PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * Annals of Internal Medicine and ACP announce recipients of Early Career Investigator Awards * Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians (ACP) have honored Aditya R. Gandhi, MD and Christina Yek, MD with Early Career Investigator Awards. Annals' Early Career Investigator Awards are presented annually to early career physicians. Anna  more

LONDON, England, April 16 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Journal of Medical Genetics: * * * Bulk of journal's guest edited special issue content retracted Publication process had been compromised in 7 of the 8 papers in the collection * BMJ Group has retracted (https://jmg.bmj.com/content/early/2026/04/12/jmg-2026-56-1-2019ret) most of the content belonging to a guest edited special issue published in 2019 in the Journal of Medical Genetics. Investigations re  more

LONDON, England, April 16 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Open: * * * Substantial amount of medical information provided by popular chatbots inaccurate and incomplete Half of answers to evidence based questions "somewhat" or "highly" problematic Public education and oversight needed to avoid amplifying misinformation, urge researchers (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112695) * A substantial amount of medical information provided by   more

LONDON, England, April 16 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Open Heart: * * * Timing exercise to match body clock chronotype may lower cardiovascular disease risk Alignment with 'eveningness' or 'morningness' lowered risk factors and boosted sleep quality more effectively than mismatched timing Include chronotype assessment in exercise prescriptions, suggest the researchers * Timing exercise to match body clock chronotype--the natural predisposition to morning o  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 14, 2026, by senior fellow Mitzi Perdue: * * * Animal Magic: Pets and Vets Aid Ukraine's Resistance Pets and animals play a crucial role in the resilience of Ukraine; veterinarians should be treated as a vital part of resistance to the war. * She stood in the doorway with one small bag, trying to make a choice. Her neighbors had already fled, and the shelling was getting closer. Yet she   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 16 (TNSjou) -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: * * * Duquesne Journal to Address Systemic Challenges in Health Care Duquesne University President Ken Gormley announced the establishment of the Journal of Primary Care: Law, Health Policy and Medicine, a joint publication of the Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Thomas R. Kline School of Law. The Journal of Primary Care: Law, Health Policy and Medicine will publish articles,   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 15 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Genetic risk information could improve disease prevention, according to new UAB-led study * Nita Limdi, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology, is leading one of the largest real-world evaluations of genome-informed risk assessment in clinical care. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are leading a large national effort to determine whether delivering personalized genet  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * How Do Cancer Cells 'Learn' to Resist Treatment? A long-standing mystery in cancer treatment is how tumor cells so often become resistant to drugs, even ones they have never encountered before. Researchers at NYU Langone Health propose a model that could explain how cancer cells adapt to environmental stress, an approach t  more

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by David Rosenberg, president and CEO of the Indiana University Launch Accelerator for Biosciences, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Senator Young and distinguished guests, thank you for holding this hearing right here in the heartland. That choice is itself a statement that America'  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Loneliness linked to increased risk of degenerative heart valve disease * Research Highlights: * Adults who reported feeling lonely or that they can't confide in someone close to them had a higher risk of developing degenerative heart valve disease, even after considering traditional heart disease risk factors and genetics. * Unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as smo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nelson, Riley named finalists in research and innovation vice chancellor search * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced two finalists for the vice chancellor for research and innovation position. Selected through an internal search, the candidates will participate in interviews with faculty, staff, stakeholders, students and administrators April 21-22. Announced by Interim Chancellor Kathe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * New imaging tools help cancer researchers see inside living cells * A new study co-led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher describes a breakthrough in microscopy tools that could dramatically expand how cancer biology labs study the inner workings of living cells. The research, published today in Nature Methods, introduces a series of fluorescent dyes that make it much easier  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 15 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Researchers report breakthrough findings significantly reducing symptoms for combat PTSD victims * An advanced version of a procedure using magnetic fields to stimulate brain nerve cells in treating depression was significantly effective for 85% of active military and veterans suffering from combat post-traumatic stress disorder enrolled in a recent study, when added to psychotherapy. The b  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Large U.S. Trial Finds No Added Benefit from Combination Antibiotic to Prevent Infections After Surgery for Complex Leg Fractures A large multicenter clinical trial found no benefit to using two antibiotic powders -- vancomycin, which targets gram-positive bacteria seen commonly in surgical infections, and tobramycin, which targets gram-negative bacteria that can al  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * English remains the lingua franca of scholarly publications, but other languages are gaining ground Drawing on 88 million articles across all disciplines, an UdeM study examines the global evolution of language use in academic publishing between 1990 and 2023. By Martin LaSalle In 2023, about 85 per cent of the roughly five million articles indexed in major global databases covering the natur  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Unlocking Secrets of Human Development: How Early Cell Choices Shape the Nervous System * Key Takeaways * Our nervous system takes shape long before birth, but much of this process remains mysterious. * UC San Diego scientists found that undifferentiated cells in the neural crest -an embryonic structure that gives rise to various tissues -settle on their eventual identity m  more