PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Adding a Lower Cutoff Value for CA19-9 May Identify Additional High-risk Cases of Pancreatic Cancer * CA19-9 is a biomarker whose levels often correlate with pancreatic cancer stage and prognosis PHILADELPHIA - A dual-threshold model for measuring the pancreatic tumor marker serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) identified patients with pancreati  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 21 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * In middle-aged and older adults, migraine with aura associated with higher stroke risk Highlights: * A new study of middle-aged and older adults has found an association between migraine with aura and a higher risk of ischemic stroke. * An aura is a visual or other sensory disturbance typically occurring just prior to or when the headache starts, such as seeing an expanding   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 21 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Quitting smoking associated with lower dementia risk Weight gain may reduce the benefit Highlights: * Quitting smoking may be associated with a lower risk of developing dementia, especially for those who avoid major weight gain after quitting. * The study does not prove that quitting smoking lowers the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, it only shows an association. *  more

WHIPPANY, New Jersey, May 22 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news on May 21, 2026: * * * Bayer's KERENDIA(R) (finerenone) Granted Priority Review of Supplemental New Drug Application by U.S. FDA for Treatment of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease If approved for this investigational new use, KERENDIA(R) (finerenone), a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid antagonist (MRA), would be   more

BRISTOL, England, May 21 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Cancer researcher elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences * Professor Richard Martin, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University, is one of 60 exceptional biomedical and health scientists appointed to the Academy's prestigious Fellowship. The announcement was made today (Thursd  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, May 21 -- The University of Florida posted the following news: * * * Evolutionary arms race stretches hawkmoths and flowers to extremes * L ong before his days of research, Christian Couch was just a kid marveling at the butterflies in the Florida Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Rainforest. Years later, after enrolling as an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, that same sense of wonder led him back to the museum, first as a volunteer in the Kawahar  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Federal Research: Agencies Should Better Manage Anticipated Publishing Cost Increases Amid Shift to Public Access * Fast Facts The U.S. government funds billions of dollars in research each year. However, results of the research are often behind expensive paywalls. This makes it harder for others to read and build on it. In 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy told agencie  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * President Daniels in WSJ op-ed: Get the federal science money flowing Johns Hopkins University president, University of Kansas chancellor urge federal agencies to release congressionally appropriated funds to fuel America's research engine * Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels and University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod co-authored an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on Thu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Six inspirational figures receive Johns Hopkins honorary degrees University recognizes journalist Wolf Blitzer, mRNA pioneer Katalin Kariko, mathematical ecologist Simon A. Levin, longtime Red Cross leader Gail J. McGovern, preeminent portraitist Amy Sherald, and trailblazing cancer researcher Bert Vogelstein * A top broadcast journalist and foreign-policy expert, a groundbreaking mRNA researcher, a lea  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on how early pancreas lesions become cancerous Findings help explain why many precursor lesions never develop into pancreatic cancer * In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery  more

BARCELONA, Spain, May 21 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Polarised elections do not erode support for the basic principles of democracy * A study led by UAB and UOC researchers examined the impact of 35 elections held in 30 different countries. According to the study, election results affect voters' satisfaction with democracy, but not their support for anti-democratic measures. The health of liberal democracies has been the focus of interest for   more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Six Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 2026 students share their stories * In May, more than 350 students in the Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) programs will graduate from Penn State Dickinson Law at the Carlisle and University Park locations. Every student has taken a unique path to this exciting achievement. Here, six  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Some democracies are struggling to ensure safe drinking water * About 2 billion people -just under a quarter of the world's population -lack regular access to clean drinking water. And roughly 800,000 people annually die from illnesses associated with unsanitary water. Drinking water access is a fundamental problem for human and economic development. The U.N., for instance, highli  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 19, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -May 19 This Week in the ASAM Weekly Communication might just be the most valuable tool we have. Often, it's a way to share information: like a news story about harm reduction in Duluth ( MinnPost ) or the tobacco industry's influence in the White House ( The New York Times ). Other times, it's a way   more

LONDON, England, May 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * UK's younger generations likelier to experience poor health earlier in life than previous cohorts - decades of research shows A review of multiple studies - comparing six national UK birth cohorts, featuring more than 88,500 people born since 1946 - suggests the UK faces a 'generational health drift'  Peer-reviewed Literature review This additional inform  more

HATFIELD, England, May 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: * * * Researchers uncover hidden 'golden rule' in abstract art Human artists appear to follow a hidden mathematical rule when creating abstract works - one that artificial intelligence does not reproduce, according to a new study co-led by the University of Hertfordshire. The international team of scientists explored how people respond to abstract artworks made by humans compared to visually simi  more

ITHACA, New York, May 21 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Widespread AI misuse means higher ed must rethink assessment * Large numbers of college students are now using artificial intelligence to complete - and cheat on - their assignments, suggesting that colleges and universities need to change how they are evaluating students, new Cornell research finds. An analysis of survey responses from more than 95,000 students at 20 public research universities in the U.S. fi  more