to explore as humans spend more time interacting with chatbots in a variety of contexts, says William Marshall. Some people may avoid the challenges involved in human relationships, for example, by forming a connection with a "perfectly well-behaved chatbot who always do  more

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 12 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Complex Regional Pain Syndrome triggers migraines in majority of patients * Two out of three adults diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) will experience new or worsening migraines, with one in five patients suffering near-daily headaches. A new study from Murdoch University has established a direct connection between CRPS and headaches. It found the debilitating conditions often occur on the sa  more

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 12 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Design of a new real-time wildfire propagation simulator * The UAB, in collaboration with the helicopter company Helipistas, the risk management company Mitiga Solutions, and the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS), has developed a new wildfire propagation simulator with an innovative architecture that increases the speed and reliability of traditional systems, facilitating a faster and  more

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 12 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Geoffrey Robertson believes international law is failing us - but the solutions are unclear * School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences lecturer, Indo-Pacific Research Centre fellow, and PhD candidate Paul Taucher writes for The Conversation. World of War Crimes: Eyeless in Gaza... and Beyond, the latest book by barrister and human rights advocate Geoffrey Robertson, quickly establishes that contemporary   more

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Higher daylight exposure improves cognitive performance, study finds * A real world study led by University of Manchester neuroscientists has shown that higher daytime light exposure positively influences different aspects of cognition. The first study of its kind, published in the journal Communications Psychology and funded by Wellcome Trust, also showed that stable light exposure across  more

HONG KONG, Jan. 12 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Co-hosts "The Nobel Heroes Forum: Shaping Science and Future" Convene World-Leading Minds to Forge Next Era of Discovery * The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings co-hosted "The Nobel Heroes Forum: Shaping Science and Future" today (12 January 2026), convening six Nobel laureates for thought-provoking discussions on how fundamental research drives progress in science, t  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- London Business School issued the following news: * * * Why defence innovation, not firepower alone, will decide economic strength Surico on why defence research drives innovation and growth * As the United States grapples with dwindling weapons stockpiles and Germany struggles to escape economic stagnation, a common question is emerging on both sides of the Atlantic: can defence spending still underpin prosperity? According to London Business School's P  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 13 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Marine sediments provide clues for future impact of climate change * An international team of scientists has uncovered evidence glaciers in the Southern and Northern hemispheres were synchronous during the last ice age. The finding challenges prevailing theories and provides critical information to help model how today's ice sheets will respond to a changing climate. Researchers from The Univers  more

HONG KONG, Jan. 12 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU develops new human-safe magnetorheological fibres, leading innovations in smart wearable textiles * A research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in smart materials, successfully developing soft magnetorheological textiles that can flexibly deform and modulate their mechanical properties under a human-safe magnetic field. Driven  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * PS2M EPSRC award to drive next-generation magnetic particle imaging * Dr Liam O'Brien from the University of Liverpool's Department of Physics has been awarded a PS2.1 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Open Fellowship to develop next-generation magnetic nanoparticle tracers for medical imaging and formulation testing. Drawing on expertise from the Departments  more

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Regius Professor Philip Withers takes up joint appointment between the Universities of Manchester and Monash * Regius Professor Philip Withers FRS FREng has taken up a five-year joint appointment between The University of Manchester and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, strengthening strategic links between the two institutions. The appointment, which began on 1 January 2026, follo  more

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop automatic tool to prevent hip dislocation in children with Cerebral Palsy * Researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool, together with Manchester Imaging Ltd, (a local company that specialises in developing AI medical devices), have received a PS1.2 million grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research's (NIHR) 'Invention for Innovation'  more

COVENTRY, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * The Cosmic Seesaw: Black holes eject material as winds or jets, but not both at once * Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don't just consume matter -they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast winds. It's often imagined that anything drawn toward a black hole is swallowed forever. Yet before crossing t  more

WURZBURG, Germany, Jan. 12 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * The secret route of prostate infections * Bacterial prostatitis, an infection of the prostate primarily caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), is a common health problem in men. About one percent of men worldwide are affected at some point in their lives. The infection develops when bacteria travel from the urethra or the bladder to the prostate. Treating bacterial prostatitis rem  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 12 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * U of T atmospheric physicists find error in widely cited Arctic snow cover observations * For decades, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has offered a snapshot of the planet's changing climate - but University of Toronto researchers have found that some of the underlying data underrepresents a key driver of Arctic warming. The IPCC reports rely on a wealth of climate d  more

COVENTRY, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Unexpected mysterious shockwave found around dead star * ESO/K. Ilkiewicz and S. Scaringi et al. Background: PanSTARRS University of Warwick astronomers have helped discover a beautiful yet mysterious shock wave around a dead star - a completely unexpected discovery. Gas and dust flowing from stars can clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave. Now, a collaboration of astronome  more

COVENTRY, England, Jan. 12 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * University of Warwick to award honorary degrees to leading figures in medicine, the arts, and industry * The University of Warwick will award honorary degrees this January to individuals whose work has made a lasting impact in medicine, the arts, and industry. From pioneering leadership in healthcare and the automotive sector to innovation and creativity in television, film, and poetry, these d  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 11 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * When bushfires make their own weather * Jason Sharples, Andrew Dowdy, Luke Burgess, Todd Lane, Intense fires can produce storms that make more fire - and they're becoming more common. Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the perfect environment for flames to spread across the landscape. But sometimes the relationship flips: fires can   more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Jan. 13 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Work hard, play hard? * As Australians return to work after the holidays, many will be reflecting on their health and wellbeing goals for the year ahead. New research led by Flinders University reveals that while workplace factors like long hours, work-related stress and shift work do influence high-risk drinking, personal and social factors play an even bigger role. The study, published in Drug and   more