COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 9 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * "Wake-up call" from leading sleep scientists: Night-time warming threatens the sleep of billions * As the world heats up, nights are warming faster than days where most people live - and this ambient heat affects how well and how long people sleep. A new scientific article by eminent sleep scientists, including the Presidents of the World Sleep Society and International Pediatric Sleep Association,   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 10 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * 'Dracula' Author's Relative to Discuss Links Between Medicine and Literature at UAMS Lecture The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free, public lecture exploring the medical influences behind the gothic novel "Dracula" at 5 p.m. April 17. The lecture will be held on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute on  more

GALVESTON, Texas, April 9 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * A smarter way to build vaccines: UTMB scientists harness AI to target emerging alphaviruses * A team of scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), led by Nikos Vasilakis, PhD, and Peter McCaffrey, MD, has developed a new computational pipeline that could dramatically accelerate the development of vaccines against a group of mosquito-borne viruses known as alphavirus.  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Clinical Trial: CBD Assists in Recovery From Muscle-Related Injuries * Gainesville, FL: The twice-daily use of hemp-derived CBD oil extracts reduces muscle-injury-related pain and induces recovery, according to placebo-controlled data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Investigators affiliated with the University of Florida at Gaine  more

PASADENA, California, April 9 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Imagine That: Brain Uses Neurons from Vision System When Forming Mental Imagery * Creative endeavors, like making art, writing music, or penning a poem, require the recall of memories to fuel imagination. Many other human behaviors, including problem solving, also rely on mental imagery to complete tasks, but little was known about how imagery works at the level of single neurons in the b  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 9, 2026, by senior fellow Shawn Regan and legal policy fellow Jarrett Dieterle to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Battle over Fort Sumter's Climate Sign Rising sea levels have made repairs to the historic site necessary. Some would rather fight global warming. * The Trump administration has made headlines for removing signs in several national parks that reference climate change. One prom  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for April 7, 2026 Historically in the US, science did not drive our response to alcohol and drug use. For decades morality is what drove most Americans, followed by the government's criminalizing approach. Only in recent years has public health led the charge, but still about one quarter of US adults don't think addiction is a health condi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 9 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Ohio State honors 2026 Innovators of the Year * At the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge's annual Research and Innovation Showcase, Luiz Meirelles, Akshay Sood and Hannah Myers were named Ohio State Innovators of the Year. Innovator of the Year: Luiz Meirelles, DDS, MS, PhD Luiz Meirelles, assistant professor of Dentistry, was named as The Ohio State University 2026 Innovator of the Year.   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSjou) -- Research from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden indicates that certain cultivated plants bred for visual appeal can provide support for bees and butterflies, offering an accessible entry point for home gardeners. The study, published in the journal Ecosphere, compared native wildtype plants with cultivated varieties to determine their effectiveness in attracting insects. Nicholas Dorian, a postdoctoral research associate and lead author of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Researchers at the Yale School of Environment have found that while frontline communities and the general public share similar levels of concern regarding global warming, their fears diverge sharply concerning immediate consequences like extreme heat and power outages. According to the document, Frontline Communities, Climate Change Hits Home as Extreme Heat and Power Outages, published in the journal One Earth, those living in frontline areas are more concerned a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Simple vineyard growing practice impacts soil microbiome deep below surface * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Pennsylvania is the fourth largest wine producer in the United States, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The industry supports nearly 11,000 jobs and directly contributes $1.77 billion to the state economy annually. In an effort to produce more and better grapes at a   more

HAMILTON, New York, April 9 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Student-Faculty Research at Colgate: A New Measure of Hunger Through the Gut Microbiome * The global hunger crisis affects more than 8% of the world's population, transcending borders and hitting hardest in developing nations. During the spring and fall of 2025, Associate Professor of Epidemiology Bineyam Taye and Angie Zhu '26 conducted a study, supported by a grant from the Picker Interdisciplinary Science I  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 8 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Study finds new approach to lowering blood pressure * DALLAS - April 08, 2026 - A multifaceted, team-based care strategy significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) in low-income patients with uncontrolled hypertension, according to a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Their findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could eventually l  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Study Shows People Use Same Neurons to See and Imagine Objects * Why can images of things we have seen seem so real when we later recall them from memory? A new study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators sheds light on the answer. The study shows that the same brain neurons are activated when we imagine something an  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSrpt) -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * "Breaking Down" the FCC's Assembly Line Model for Satellite Licensing Yesterday, TechFreedom published a new paper (https://techfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TechFreedom-Paper-Assembly-Line-Breaks-Down.pdf) exploring the developing conflict between the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) desire to create an "assembly line" for processing satell  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * 'Mini-brain' shines light on concussions Model shows how injuries create cascade of effects across cell, leading to neurodegenerative disease By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu A biomedical engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati is doggedly pursuing answers to one of medicine's black boxes: concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. Concussions are a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Researcher Uncovers the Mathematical Signature of Fair Competition Key Takeaways * A University of Houston researcher and his team identified what may be a universal mathematical pattern that helps distinguish selective, high-performing competitive environments from those that are either too biased or too permissive. * Contrary to popular assumptions, the study suggests that  more

TYLER, Texas, April 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Tyler campus issued the following news release: * * * UT Tyler School of Medicine Professor Optimizes New Antibiotic Treatment for Lung Disease Dr. Shashikant Srivastava, a professor at The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, optimized a new antibiotic combination for the treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease. His study was published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, an American Society for Microbiolog  more