TUCSON, Arizona, June 3 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Adverse Effects of COVID Vaccine on Musculoskeletal Conditions Need Research, according to the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons The contentious issue of musculoskeletal adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines arises in the context of the collapse of public trust in academic expertise, writes Jane M. Orient, M.D., in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physici  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Genetics for high pulse pressure associated with higher risk of dementia-related death When looking at genetic variants in a person's DNA that predispose them to disease, a new study has found having a higher number of genetic variants for increased pulse pressure is associated with a small, increased risk of dementia as a contributing cause of death. The study was published J  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Living in rural areas associated with worse health for people with epilepsy Highlights: * People with epilepsy living in the most rural U.S. counties had nearly twice the odds of dying in the hospital as people living in the most urban counties. * Researchers analyzed 841,445 epilepsy hospital admissions, grouping participants by their county's level of rurality, ranging fro  more

SEASIDE, California, June 4 -- California State University Monterey Bay campus issued the following news: * * * A look back at President Vanya Quinones's four years of leadership President Vanya Quinones has left her mark with many changes at the university. By Mark Muckenfuss In February of this year, Cal State Monterey Bay was honored with the American Council on Education/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. The national award is given to only two institutions eac  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * New CAR T treatment opens doors for kidney patients * A pioneering clinical trial has successfully enabled two patients with end-stage kidney disease to receive previously improbable kidney transplants. These individuals were considered among the most difficult in the nation to match with a compatible donor kidney due to harmful antibodies they had developed ("sen  more

ORANGE, California, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Chapman University issued the following news: * * * New Biomaterial Could Improve Tissue Repair and Healing The study, led by undergraduate researchers, explores how synthetic materials can better support healing Nicole Bigley A team of Chapman University researchers - which included several undergraduates - has developed a new biomaterial that mimics the body's natural tissue environment. The work is in its early stages, but the findings point to pote  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * From atomic chaos to custom materials Argonne research reveals how tuning atomic order and surface chemistry can shape a fast-growing class of 2D materials called MXenes By showing when MXenes shift from order to disorder and how that affects performance, scientists are building a roadmap for tailored materials. Key Takeaways: * Argonne researchers showed  more

BEIJING, China, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Drought and Nitrogen Deposition Alter Multi-Element Composition of Grassland Litter Editor: Zhang Nannan Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that drought and nitrogen deposition are the primary drivers of changes in the elemental composition of plant litter in temperate grasslands, while variation within species plays a dominant role   more

NEW YORK, June 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Engineered Gut Bacteria Therapy Emerges as Scalable Potential Alternative to Fecal Microbiota Transplants Following Clinical Trial * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing targeted mixtures of beneficial gut bacteria, an approach that could help expand access to microbiome-based therapies for patients with  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Study Features Global Impact of Journal of Big Data in First Decade By Gisele Galoustian A new study published in the Journal of Big Data (JBD) highlights the journal's emergence as one of the world's leading publications in data science and artificial intelligence research during its first decade - an ascent rooted in a transformative N  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Four Binghamton University faculty achieve SUNY distinguished professor status in 2026 The title is reserved for those who have achieved national or international prominence in their discipline By Jennifer Micale and Chris Kocher Four Binghamton University faculty members have been named distinguished professors, the highest rank awarded by the State University of New York. The title is reserved for thos  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 28 -- Texas Christian University issued the following news: * * * Harris College Professor Receives TCU's First Grant from Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas A Texas Christian University assistant professor and researcher just earned the university's first-ever Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) award for his research and project on early breast cancer detection and screening. The $250,000 grant was awarded to Austin Graybeal Ph.D. '21  more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 3 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * How honeybees really crown their queens * For generations, scientists believed a queen honeybee was made almost entirely by diet: feed an ordinary larva enough royal jelly and a ruler emerges. But new research suggests queens are created through a more elaborate process. Young worker bees construct specialized nursery chambers complete with custom wax, warmer temperatures, and de  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Physics Professor Accurately Calculates Critical Binding of Quantum States Illinois Tech Professor of Physics Grant Bunker's latest published paper shows how his unconventional computational approach can exponentially increase the accuracy and range for determining the thresholds at which subatomic particles become bound or unbound. In the single-author paper, "Numerical Compu  more

AMES, Iowa, June 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Integrating 'citizen science' with experimental data helps uncover how plants adapt * AMES, Iowa - In its native habitat, switchgrass flowered earlier when growing farther north. In experiments with diverse genetic samples, it flowered earlier in the south. The discrepancy wasn't a welcome sight for a research team studying how prairie grasses respond in different environments, but resolving the apparent c  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 4 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release: * * * The ISSCR Celebrates Martin Pera for Transformative Leadership and Lasting Contributions to Stem Cell Reports as he Steps Down from the Journal's Editorial Team The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and Stem Cell Reports are celebrating the remarkable contributions of Martin Pera as he concludes his long tenure with the journal following years of leadershi  more

LIVERMORE, California, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL's Forensics Science Center develops a new capability to detect chemical weapons In the aftermath of suspected chemical attacks, investigators from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) step in to collect chemical, environmental and biomedical samples. Thorough forensic laboratory analysis of these samples is essential fo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Massive cosmic dataset made open to scientists, novices and AI * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Newly released data from the one of the largest surveys ever taken of the early universe will allow astronomers to study how the first galaxies formed and evolved, measure how gas and stars were distributed within these galaxies, map the large-scale structure of the cosmos and investigate rare and unexpe  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces Commission on Government Efficiency to Make Government Work Better for New Yorkers * Commission will develop proposals to modernize City government, improve service delivery, and strengthen accountability to New Yorkers * Robust public process will culminate in proposals on the November ballot - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced the appointment of the Commission on  more

GALVESTON, Texas, June 3 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * New research examines how mild brain injury sparks early immune response * Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have published a study in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) about the discovery of a biological pathway that helps explain how mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) triggers an inflammation response in the bra  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * New Research in the American Journal of Public Health Links Ultra-Processed Food to Chronic Disease, Corporate Influence, and Growing Calls for Government Action * New Research in the American Journal of Public Health Links Ultra-Processed Food to Chronic Disease, Corporate Influence, and Growing Calls for Government Action  Leading academic researchers e  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Organized microbial 'workforces' keep Earth's underground biosphere running Underground ecosystems consistently assemble into functional microbial guilds * Scientists repeatedly sampled microbes from six sites up to 1.5 kilometers deep across four years inside a former goldmine * Microbial ecosystems appear to be structured around shared functions rather than shared species * Each ecosys  more

BEIJING, China, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Researchers Reveal Key Drivers of Heatwaves and Their Future Changes Under Climate Warming Editor: Liu Jia In a warming climate, climate extremes such as heatwaves and droughts pose increasing threats to human safety, economies, and ecosystems. However, their key drivers and future changes are still poorly understood. Recently, researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chin  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Find Older Adults Rarely Discuss Cannabis Use With Clinicians Most older adults report that they don't receive drug screenings, according to a Rutgers Health study By Nicole Swenarton Fewer than one in five adults older than 65 report discussing their cannabis use with clinicians, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in the American Journal of Preventiv  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Smith is Fourth UW Editor for a Harvard Journal Special Issue A University of Wyoming College of Law second-year student, Caleb Smith, from Trenton, Utah, will join the editorial board of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy's (HJLPP) annual Federalist Society National Student Symposium Issue. Smith is the fourth UW student to be selected for the special issue. The HJLLP is one of 14 stude  more

BEIJING, China, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Study Reveals Distant Activity of Long-Period Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS A recent study has revealed the activity enhancement process of the long-period comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at large heliocentric distances for the first time. The findings characterized the evolutionary features of its distant activity and provided observational evidence for understanding the activity mechanisms and   more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation Gabriela Kirk-Werner will spend the spring of 2027 in residence at the foundation's New York City headquarters to co-author a book on how the criminal justice system shapes the lives of people under court supervision. - Maxwell sociologist Gabriela Kirk-Werner has been named a 2026-27 visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation in suppo  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for June 2, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -June 2 Using Human-in-the-Loop AI to Understand Stigma During the Deployment of Addiction Evidence-Based Practices in the HEALing Communities Study By Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, James David, MS, Eric Aragundi, MS, Tim Hunt, PhD, MSW, Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, EdD, Elwin Wu, PhD, Dan Feaster  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic Announces Editorial Fellowship Class for 2026-27 * The Atlantic is announcing six early-career journalists who have been selected for a yearlong editorial fellowship program: Laney Crawley, Catherine Goodman, Nora Lowe, Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Jacob Smollen, and Katherine Weyback. This is The Atlantic 's first class of fellows since 2020; the six joi  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Nuclear Physicists Discover New Rule for Peppy Partner Picking Nuclear physicists used a little magic in their latest experiment conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, and the result has revealed surprising new information about the behavior of protons and neutrons inside the atom's nucleus. S  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 3 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Two scholars to receive honorary degrees at UChicago's 2026 Convocation * Editor's note: It was previously announced that Shankar Balasubramanian of the University of Cambridge would be among this year's recipients. His honorary degree will be conferred at a later date. The University of Chicago will award honorary degrees to two distinguished scholars on June 6 during its Convocation celebration of the  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 4 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Invests Nadir Sharawi, M.D., in Dola Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Anesthesiology The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Nadir Sharawi, M.D., an associate professor and vice chair of Faculty Affairs in the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology, in the Dola Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Anesthesiology during a May 19 cerem  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * How Big Tobacco Helped Shape the Design of Ultra-Processed Foods Internal documents show Philip Morris used what it learned from cigarettes to make Lunchables appeal to kids. - A new UC San Francisco study reveals how Philip Morris Companies Inc. used cigarette research, flavor engineering, and behavioral science to turn Lunchables into one of America's mo  more

MACAU, China, June 3 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research team discovers food-grade probiotics that activate anti-tumour immune responses * A research team led by Elaine Leung Lai Han, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), and Dai Lei, a researcher at the Institute of Synthetic Biology (iSynBio) of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made a significant breakthrough in u  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * How new discoveries about 'ground plans' for neurons could simplify brain, behavior research While E. Josie Clowney would never suggest that neuroscience is simple, a new study by her team at the University of Michigan could drastically reduce complexity in future studies. Their work focused on instinctual behaviors in fruit flies, but it has the potential to accelerate work to better understa  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: May 2026 By Sean Hagewood, University Communication and Marketing Research and innovation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources made national headlines in May. The stories were among 30-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, administrators, students, centers and programs during the month. * IANR recent  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs Electrical engineers and mathematicians team up to develop and test a smartwatch that tracks electrical properties of pulsating blood. - Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely on occasional readings using inflatable cuffs, usually in a clinic  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 3 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI graduate student to present ground-breaking research on ingestive behaviors * KINGSTON, R.I. - June 3, 2026 - University of Rhode Island graduate student Adeleke Justin Akinkurolere will present ground-breaking research on ingestive behaviors at NUTRITION 2026, an international gathering of nutrition professionals on July 25-28 in National Harbor, Maryland. A Ph.D. student in URI's College  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * We do not have a decider in our brain: An IU cognitive neuroscientist challenges theories of decision-making There is a disconnect, suggests Indiana University Professor Tom James, between what we think happens when we make a decision and what happens in the brain during that process. In both prevailing scientific theories and common-sense views, decisions have long been defined as an intermediate st  more