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A novel pathway for a mucosal TB vaccine
A new pathway for improving vaccines against tuberculosis has been discovered by microbiologists at the University at Buffalo in collaboration with researchers at other universities, according to a paper in the journal Mucosal Immunology, published by the Nature group.
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Univ. of Utah gets $13 mln for impact investing center
University of Utah's school ofbusiness has received $13 million from technology entrepreneur James Lee Sorenson to establish a center to advance investment to organizations that demonstrate a benefit to society, the university announced on Tuesday. The new James Lee Sorenson Center for Global Impact Investing will focus on the very early stages of investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention of generating measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.
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- Education
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- impact investing
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Micro-Needles Could Allow Painless DNA Vaccines
Patches covered in microscopic needles could tattoo vaccines into the skin to boost a patient’s defense against disease, researchers say.
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- public health
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Glaxo Starts India Venture to Develop Emerging Market Vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) agreed to form a joint venture in India to produce a six-in-one vaccine that will immunize children in developing countries against infectious diseases including polio.
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- public health
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The relevance of Gandhi in the capitalism debate
"The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed," Mahatma Gandhi said in what is now one of his best-known quotes. Its ubiquity is for good reason. Our 'must-have, must-buy' economy is eating into the planet's resources like never before, something Gandhi foresaw three-quarters of a century ago. He also warned of the dangers of other countries taking to western industrialism.
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Davos divided on tackling the scourge of obesity
Obesity, a major factor in diabetes and heart disease, imposes costs on both public and private sectors and is a drag on economic growth, but business leaders meeting in Davos can't agree on what they can or should do to address it.
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- Health Care
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- nutrition, public health
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Killer quinoa? Time to debunk these urban food myths
Twenty years ago, quinoa was pretty much unknown. Now, it’s in everyone’s cafeteria. Its price is going through the roof. And that, in the confused minds of Western foodies, is somehow a bad thing.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Latin America
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Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning
The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.
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- public health