COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, June 5 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: * * * AI goes biological at 90th CSHL Symposium One computer scientist introduced the virtual patient, a "digital twin" capable of modeling different cancer treatments and their potential outcomes. Another used AI to predict how viruses like COVID might mutate, so that vaccines can be prepared in advance. A third suggested drug development steps that normally take three years could be complete  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip" In response to Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH)'s questions this morning, Secretary Scott Bessent called inflation under President Trump a "short-term blip." Bessent also vastly underestimated increased gas, and ov  more

NEW YORK, June 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Blood Cancer Treatment Allows Hard-to-Match Kidney Failure Patients to Receive a Compatible Kidney Transplant * A pioneering clinical trial has successfully enabled three patients with end-stage kidney disease to receive previously improbable kidney transplants. These individuals were considered among the most difficult in t  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Markey, Davids, Pocan Introduce Legislation to Care for Rural LGBTQI+ Seniors * WASHINGTON, DC [06/3/26] - Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Senator Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation to offer LGBTQI+ specific services for older LGBTQI+ Americans and individuals living with HIV in rural communities. LGBTQI+ older adults in rural  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Delegation Opposes Shortsighted Plan to Close Hamden Invasive Species Research Facility * [Hartford, CT] -U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Representative John Larson, U.S. Representative Joe Courtney, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Representative Jim Himes, and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of A  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Delegation Opposes Shortsighted Plan to Close Hamden Invasive Species Research Facility * Hartford, CT -Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opposing plans to close the U.S. Forest Service  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- The California Pacific Medical Center, a part of the Sutter Health Network, issued the following news release: * * * CPMC Recognized Among Nation's Top 200 Hospitals for Cancer Care as Sutter Expands Specialized Services in San Francisco Sutter's CPMC has been named among the top 200 hospitals in the nation for cancer care by Newsweek in its 2026 America's Best Hospitals for Specialized Care rankings, placing CPMC at #151 nationally. The recognition comes as   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Marks 500 Days of Trump Administration with Another 100 Top Environmental Actions * Administrator Zeldin Highlights Another Tranche of Environmental Victories as EPA Continues Powering the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced 100 additional pro-environmental actions completed since the Trump EPA's one-yea  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The report 'FERC Order 2222 & DER Policy and Implementation Report' was issued in May 2025 by the FERC2222.org/CUSLN policy tracker team, though the authors are not listed in the text provided. It summarizes recent developments in distributed energy resource policy, virtual power plants, and FERC Order 2222 implementation. The report says PJM received approval for its third compliance filing on May 1, 2025, including a proposed delay of Order 2222 implementation   more

ALBANY, New York, June 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Start of $39.7 Million Pavement Improvement on I-95 in Westchester County * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of a $39.7 million pavement improvement project on the New England Thruway (I-95) between Mamaroneck and Rye in Westchester County. The project includes repairs and resurfacing within the heavily traveled corridor used by an average of approximat  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Bonamici, Davids, Pocan Introduce Legislation to Care for Rural LGBTQI+ Seniors * Washington, (June 3, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) today introduced legislation to offer LGBTQI+ specific services for older LGBTQI+ Americans and individuals living with HIV in rural commun  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42757) entitled "National Park Service Appropriations: Ten-Year Trends" by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The National Park Service (NPS) receives appropriations in annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations acts. Over the past decade (FY2017-FY2026), NPS received both regular (annual) appropriations and, in some yea  more

STANFORD, California, June 4 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * New drug cuts relapse risk for patients with rare immune disorder, study shows * Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues found that a new drug, obexelimab, significantly reduces the risk of relapse in patients with IgG4-related disease, a rare chronic immune condition often misdiagnosed as cancer. People with IgG4-related disease can develop severe inflammation and fibrosis, o  more

ITHACA, New York, June 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Oral drug combination eases treatment burden for AML patients * The ASCERTAIN V clinical trial demonstrated that an all-oral drug combination for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an effective alternative to the current standard, which requires repeated hospital or office visits for intravenous treatment. In the international phase 1/phase 2 trial led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine,   more

MIAMI, Florida, June 4 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Studies Uncover Surprising Roles for Glucocorticoids in Cancer * Desai Sethi Urology Institute Scientific Director Nima Sharifi, M.D., authored papers in Nature and the New England Journal of Medicine that look at the role of glucocorticoids in glioblastoma and breast cancer. This research reflects the Sharifi Lab's extensive work in metabolism and cancer progression. Two recent pape  more

FARMINGTON, Maine, June 5 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF alumnae honored as 2026 Maine County Teachers of the Year By April Mulherin Maine teachers have a deep community connection and that goes especially for the recently named 2026 Maine County Teachers of the Year. This year's recipients, one from every Maine county, include two outstanding University of Maine at Farmington alumnae--Rachel Norgang from Waldo County and Gina Welch from Ox  more