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Released: 8-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT
U.S. Trans Fat Ban Can Save Lives, Says Rutgers Nutrition Expert
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Shauna Downs, an international food systems researcher, explains what the FDA’s impending trans fat ban means for America’s health

Released: 7-Jun-2018 7:05 PM EDT
Mars Researcher Available to Discuss NASA's Curiosity Rover Discovering Methane, Organic Material on Mars
Northern Arizona University

Mark Salvatore, who studied the surface of the Red Planet, also is part of a team that collaborates with scientists, engineers and NASA's rover operations to guide the Curiosity around Mars.

Released: 6-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Surprising facts about foam rollers may entice you to try one
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Many physical therapists use foam rollers to help patients recover from injuries – and for good reason. This flexible piece of equipment can help to increase range of motion, shorten recovery time, and enhance healing.

Released: 6-Jun-2018 8:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Expert Available to Comment on New Ketamine Guidelines For Chronic and Acute Pain Management
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Yesterday the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Society of Anesthesiologists published new consensus guidelines on the use of IV ketamine infusions for chronic and acute pain management. The new guidelines were published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Released: 5-Jun-2018 4:45 PM EDT
'North Korea Has Come Out of Its Shell': Creighton Professor Optimistic on Diplomatic Possibilities
Creighton University

Whatever shenanigans have transpired in the ongoing saga to foster a summit between North Korea and the United States, Creighton University political science professor Maorong Jiang, PhD, is certain what’s happened lately has been for the best.

Released: 5-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: More at stake than cake in SCOTUS decision
Washington University in St. Louis

While this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision siding  7-2 with bakery owner Jack Phillips in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was “far from explosive,” it still sends important signals on how such cases will be handled in the future, said a legal scholar at Washington University in St.

Released: 4-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Important Questions Asked by Upcoming Horror Movie ‘Hereditary’
University of Georgia

Mental illness runs in families. That’s the underlying theme of the new horror movie “Hereditary,” which premiered at Sundance and hits theaters June 8. While some aspects of the movie are imaginary or unbelievable, University of Georgia psychology professor Keith Campbell agrees with the story’s underlying premise. “In general, there are significant hereditary factors for mental conditions of all kinds,” he says.

   
Released: 1-Jun-2018 3:40 PM EDT
Digestive Disease Week 2018: NewYork-Presbyterian Experts Available for Interview
New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Experts are available for online, print and broadcast interviews.

Released: 30-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Northwestern Medicines's Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery available to comment on Colon Cancer Screening Recommendation Change
Northwestern Medicine

The American Cancer Society this week changed its advice on getting screen for colorectal cancer and is recommending that screening start five years earlier, from age 50 to age 45.



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