SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Aug. 28 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Aficamten trial brings positive news for patients living with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy * Key takeaways * There are currently no approved treatments for symptomatic non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). * The ACACIA-HCM trial compared the cardiac myosin inhibitor, aficamten, with placebo in patients with symptomatic non-obstr  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * Attorney General Clark today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in federal court, challenges new conditions on Title X fu  more

LEWISTON, Maine, Aug. 29 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Bates welcomes new faculty By Meredith McCarroll Bates is welcoming a number of new faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year, including 11 tenured or on the tenure track. Bates News will introduce these faculty over the next few weeks, beginning with those below. Emily Culbreath, assistant professor of dance Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a dance-theater practitioner, educator, choreographer, wri  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Cleveland Clinic posted the following news release: * * * Cleveland Clinic First-In-Human Trial of CRISPR Gene-Editing Therapy Shown to Safely and Continuously Lower Cholesterol and Triglycerides After One Year * A Cleveland Clinic Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial has shown that a one-time infusion of a gene-editing therapy using CRISPR-Cas9 was effective and safe in reducing LDL ("bad") cholesterol and triglycerides in people wit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 78 percent of amusement and recreation attendants were required to interact verbally with the public every few minutes Some of the biggest state fairs take place during the summer and early fall, including the Ohio State Fair, New York State Fair, Minnesota State Fair, The Big E of New England (the only multi-state fair), and the State Fair of Texas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Names New Director to Advance Long Island Sound Restoration * NEW YORK - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin visited Long Island and announced that EPA has named Nicole (Nikki) Tachiki the Director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, further delivering on commitments to protect the Long Island Sound. Ms. Tachiki will lead EP  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- Central Connecticut State University posted the following news: * * * Grant award to foster job-readiness on a new SCALE * Central was awarded a Connecticut Tech Talent Accelerator Innovation Grant for $75,000 earlier this month that will address a growing workforce gap: Employees who not only know how to find information, but also how to determine what information can be trusted and how to explain that to people who might not be experts in a given field.  more

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Aug. 28 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * People with atrial fibrillation at intermediate risk of stroke benefit from oral anticoagulants * Key takeaways * Previously, blood thinners called direct oral anticoagulants have not been studied in a randomised trial in people with atrial fibrillation at intermediate risk of stroke. * In the SINGLE-AF trial, anticoagulants lowered the risk of adverse cli  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 28 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Protect local salt ponds: Salt Pond Smart property certification program now enrolling new participants * KINGSTON, R.I. - Aug. 28, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island's Salt Pond Smart property certification program is now open for enrollment, inviting residents who live on properties within the Salt Ponds and Narrow River watersheds to take part in a growing community effort to protect some  more

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Aug. 28 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Reducing antibiotic courses by two weeks could be possible in patients with infective endocarditis * Key takeaways * The POET-II study investigated whether shorter courses of antibiotic therapy could be used in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis based on their initial response. * A tailored strategy shortened antibiotic duration by two weeks v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Celebrates Opening of DEA Lab, Highlights Millions She Secured for the Project in Londonderry; Continues Affordability Action Tour at Affordable Apartment Groundbreaking in Manchester; Delivers Remarks at the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program 25th Anniversary Event * (Londonderry, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE researchers install wave radar to track spur jetty's impact on Saco's Camp Ellis Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires University of New England researchers installed a wave radar system on Ram Island near the Saco jetty on Friday, adding a new layer of data collection to an ongoing effort to measure how a spur jetty project will affect wave energy and shoreline conditions near Camp Ellis. The install,  more