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An Antibody That Neutralizes All Known COVID Variants is Discovered

SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has mutated endlessly since it burst on the scene in late 2019. An new antibody could help stop it




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Low Manganese Levels Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Scientists have found a link between manganese deficiency and both inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and increased inflammation and damage in the intestine.




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Researchers Discover Aberrant Proteins That Trigger Lupus

These novel insights will hopefully lead to better treatments for lupus patients, now that we may know why the body attacks itself in this disease.




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Organoids Reveal a New Player in Huntington's Disease

Scientists have used an organoid model to gain new insights into Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic disorder that causes neurodenegeration ...



  • Genetics & Genomics

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Promising New Drug Target for Autoimmune Diseases Like MS

Increased expression of gene PRDM1-S triggers loss of immune regulation seen in autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis (MS)



  • Genetics & Genomics

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Low Manganese Levels Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Scientists have found a link between manganese deficiency and both inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and increased inflammation and damage in the intestine.



  • Genetics & Genomics

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Organoids Reveal a New Player in Huntington's Disease

Scientists have used an organoid model to gain new insights into Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic disorder that causes neurodenegeration ...




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Promising New Drug Target for Autoimmune Diseases Like MS

Increased expression of gene PRDM1-S triggers loss of immune regulation seen in autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis (MS)




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Low Manganese Levels Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Scientists have found a link between manganese deficiency and both inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and increased inflammation and damage in the intestine.



  • Health & Medicine

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Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Reduces Gum Disease Inflammation

Two weeks of an intensive diabetes treatment can improve periodontal disease inflammation among patients with type 2 diabetes.



  • Health & Medicine

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Researchers Discover Aberrant Proteins That Trigger Lupus

These novel insights will hopefully lead to better treatments for lupus patients, now that we may know why the body attacks itself in this disease.



  • Health & Medicine

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Subtype-Dependent Health Disparities Among Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, accounting for about one in three new female cancers each ye



  • Health & Medicine

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A Faster, Better Way to Diagnose Lyme Disease

Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes and ticks also pose a risk.



  • Clinical & Molecular DX

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Catching up on Sleep on Weekends Lowers Heart Disease Risk

Using weekends to catch up on lost sleep may lower your risk of developing heart disease by about 20%.



  • Clinical & Molecular DX

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Blood Test Can Predict 30-Year Heart Disease Risk in Women

If people can get advanced warnings that they are at high risk for certain diseases, they might be able to implement lifestyle changes that can reduce ...



  • Clinical & Molecular DX

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High Cholesterol Early in Life Raises Risk of Artery Disease

Eating an unhealthy diet when young could accelerate the risk of developing artery disease.



  • Clinical & Molecular DX

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Subtype-Dependent Health Disparities Among Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, accounting for about one in three new female cancers each ye



  • Clinical & Molecular DX

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A New Look at Galaxy Boundaries: Discoveries from Deep Imaging of Cosmic Gas

What are the exact sizes of galaxies, and are they bigger than they appear in deep space images? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy




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A Shingles-Promoting Protein is Discovered

For many people, getting chickenpox is a rite of passage in childhood. About 95% of people carry the virus that causes it, known as varicella zoster virus (VZV)




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Direct PCR: Streamlining Respiratory Disease Testing Research

In this report, we highlight that direct PCR, an extraction-free workflow: Can serve as an alternative to an extraction-based workflow for simpler, streaml




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Multiple Methane-Generating Microbes are Discovered

Archaea are a major branch of life, but we still have a lot to learn about these microbes, which were only discovered in the 1970s.




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A Faster, Better Way to Diagnose Lyme Disease

Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes and ticks also pose a risk.




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An Antibody That Neutralizes All Known COVID Variants is Discovered

SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has mutated endlessly since it burst on the scene in late 2019. An new antibody could help stop it




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The "Incomprehensible" Cell - A Parasitic Prokaryote is Discovered

All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated than bacterial or archaeal cells..




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2025 Regional District Chair & CAO Forum

Organizer: Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Location: Victoria




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2025 Regional District Chair & CAO Forum

Organizer: Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Location: Victoria




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Regional District Day

Organizer: Government Finance Officers Association of British Columbia
Location: Vancouver




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A Discussion with David Grann

Apr 2, 2025, 5:30pm EDT

David Grann is an award-winning New Yorker writer and the bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager. In his talks, Grann explores his creative process—from what initially inspires him to investigate a story to his painstaking research and then links the (often) forgotten histories to their relevance to today.

BuildingCabot Intercultural Center
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Event Sponsor: The Fletcher School
Event Contact Name: Sara Rosales Laverty
More infoforms.monday.com…



  • 2025/04/02 (Wed)

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Exhibition and Poster Display

Details of the Exhibition and Poster Display are now available. [2005-04-06]




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Discussion group for the south east region

Delegates from the south east region should note that their discussion group session will be the largest. In order to provide sufficient time for everyone from this region to give their views on the topic (which is Content Management Systems) we invite delegates from this region to go to the discussion group page for the South East region and use the Wikalong annotation tool to give their thoughts on the most important issues related to CMSs prior to the event.




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Poster Displays

Further information about the poster displays is now available.




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Alison Wildish (2008)

Alison Wildish is an advocate of institutions embracing third party services to support their marketing/communications initiatives and has an active interest in the opportunities offered by personalisation and user owned technologies. Heading up the Web Services team at the University of Bath she manages the central Web team and is responsible for the strategic direction of University Web services. She formerly held the same position at Edge Hill University where she led projects which include the University portal project and the development of the Applicant Community Web site (winner of a UCISA best practice award). Alison blogs at "http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/webservices". Alison gave a plenary talk on "Look Who's Talking Now ...".




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Court finds exclusive arbitral jurisdiction in Manitoba human rights disputes

Rhonda Levy and Douglas Sanderson discuss a recent court decision in Canada that sheds light on how best to deal with accommodation requests.

Human Resources Director Canada

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Littler’s Chief Knowledge Officer and Cornell Law Students Discuss How Hands-on Tech Training Enhances the Practice of Law

In this podcast, Littler’s Chief Knowledge Officer, Scott Rechtschaffen, talks with his Cornell Law School students about the potential for lawyers to use software to develop practical tools for the delivery of legal services. During their semester, the students experienced how to take their growing knowledge of the law, identify a problem, coordinate with subject matter and technical experts, and create a legal app designed to assist users, who might be either clients or fellow attorneys.




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Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK and Germany's Approaches to Unfair Dismissal

Welcome to our new bi-monthly series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with these issues every day.

The first article in our series compares the new UK Government’s proposed changes to unfair dismissal protection with the law in Germany to see if there are any lessons that can be learned for UK employers from Continental Europe.

What’s to come in the UK?




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Veteran Wins Lawsuit Over Lack of Disability Accommodation

Bradford Kelley comments on a case that he says shows several ways in which USERRA is more far-reaching than other employment anti-discrimination laws even though it gets less attention.

SHRM Online

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Wrongful dismissal claim ends in Superior Court slap-down – Ontario judge tells employer to pay up

Barry Kuretzky discusses a recent Ontario Superior Court decision that punished an employer for trying to intimidate an employee through what the judge determined was a meritless counter claim.

Human Resources Director Canada

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Eleventh Circuit: McDonnell Douglas Is Not Be-All and End-All for Title VII Discrimination Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has spoken, and employers that once relied exclusively on McDonnell Douglas might need to rethink their litigation strategy in employment-discrimination cases.




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Supreme Court makes it easier to file workplace discrimination claims

Alyesha Asghar said the Supreme Court’s decision in Muldrow v. St. Louis, which will make it easier for employees to pursue discrimination claims over job transfers, does not mean an end to IE&D.

The Washington Post

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SCOTUS’s job transfer ruling raises greater risk of DEI disputes

Philip Berkowitz discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis that makes it easier for employees to bring workplace discrimination claims against unwanted job transfers.

International Employment Lawyer

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New York City Bans Contractual Provisions Shortening Period of Time to File Complaints or Civil Actions Relating to Discrimination, Harassment or Violence

Effective May 11, 2024, New York City now prohibits employers from entering into any type of agreement that shortens the statutory period by which an employee may file an administrative claim or complaint, or civil action, relating to unlawful discriminatory practices, harassment or violence under the New York City Human Rights Law, Admin. Code § 8-101, et seq. (NYCHRL).




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Judge Dismisses Former UberBlack Drivers' Employment Dispute Following Second Hung Jury

Robert W. Pritchard comments on the dismissal of a longstanding dispute between Uber and its former drivers.

The Legal Intelligencer

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Illinois Extends Statute of Limitations for Filing Discrimination Claims Under Illinois Human Rights Act, Adds Protected Classes, and Clarifies AI Use in Employment Decisions

Last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law several bills that significantly amend the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). As a result of these amendments, Illinois employers should expect an uptick in discrimination cases proceeding through state courts and agencies.

Longer Statute of Limitations Period




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California Further Restricts "Non-Disparagement" Provisions in Employment Settlement and Severance Agreements

In 2019, California adopted several laws that restricted “non-disclosure" provisions in employment-related agreements.  Those laws, passed in the wake of the “me too” movement, limited non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements for lawsuits and administrative agency charges involving allegations of sexual harassment.1  They also limited the use of non-disclosure provisions in exchange for a raise or a bonus, or as a co




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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Favors Employers on Business Reorganization and Unjustified Dismissal

In a recent case issued by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (“the Court”), the Court addressed the standard and level of proof that must be presented by employers when raising as an affirmative defense a corporate reorganization. In Segarra Rivera vs. International Shipping Agency, 2022 T.S.P.R. 33, 208 D.P.R. ____ (Mar.




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Fifth Circuit Rules that COVID-19 Pandemic Did Not Trigger the “Natural Disaster” Exception to WARN Notice Requirements

In the first such decision from a federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled the COVID-19 pandemic is not a “natural disaster” that exempts employers from providing advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closures under the WARN Act. The court also opined that the natural-disaster exception requires proof of proximate causation, not but-for causation.1




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UK Government Issues New Draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement

In late January 2023, the UK Government published a draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement. The trigger for the draft Code was the increased attention on the use of dismissal and re-engagement (also known as “fire and rehire”) by employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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NLRB Decision Addresses Interaction between Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements and Section 7 Rights

  • In McLaren Macomb, the NLRB overturned two decisions that had permitted employers to include confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in severance agreements.
  • “Mere proffer” of a severance agreement that conditions receipt of benefits on the “forfeiture of statutory rights” violates the NLRA.
  • This Insight includes key takeaways from the Board’s decision and answers to common employer questions.




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Ontario, Canada Court of Appeal Addresses How Employers Can Preserve Right to Unilaterally Lay Off Employees Without Being Found to Have Constructively Dismissed Them




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Can CERB payment be deducted from wrongful dismissal damage award?

Rhonda Levy and George Vassos discuss a recent British Columbia Supreme Court case that directed an employee’s CERB payment to be deducted from wrongful dismissal damage awards.

Human Resources Director Canada

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