RIVERSIDE, California, May 19 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Birds clap in the dark to flirt * Some birds sing to attract a mate. Others dance or display colorful feathers. But in the moonlit forests and shrublands of northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sharp clapping sound scientists have puzzled over for decades. Now, researchers have captured the behavior in detail for the first time,  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 19 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Desai Sethi Urologist Shares Focal Therapy Lessons at AUA 2026, Highlighting Precision Prostate Cancer Care * Dr. Bruno Nahar relied on more than a decade of experience with focal therapy during an AUA 2026 presentation that emphasized patient selection, improved outcomes and the evolution of minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment. Bruno Nahar, M.D., associate professor of uro  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 19 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Discovery Shows How Cancer Takes Hold As Cells Divide * School of Medicine scientists have revealed how mistakes in the final step of cell division can have dire consequences for developing brain cells. The findings offer important new insights into cancer and developmental disorders, helping explain how the body tries to protect itself and what happens when it can't. Genes that cont  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Your gut is home to an entire ecosystem, and scientists are finding new residents A new gut bacteria identified and named by U-M researchers Written by Kara Headley, Communications Specialist for the Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, and Microbiology & Immunology. Kara graduated w  more

WACO, Texas, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * National Cancer Research Month: Baylor Researchers at Forefront of New Discoveries Novel approaches could provide effective cancer therapies for some of the most aggressive cancers By Lori Fogleman, Media & Public Relations May is National Cancer Research Month, which highlights the importance of lifesaving research to the millions of people around the world affected by cancer. Thanks to spectacular advances   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * New study identifies 'domino effect' behind brain cell death * Temple University researchers find ATF2 protein as a central driver in the chain reaction behind cell death and how interrupting it could protect the brain. Jorge Gomez-Deza, assistant professor of cancer and cellular biology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, is a corresponding author of a new study published online on May 19 in the jour  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 19 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Outstanding members of W&M community honored at Commencement * Several awards are presented annually to graduates, staff and faculty members during the William & Mary Commencement ceremony. Below is a list of the awards that were presented during this year's ceremony on May 15. - Ed. * The Lord Botetourt Medal * James Frederic Carr Memorial Cup * Sullivan Awards * Graves Award * Thatcher Prize   more

NEW YORK, May 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Reversing T Cell Exhaustion Improves Effectiveness of Myeloma Immunotherapies * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bristol Myers Squibb, and the University of Oxford have discovered a way to give worn-out immune cells a second wind in the fight against multiple myeloma. In two studies published this month in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hema  more

STANFORD, California, May 14 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Protein engineering and testing condensed to a single day Bioengineers have developed a novel method to bypass traditional microbial gene cloning, enabling the design, construction, and testing of bioprotein variants cost-effectively and in just 24 hours. In brief * Protein engineering is an important but labor-intensive process that can take many days - and longer if the protein needs to be tested  more