AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * 'Not Your Parents' Cannabis:' Legalization Lights Up Innovation -- But Not Clinical Research * State-level cannabis legalization in the U.S. is producing a lot of innovative ways to get high, but little in the way of evidence-based medical research to improve public health, according to new research from economists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The study, published in the Inte  more

ITHACA, New York, April 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery * To save money, Rachel Fordyce parked her car for free at Ithaca's East Hill Plaza and walked through East Lawn Cemetery to her job as a technician in an entomology lab on Cornell's campus. One spring day in 2022, she walked in to work with a jar full of bees. "These are all over the cemetery," she told her boss, Bryan Danforth, professor of entomology in  more

INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany, April 14 -- Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Boehringer Ingelheim introduces LENZELTA(R): A new vaccine advancing mastitis prevention in dairy cows * LENZELTA(R) is a new vaccine significantly reducing the incidence and severity of clinical mastitis in vaccinated cows and heifers/1. Administration is simple with two doses during the dry-off period. * Mastitis continues to be one of the most pressing challeng  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 13 -- Brown University posted the following Q&A with Madeline Benz, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, and Brandon Gaudiano, professor of behavioral and social sciences and of psychiatry and human behavior: * * * Q&A: Brown psychiatrists on the unintended, fatal consequences of mixing psychiatric meds * While the U.S. has seen a decline in the overall number of overdose deaths, the news on drug use is not all trending positively, and researc  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 14 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by senior researcher and political economist Andrew Longhurst: * * * The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again As the province becomes the first to encourage self-referral testing--it's literally "me first" policy * On April 13, the Alberta government introduced legislation to become the first province that creates a "me first" legal framework for p  more

LONDON, England, April 14 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on April 12, 2026: * * * GSK presents positive data for B7-H4-targeted ADC in gynaecological cancers * Mocertatug rezetecan achieved confirmed objective response rates of 62% in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) and 67% in recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer (EC) in BEHOLD-1 study * Current treatment options are limited for patients with PROC and EC * Promi  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * How Syracuse Law's Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys The center's new patent law program gives students with science and engineering backgrounds a competitive edge before they ever sit for the state bar. Caroline K. Reff In 2025, Samsung Electronics had 7,054 patent grants in the U.S. alone. Apple Inc. had 2,277, and Google/Alphabet, Inc., received 1,782. And, it is estimated that more than 152,0  more

LONDON, England, April 13 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * Scientists develop new way to determine which patients will respond best to bowel cancer treatment Scientists have developed an AI-powered method that could determine which patients with advanced bowel cancer are most likely to respond to a targeted drug used on the NHS - potentially sparing thousands of patients from treatments that won't work for them. Nearly 10,000 cases of advanced bowel cancer  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 13 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * JAMA paper points to specific signs of pediatric concussion * By David J. Hill Knowing whether a child has sustained a concussion is an important matter to clinicians, parents and bystanders alike. However, the signs and symptoms that are most meaningful to look for are not as well defined. A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Asso  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 13 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State students publish paper validating optimal caffeine dosage for newborns with heart disease * BOZEMAN -Montana State University students published a paper alongside Duke University researchers in the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics this spring, validating a study on the optimal caffeine dosage for newborn babies with congenital heart disease. External validation means the   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists posted the following news release: * * * New Study Shows Limitations of Naloxone in Reversing Overdoses from Powerful Synthetic Opioids * CHICAGO -A new study exposes challenges in reversing opioid overdoses with naloxone when potent synthetic drugs like fentanyl and sufentanil are involved, according to a study in the May 2026 issue of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Socie  more

STORRS, Connecticut, April 13 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * The Overlooked Addiction: UConn Researcher Targets Tobacco Use in Substance Use Care * For Elizabeth "Liz" Jurczak Goldsborough, tobacco use is a social justice issue. "Although tobacco use has declined dramatically in the United States, the progress has not been shared equally across all populations," says Goldsborough, a UConn School of Social Work doctoral candidate. "People with other substa  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, April 12 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Oxide-based sensor opens door to greener, faster, more accurate quality testing of food * CORVALLIS, Ore. - An electrochemical sensor developed at Oregon State University holds promise for making food quality testing faster, more accurate, more environmentally friendly and less expensive. The novel sensor, which also has potential applications in health care and environmental monitoring, is base  more

WURZBURG, Germany, April 13 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Precision boost for quantum sensor technology * A key factor for the performance of sensors is the speed at which the system returns to its initial state after a disturbance or measurement, similar to the taring of a balance. In the quantum sensor under investigation, this corresponds to the transition of electrons from an energetically excited state to the ground state. However, the electrons   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) is recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, observed April 11-17, by highlighting her work to lower health care costs, expand access to care, and strengthen public health and safety across Ohio's 13th Congressional District. Nationwide, Black women are three times more likely to die from a  more

LONDON, England, April 14 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * Scientists identify a potential new treatment option for lobular breast cancer A drug currently being tested in clinical trials for a rare blood cancer could also be used to treat lobular breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Research. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that the drug - a LOX inhibitor - can slow the growth and spread of lobul  more

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: * * * Inspired by son, Anning offers forward-thinking approach to muscular dystrophy care What began as a father's determination to help his young son navigate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy has evolved into groundbreaking research that could change how the condition is treated. Jon Anning, a Slippery Rock University associate professor of exercise science, has developed a comprehensive framewor  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study shows cigarette smoking almost twice as likely for people living with chronic pain * New research from the University of Kansas shows people who experience chronic pain tend to consume cigarettes and e-cigarettes at higher rates than others. The findings, based on analysis of the National Health Interview Survey from 2014-2023, should inform therapies for both chronic pain and smoking cessation. T  more