CRANFORD, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- American Atheists issued the following statement by President Nick Fish in response to President Trump's call for a $5 billion giveaway to the religious schools at his State of the Union Address: Americans agree: public funding is for public schools. Only a small minority--a mere quarter of Americans--supports taxpayer money going to religious education. Nonetheless, President Trump and Betsy DeVos are pandering to religious extremists at the expense of the 91% o  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- The American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, a journal that says it features biological and medical aspects of genetic disorders and birth defects and genotype and phenotype correlations, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Hydrops fetalis in a cohort of 3,137 stillbirths and second trimester miscarriages * Prenatal diagnosis of micrognathia in 41 fetuses: Retrospective analysis of   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- The American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, a journal that says it features biological and medical aspects of genetic disorders and birth defects and genotype and phenotype correlations, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2020 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Expanding the phenotype in Adams-Oliver syndrome correlating with the genotype * Phenotypic expansion of POGZ-related intellectual disability syndrome (White-Sutt  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C - Seminars in Medical Genetics, a journal that says it features human and medical genetics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Epigenetic signatures in overgrowth syndromes: Translational opportunities * The phenotype of Sotos syndrome in adulthood: A review of 44 individuals * A dyadic genotype-phenotype approach to diagnostic criteria for P  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- BJS Open, a journal that says it features aspects of general surgery and related topics from the British Journal of Surgery Society, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2019 edition: Systematic review: * Systematic review of the incidence, presentation and management of gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm after pancreatic resection Original articles: * Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for ectopic mediastinal parathyroid ad  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- BJS Open, a journal that says it features aspects of general surgery and related topics from the British Journal of Surgery Society, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 edition: Systematic reviews: * Meta-analysis and field synopsis of genetic variants associated with the risk and severity of acute pancreatitis * Systematic review and narrative synthesis of surgeons' perception of postoperative outcomes and risk * Systemati  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Development, Growth and Differentiation, a journal that says it deals with phenomena in animals, plants and microorganisms, including molecular, biophysical, biochemical and morphological analyses from the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Cell type-specific transcriptome analysis unveils secreted signaling molecule genes expressed in apica  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Development, Growth and Differentiation, a journal that says it deals with phenomena in animals, plants and microorganisms, including molecular, biophysical, biochemical and morphological analyses from the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2020 edition: REVIEW ARTICLES: * Decoding the Notch signal * Making sense out of missense mutations: Mechanistic dissection of Notch receptors thr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Earth Day Network issued the following news: * * * - Jim Deppe is a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is an advocate with Lynnhaven River NOW and the Virginia Coastal Alliance. * * * In an important victory for environmental policy, this week the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that prohibits leases for offshore oil and gas drilling in Virginia waters. With this bill, Virginia joins New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Florida in standing against the det  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Grow America's Infrastructure Now Coalition issued the following statement: In a key decision for the PennEast Pipeline today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled in favor of the companies developing the $1 billion natural gas pipeline, maintaining their ability to use federal eminent domain to gain access to properties controlled by the state. This comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in September that the pipeline could no  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- The Journal of Comparative Neurology, a journal that says it features molecular, anatomical, physiological, pharmacological and behavioral methods are used to investigate neuronal systems, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Feb. 1, 2020 edition: * Characterizing the morphology of somatostatin-expressing interneurons and their synaptic innervation pattern in the barrel cortex of the GFP-expressing inhibitory neurons mouse * Dual re  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- The Journal of Comparative Neurology, a journal that says it features molecular, anatomical, physiological, pharmacological and behavioral methods are used to investigate neuronal systems, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 15, 2020 edition: * Agrin plays a major role in the coalescence of the aquaporin-4 clusters induced by gamma-1-containing laminin * Axonal localization of the fragile X family of RNA binding proteins is conserved a  more

ORADELL, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- The Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features therapeutic role of cytokines and Interferons from the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2020 edition: * Dexmedetomidine Exerts Brain-Protective Effects Under Cardiopulmonary Bypass Through Inhibiting the Janus Kinase 2/Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3 Pathway *  more

MARLTON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- The Music Business Association (formerly the National Association of Recording Merchandisers) issued the following news release: The Music Business Association (Music Biz) announces that independent music distributor CD Baby will receive the organization's 2020 Independent Spirit Award during the Music Biz 2020 Annual Conference, taking place May 11-14 at the JW Marriott Nashville. The award will be presented during the annual Music Biz Awards Dinner. CD Baby was  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA) announced a partnership to strategically address the issue of workplace sexual harassment in New Jersey. The two organizations will launch the partnership with a series of sexual harassment prevention seminars throughout the state this year. These seminars will be targeted to senior level busin  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: During the 2019 NCOIL Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, the organization adopted the NCOIL Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Model Act sponsored by Kentucky Representative Bart Rowland, 2020 Chair of the NCOIL Workers' Compensation Insurance Committee. The Model passed without objection by the Property & Casualty Insurance Committee and the NCOIL Executive Committee. The Property & C  more

TEANECK, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- Sharsheret issued the following news release: Sharsheret, the only national not-for-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of women and families, of all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, is proud to welcome Batya Paul as its new Treasurer and Dr. Alise Reicin as a member of its national Board of Directors. Batya's life mission is to volunteer her time in order to benefit others. Batya has served as a long-time volunteer a  more

LIBERTY CORNER, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Golf Association issued the following news release: * * * - Report Delivers Most Comprehensive Review in the Game's History * * * The USGA and The R&A have issued the Distance Insights Report, which provides comprehensive research and analysis on the contributors to, and long-term impacts of, hitting distance in golf. After extensive stakeholder research, the report features more than 100 years of data, informed by a library of 56 supporting do  more