NIH-funded findings also point to possible treatments for harmful effects of adolescent alcohol exposure Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Adolescent binge drinking can disrupt gene regulation and brain development in ways that promote anxiety and excessive drinking behaviors that can persist into adulthood, according to a new study supported by the[Read More…]
Month: April 2015
Circulating Tumor DNA in Blood Can Predict Recurrence of the Most Common Type of Lymphoma
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Measurement of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood can be used to detect disease recurrence in patients with a curable form of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In most patients, measurement of ctDNA enabled detection of microscopic disease before it could be seen[Read More…]
Upcoming Program Open Houses at South Suburban College Beginning April 15
South Holland, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2015. South Suburban College will be hosting several upcoming program-specific Open Houses to inform prospective and current students about programs, curriculum and careers. The current Open House schedule at both the Main Campus in South Holland and the Oak Forest Center is as follows: Echocardiography Program[Read More…]
Fracking’s Most Wanted: Report Identifies Top 10 Oil & Gas Companies for Spills & Legal Violations
Finds Only Three Out of 36 States Publicly Track Oil & Gas Companies’ Missteps; Public Records for Federal Lands Not Available After 2011 WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015 – Only three out the 36 states with active oil and gas operations make information about companies’ spills and legal violations easily available to[Read More…]
The Sierra Club Launches Major New Platform for Environmental Activism
AddUp.org to bring together millions of advocates for online social change San Francisco –(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The Sierra Club, the nation’s largest grassroots environmental group, announced the launch of AddUp, a one-stop shop for effective environmental activism — at home or on-the-go, online or in communities across the country. Fueled[Read More…]
Court Rules Navy Training in Pacific Violates Laws Meant to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles
Victory: Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times A U.S. Navy vessel encounters a research ship and pod of orcas. The shrill, repetitive whistle produced by sonar harms marine mammals. Photo provided by Center for Whale Research Honolulu,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on ‘Fix’ to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. In response to a highly anticipated “fix” to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden today issued the following statement on revisions to a law that allows businesses in Indiana to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Extreme Weather Events on the Rise, Time is Now to Invest in Resilience
Cars sit on the edge of a sinkhole in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore, April 30, 2014, as heavy rain moved through the region. SOURCE: AP Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Only five years into the current decade, the United States has already experienced nearly as many extreme weather[Read More…]
Indiana LGBT Discrimination Law Could Cost the State at Least $250 Million
A window sticker on a downtown Indianapolis business shows its objection to a discriminatory bill passed by the Indiana Legislature on March 25, 2015. SOURCE: AP/Michael Conroy Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The national backlash that has followed the passage of Indiana’s recent license-to-discriminate bill could cost the state as[Read More…]
Portland Takes Big Step Forward to Protect Pollinators, Birds, Salmon and Children From Dangerous Pesticides
Monarch butterfly photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Tiago J. G. Fernandes. PORTLAND, Ore.— (ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The Portland City Council took a big step forward yesterday in protecting Portland’s wildlife and park users by passing an ordinance to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, and plants treated with neonicotinoid pesticides, on lands[Read More…]
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