MUNICH, Germany, April 7 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * "Better design instead of blanket bans" * Digital safety for children and youths US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children's rights organizations and non-profit institutions is convinced that bans would be the wrong approach.   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 9 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Healthier plant-based diet associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's, other dementias Lower risk found even among those who adopted the diet at an older age Highlights * Eating a healthful plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias, while eating an unhealthful plant-based diet is associated with a higher risk. * The study does not   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following statement on April 8, 2026: * * * Center for a Humane Economy Responds to Courier-Journal Investigation on Lead Poisoning of Kentucky Eagles The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action and the today issued the following statement in response to a deeply reported investigation by the Louisville Courier-Journal documenting the ongoing toll of lead poisoning on Kentucky's bald eagles and other rap  more

LONDON, England, April 9 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Exdensur (depemokimab) approved in China for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) * Exdensur is the first and only ultra-long-acting biologic in China for CRSwNP * Approval based on ANCHOR trials showing clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in nasal polyp size and nasal obstruction * Patients with CRSwNP   more

BOCA RATON, Florida, April 9 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Triple Threat as Sharks, Beach Nourishment and Murky Waters Collide Study Snapshot: Each winter, thousands of blacktip sharks migrate to the shallow, clear waters just offshore of South Florida, coinciding with annual beach nourishment projects in northern Palm Beach County. These projects, which add sand from nearby or offshore sources   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Food Science Trifecta: Flavor, Diet and Kale * David Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science, recently pulled off the academic trifecta: a major award, a publication in the journal Science and a profile in National Geographic for his work on getting the most out of kale.The sweep began with the news that the Institute of Food Technologists had awarded him t  more

MANCHESTER, England, April 8 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Heat from traffic is contributing to rise in city temperatures, new study finds * Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that everyday vehicle use can play a measurable role in making cities warmer. The researchers created a new physics-based module that allows heat produced by urban traf  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- Fordham University posted the following news: * * * How Do Our Siblings Help Raise Us? * Our parents raise us, yes, but our siblings have an influence too-a fact that science hasn't spent a lot of time exploring, according to a study co-authored by Fordham psychology professor Alexander Kriss, PhD. "Siblings in general have been overlooked broadly in psychological research," and there are few studies of how sibling relationships might affect what's happening between ch  more

ALFRED, New York, April 8 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Mario Affatigato, physics faculty at Coe College, to present 2025 Scholes Lecture at Alfred University * Mario Affatigato, Fran Allison and Francis Halpin Professor of Physics at Coe College, will deliver the annual Scholes Lecture at Alfred University, on Thursday, April 23, at 11:20 a.m. in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. In addition to the lecture, Alfred University's Inamori School of Engineering wi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * A night of two national titles for U-M, as scientists and basketball players both triumph Team from Frankel Cardiovascular Center wins the STAT Madness virtual tournament for their work to understand and prevent deadly aortic aneurysms * Just hours after the University of Michigan men's basketball team won their national tournament,   more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 8 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T, Idaho National Laboratory sign SUPER-powered research agreement * Missouri S&T and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) held a signing ceremony Tuesday, April 7, during a visit by INL leaders to the university for a collaboration aimed at advancing research and educational opportunities. The partnership was formalized through a memorandum of understanding highlighting their j  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Molten salt chemistry converts consumer polymer into fuel * Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert a commonly discarded hydrocarbon polymer into gasoline- and diesel-like fuels. The team has applied for a patent for the discovery, which treats polyethylene -the stuff of white cutting boards and s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Physicists zero in on the mass of the fundamental W boson particle * When fundamental particles are heavier or lighter than expected, physicists' understanding of the universe can tip into the unknown. A particle that is just beyond its predicted mass can unravel scientists' assumptions about the forces that make up all of matter and space. But now, a new precision measurement has   more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * Researchers urge stronger safeguards for health and medical science information * Editorial calls for greater responsibility in protecting the quality and integrity of scientific information amid rising technological and political pressures New York, NY | April 8, 2026: Editors of 20 medical, scientific, and health journals have published a joint   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers use lasers to turn leather into wearable power Eco-friendly, one-step method creates flexible microsupercapacitors for sustainable wearable electronics * WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a simple and eco-friendly way to use a laser to turn natural leather into flexible and wearable energy devices. The new approach could lay the groundwork for more sust  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, April 8 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Spotlight On: Anthony Dissen * Galloway, N.J. -Anthony Dissen, assistant professor of Health Science at Stockton, was speaking to a group of nutrition and dietetics graduate students in Michigan about LGBTQIA+ health disparities when something clicked. "One of the students asked where they could learn more about the subject," Dissen said. "At the time, there wasn't a single resource that brought all of th  more

MACAU, China, April 8 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research offers novel strategy for immunotherapy of 'cold' tumours * A research team led by Chair Professor Chuxia Deng and Assistant Professor Miao Kai in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM) has made a significant breakthrough in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The study unveils for the first time how the key gene, dual-specificity phosphatase 22 (DUSP22), enhances T cell  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * UT Names New Governor's Chair for Quantum Devices * The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, welcomes Deep Jariwala, a leading scholar in quantum materials and next-generation electronic devices, as the UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor's Chair for Quantum Devices. Jariwala, who will hold a joint appointment in UT's Tickle College of Engineering and at ORNL, will officially join both institut  more

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, April 9 (TNSjou) -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * Mangrove crab outruns its namesake in climate-driven coastal shift By John Wallace A crab named for mangrove forests is leaving them behind. New research from William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS shows the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab (Leptuca thayeri) is settling into temperate salt marshes along the southeastern U.S. coast. Published in the Journal of  more