MONTREAL, Quebec, May 19 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * 'Jumping gene' helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians * Researchers at McGill University have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French-Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic tests have not been able to identify this "jumping gene" cause. The findings, published in the Jour  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Wisconsin Forensic Nurse Named 2026 Nurse of the Year * Leah Eckhart, RN, Fox Valley SANE/Forensic Nursing Coordinator for the Ascension Mobile Sexual Assault Treatment Center, has been named a 2026 Nurse of the Year by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in partnership with the Wisconsin Nurses Association. Eckhart was one of just three nurses across   more

NEW YORK, May 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Ashok Ramani named among Daily Journal's 2026 "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers" * Davis Polk partner and IP Litigation practice head Ashok Ramani was named to the Daily Journal's 2026"Top IP Lawyers" list. The honorees are recognized for their ability to stay on the cutting edge of new developments in patent, copyright and trademark law, and for helping to advance technologica  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 21 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * EXCEED grants accelerate research translation Program offers entrepreneurial opportunities for faculty, students By Katie Liu Before joining Binghamton University as a postdoctoral associate, Josh Chen worked as a research scientist at various medical centers throughout New York City. His job often involved using medical artificial intelligence technology. But now, through Binghamton's Excellence in Entre  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 20 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Celebrating the Seton Hall University Class of 2026 * In the second installment of this year's graduate profile series, meet 16 Pirate graduates who reflected on their time at Seton Hall University as the Class of 2026 moves into the world ready to lead with intention and impact. Read Part One of "Celebrating the Class of 2026"> Graduates, show us how you're celebrating! Share your most memorable mome  more

STONY BROOK, New York, May 20 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Could K17 be a Key Treatment Target for Pancreatic Cancer? * Study published in Cancer Research demonstrates the protein causes chemoresistance STONY BROOK, NY, May 20, 2026 - A national team of cancer researchers led by Drs. Kenneth Shroyer and Natalia Marchenko at Stony Brook Medicine, and Dr. Luisa Escobar-Hoyos of Yale School of Medicine, investigated the role of Ke  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 21 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * Mark Rapaport, M.D., Assumes Office as APA President Mark Rapaport, M.D., began his one-year term as president of the American Psychiatric Association at the close of APA's 2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Rapaport is the Founding CEO, Emeritus, of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah and adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavior  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * New Approach Could Lead to Earlier Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in Children Aged 5-14 Years * (WASHINGTON, May 20, 2026) - Many cases of iron deficiency in school-aged children could be diagnosed earlier, according to a new study published in Blood Red Cells & Iron, a journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). By applying a higher ferritin threshold than used in cur  more

WURZBURG, Germany, May 20 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * New tool decodes the structures and motifs of RNA * Modern biology now looks deeper into the cells of living organisms than ever before. Researchers from the Chairs of Bioinformatics at the University of Wurzburg have now made further technological progress in the analysis of ribonucleic acids (RNA). The groups led by the Professors Thomas Dandekar and Kathi Zarnack have further developed a com  more

DEKALB, Illinois, May 20 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Research Drives Screening Alyssa Harris, Ph.D. in Health Sciences candidate at Northern Illinois University, was the lead author of "Facility-Based Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in 45- to 49-Year-Olds After US Guideline Changes." The study, which included NIU Professor M. Courtney Hughes as senior author, was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Ope  more

BRISBANE, Australia, May 20 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Kedron Brook tops the microplastics count - three Brisbane creeks study A QUT study of microplastics in the sediment of three Brisbane creeks has found that Kedron Brook had the highest load of plastic microparticles, followed by Bulimba and Enoggera creeks. * Bulimba, Enoggera, Kedron Brook creeks studied * Polyethylene, used to make just about everything, dominate microplasti  more

NEW YORK, May 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Study Reveals "Bet-Hedging" Strategy That Helps Gut Bacteria Survive and Recover * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have discovered that many gut bacteria use a flexible survival strategy to withstand disruptions such as antibiotics and diet changes. Published in the May 19 online issue of Cell Host & Microbe (DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2026.04.  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Study: 50% of deer ticks tested carry Lyme disease bacteria * MARSHFIELD, Wis. - More than half of deer ticks tested by Marshfield Clinic Research Institute from its citizen science tick study were found to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute launched the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS ) in the spring of 2024 to inv  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Ryan Mackenzie * "Career politician Ryan Mackenzie campaigned on a phony promise to lower costs and put the Lehigh Valley first. Instead, Mackenzie has unleashed skyrocketing prices and devastating health care cuts on Pennsylvanians - stiffing working people while serving as nothing more than a lapdog in D.C. for Donald Trump and the billionaire class. Bob Brooks' s  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 21 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Cytokine-armored CAR-T cell therapy helps eliminate aggressive brain tumors in preclinical study New approach recruits the body's immune system to attack glioblastoma while reducing treatment-related toxicity * Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new cytokine-armored CAR-T cell therapy that helps the immune sy  more

STORRS, Connecticut, May 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Hartford Students Apply Organic Chemistry to Public Health * This spring, UConn Hartford students gathered for presentations on public health issues affecting college-age adults, including vaping, Adderall misuse, and the effects of social media on the brain. But the speakers were not outside experts or public health professionals. They were fellow students, using what they had learned in an  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 21 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * Victims of crime: improved legal protection and support systems * New EU helpline for victims and use of digital tools * Member states must ensure sufficient human and financial resources to help victims * Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for survivors of sexual violence * The European parliament approved new EU rules to reinforce support and protection measures for the victims of crime, a  more