WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel for the National Political Advocacy Division of the American Civil Liberties Union, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Declassified MLK Records: What They Reveal and Why They Matter." MLK stands for Martin Luther King Jr. * * * Chairwoman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and members of the Ta  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "BMJ Quality & Safety": * * * Duplicate medical records linked to 5-fold heightened risk of inpatient death And 3-fold increased risk of intensive care need, US study indicates Improvements needed in data integrity and health information management, say researchers * Patients with duplicate medical records are 5 times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and 3 times more likel  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about the British Journal of Sports Medicine: * * * Physical fitness of transgender and cisgender women is comparable, current evidence suggests Despite greater muscle mass of transgender women 1-3 years after hormone therapy Evidence is of variable quality, but doesn't back inherent athletic advantage theories * Transgender women might have more muscle mass than cisgender women 1 to 3 years after hormone thera  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Rates of autism in girls and boys may be more equal than previously thought Study raises questions around why female individuals are diagnosed later than males * Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but a study (https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-084164) from Sweden published by The BMJ shows that autism may actually oc  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 5 -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "Emergency Medicine Journal": * * * Significant gaps persist in regional UK access to 24/7 air ambulance services And availability of advanced interventions, including provision of blood products, still variable * Despite significant improvements in the availability of 24/7 emergency air ambulance services (HEMS) across the UK since 2009, persistent regional gaps remain, finds research (https://emj.bm  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Study Reports Neural Implant That Regrows Surrounding Skull Dartmouth Engineering labs develop a bone-healing tool for safer access to the brain. * A study led by Dartmouth Engineering professors demonstrates a new possible technique for connecting electronic implants with the surface of the brain, as well as a new method for ensuring safe, long-term medical access to the brain. Alexander Boys and  more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Feb. 5 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Kidney cells exposed to nanoplastics * As concerns rise about the effects of tiny plastic particles on human health, Flinders University researchers have led new research on whether nanoplastics can accumulate or cause damage in kidneys - our body's major blood filtering system. Their study, published in high-ranking international journal Cell Biology and Toxicology, calls for more investigations into t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * High Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Be Linked to Cancer Survivors' Risk of Death * Cancer survivors who consumed higher amounts of ultraprocessed foods as part of their diet had a significantly increased risk of both all-cause and cancer-specific death, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * If you want to feel gratitude in your life, embrace nostalgia, VCU research finds Wistful memories - from a reunion, a song or even a daydream - strengthen a sense of social connection, which drives thankfulness. By Madeline Reinsel Did you skip your last high school reunion? If so, you may want to reconsider when the next anniversary rolls around. The experience could lead to increased   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Improving blood flow to the brain in arteries with plaque did not improve cognitive skills * Research Highlights: * Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear to be better at improving cognitive function than medications and lifestyle changes. * The results are from a substudy of the CR  more

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The North American Menopause Society, an organization that promotes the health and quality of life of all women during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause and healthy aging, issued the following news release: * * * Initiation of Hormone Therapy After Age 65 Remains Risky but Still Works for Some Women New large-scale study concludes that older women should receive individualized risk-benefit assessment and close monitoring before continuing or  more

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Feb. 4 -- Cape Breton University issued the following news: * * * International Honour Brings a 90-Year Literary Tradition to Cape Breton University Sherlock Holmes has been studied, debated and reinterpreted for more than a century by readers and scholars around the world. That global tradition now includes Cape Breton University, following the recent investiture of Dr. Tom Ue, Assistant Professor in English of the Long Nineteenth Century, as a Baker Street Irregular, a   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 5 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of all stroke types Highlights * Following a Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk of all types of stroke among women, according to a new study. * The study does not prove that the diet causes the lower risk; it only shows an association. * Women with the highest adherence to the Mediterranean diet were 18%   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent * People who sign consent forms feel more trapped - not more empowered - than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School, and co-author Roseanna Sommers of the University of Michigan Law School. Consent forms have proliferated in recent years, thanks to an   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * New Report Highlights CHOP's Pioneering Approach to Advancing Pediatric Ventricular Recovery * Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) pioneered a standardized approach for heart recovery in children using ventricular assist devices (VAD), as reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The findings mark a paradigm shift in  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 4 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * New research shows improving blood flow to the brain in arteries with plaque did not improve cognitive skills * Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear to be better at improving cognitive function than medications and lifestyle changes. Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve   more

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Feb. 4 -- Bayer, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Nubeqa (darolutamide) receives third approval in China for men with advanced prostate cancer Darolutamide is now the first and only androgen receptor inhibitor (ARi) approved in China for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), with or without chemotherapy /  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Hair-thin fiber microphone developed to monitor critical power grid systems * Immune to extreme heat and high voltage, new device could listen for problems inside high-voltage transformers WASHINGTON -Researchers have fabricated a hair-thin microphone made entirely of silica fiber that can detect a large range of ultrasound, sound frequences beyond the reach of the human  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice introduces new graduate certificate in global health technologies * Rice University is expanding its commitment to health innovation with the launch of a new graduate certificate in global health technologies, now open to all Rice graduate students regardless of discipline. Offered through the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, the graduate-level certificate is designed to equip students   more

LONDON, England, Feb. 3 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Study sheds new light on sight-threatening arthritis in children * A team led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Moorfields Eye Hospital, found B cells-alongside T cells-play a key role in arthritis-related eye disease (JIA uveitis), a condition that can cause long-term vision loss in children. The study, funded by the Medical Research Foundation, Moorfields Eye Charity, A  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons * You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, while X-rays reveal its internal structures and infrared captures a material's radiating heat. Now, MIT physicists have used terahertz light to reveal inherent, quantum vibrations in a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * New JAMA research letter identifies increase in Emergency Medical Services calls related to extreme heat among vulnerable populations Emergency medical services (EMS) activations increased substantially across the United States between 2019 and 2024. In a new Research Letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers examined how heat-related EMS a  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Molecular Nature of 'Sleeping' Pain Neurons Becomes Clearer By Stephen Fontenot Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and their international colleagues have determined the molecular signature of human sleeping -- or silent -- nociceptors: sensory neurons that are unresponsive to touch or pressure yet are key culprits in neuropathic pain. The findings suggest a potential  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 5 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio researchers lead American Heart Association scientific statement on early recognition, intervention for post-stroke spasticity For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and involuntary spasms that limit movement, independence and quality of life. Often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of stroke, this condition - known as   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Closing the research-practice gap Implementation scientists argue for a stronger focus on real-world impact By Deb Parker Billions of dollars are invested each year in scientific research, yet too often the benefits stop at journal publications rather than reaching patients, communities or policymakers. In a recent paper published in Implementation Science Communications, a group of  more