NEWTON, New South Wales, April 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The George Institute for Global Health issued the following news release: * * * 60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren't more Australians getting them? * A landmark government policy designed to slash the cost of medicines for millions of Australians is falling well short of its potential because GPs and pharmacists have been slow to adopt it, new research has found. The study, published today in the Medical Journal o  more

PASADENA, California, April 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * AI Algorithm Enables Biological Imaging Breakthroughs * Imaging is a critical technique in biology-from identifying cancerous cells in biopsies to observing how immune cells like macrophages hunt down and destroy pathogens. Traditionally, distinguishing and labeling individual cells in images and videos has been an arduous task done by hand. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Caltech rese  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * American Cancer Society Scientists to Present Cancer Research Advancements at 2026 AACR Annual Meeting * ATLANTA, April 17, 2026 - American Cancer Society (ACS) scientists will share new findings spanning survivorship, sleep and cancer risk, and tumor immunology at the 2026 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, April 17-23 in San Diego. Two ACS lead  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * Annals of Internal Medicine presents breaking scientific news at ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2026 * Authors discuss evidence-based research on mammography screening, AI in medicine, and obesity medications and body composition SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2026 - Today at ACP's annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2026, Annals of Internal Medicine prese  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Awards, accolades, and honors across the Penn community * In the School of Arts & Sciences, Colton Sheehan, a sixth-year Ph.D. student in the lab of Thomas Mallouk, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research, has been named a Schmidt Science Fellow -a prestigious honor given to "the next generation of science leaders, transcending disciplines and working to solve the world's most pressing proble  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Kateryna Odarchenko, president of the PolitA Institute for Democracy and Development, also a political consultant and partner of the SIC Group Ukraine: * * * Ukraine's Women: Warriors Not Victims Ukraine's women are central to sustaining the state, supporting the front and holding society together under the extreme pressure of Russian aggression. * The country offers a stri  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, April 17 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release: * * * Engineering a Better Arm: Professor and Students Advance Prosthetic Arm Innovation The work of Professor Peter Bishay and his students always draws a crowd at the annual Senior Design Project Showcase, which takes place this year on May 1st at the Autodesk Technology Engagement Center. At the August ribbon cutting for CSUN's Autodesk Technology Engagement Center, guests tourin  more

NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Gut Bacteria Predict Skin Cancer Recurrence, but Only When Matched for 'Microbial Fingerprint' * T he specific mix of bacteria living in a person's gut can predict the chances that melanoma will recur after surgery and immunotherapy, a treatment that helps immune cells target cancer cells. This is according to a new study l  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSjou) -- Natural selection in West Eurasia has accelerated since the beginning of the farming era, according to a research study from Harvard Medical School. By applying computational methods to nearly 16,000 ancient genomes, the team found that directional selection has shaped the U.S. and global understanding of human biology far more than previously believed, affecting hundreds of genes over the last 10,000 years. The research document entitled "Ancient DNA Reveals Pe  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSjou) -- Deleting a single gene essential for maintaining the protective mucus barrier in the intestines leads to the development of invasive colorectal cancer, according to a research study from Harvard Medical School. The findings in mouse models settle a decades-old debate regarding whether a specific genetic defect is a cause or consequence of the disease. The research document entitled "Loss of the Molecular Chaperone COSMC Triggers Spontaneous Development of Colore  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 17 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * Mentoring record brings national award for UW-Eau Claire's Dr. Rahul Gomes * In March, Dr. Sanchita Hati, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, received the 2026 CUR Outstanding Mentorship Award from the chemistry division. "I was not expecting this at all," Gomes says. "On a national level this is pretty big, and I am still quite surprised -it's actually turned out to be am  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 17 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Pharmacy researchers propose more equitable usage of continuous glucose monitoring in diabetes patients * In published commentary, they identify barriers to use among underserved populations By Laurie Kaiser BUFFALO, N.Y. -When diabetes patients track their blood sugar with a 24-hour wearable device, they manage their glucose more precisely and reduce the risk of  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A decreased desire to consume protein serves as the earliest known warning sign of cancer cachexia, according to a research study from Harvard Medical School. By tracking behavioral changes in fruit flies, researchers identified a molecular disruption that occurs before the onset of overall appetite loss and muscle wasting. The research document entitled "Tumor-Derived upd3 and ImpL2 Suppress Protein Appetite to Cause Amino-Acid Malnutrition in Drosophila" was published   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 16 (TNSjou) -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Aim to Improve How We Understand Near-Death Experiences * School of Medicine researchers are working to enhance the scientific rigor of research tools to assess near-death experiences - brushes with death that often transform people's lives. UVA's Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD, and Bruce Greyson, MD - working with external colleagues Rense Lange, PhD, and James Houra  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: * * * Students honored at Lycoming College Undergraduate Humanities Research Conference Lycoming College's fourth annual Undergraduate Humanities Research Conference was its largest yet featuring 78 presenters from institutions across the region, all dedicated to furthering the humanities through high-level undergraduate research. Scott Manning Stevens, Ph.D., delivered the keynote address, closing out the ev  more

SWANSEA, Wales, April 17 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Swansea University research reports decade-long wait for specialist NHS rheumatology referral from Wales to England * New research from Swansea University has identified significant delays and diagnostic barriers affecting rheumatology patients in Wales. Drawing on patient interviews, survey data and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to Welsh health boards, the research highlights: * A shortage of specia  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 18 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * UCLA-led research identifies an enzyme that protects against fatty liver disease Experiments in mice on the enzyme called ULK1 could lead to new treatments for the disease * In a mouse and human study, a UCLA-led team has found how an enzyme called ULK1, working in the liver, protects against metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease (MASLD), an obesity-linked liver condition th  more