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TISS View: Re-imagining futures by way of people-centred social innovation ANI | Updated: Mar 17, 2021 18:25 IST New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI/Mediawire): The Tata Institute of Social Sciences was born from Jamsetji Tatas vision to go beyond the creation of wealth, to using that wealth for the upliftment of the underprivileged. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In ...

 E-Mail GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 16, 2021) -- Older age at the time of conception and alcohol consumption during pregnancy have long been known to impact fetal development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests older age and alcohol consumption in the year leading up to conception also may have an impact by epigenetically altering a specific gene during development of human eggs, or oocytes. Although the study did not determine the ultimate physical effects of this change...

Date Time Researchers Provide Complete Clinical Landscape for Major Gene Linked to Epilepsy and Autism Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) have compiled a complete genetic and clinical analysis of more than 400 individuals with SCN2A-related disorder, which has been linked to a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders, including epilepsy and autism. By linking clinical features to genetic abnormalities i...

Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) trials data published by the New England Journal of Medicine Most advanced clinical trials testing broadly neutralizing antibody against HIV demonstrate efficacy against sensitive strains Public Relations Pacific LLC  E-Mail SEATTLE - (EMBARGOED UNTIL MARCH 17, 2021, AT 5 P.M. ET) - The proof-of-concept AMP studies demonstrated that a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) called VRC01 was effective at preventing the acquisition of HIV str...

Spring 2021 graduates will have an in-person commencement with virtual options, Penn State President Eric Barron announced via email Wednesday. The in-person commencement weekend will take place May 7-9 rain or shine, according to the email. The virtual commencement option will be held May 9 at 6 p.m. on the commencement website. Graduates will be allowed two guests to sit in pods of up to three people at Beaver Stadium, according to the statement. The ceremonies will be live-streamed for th...

Providing inclusive education to all refugees is within our reach Mar 17, 2021 Mamta Murthi , World Bank’s Vice President for Human Development. and Raouf Mazou, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations A class of local Ugandan students and Congolese and South Sudanese refugees at Kitebi secondary school in Kampala. © UNHCR/Antoine Tardy. At the end of 2019, there were 79.5 million people living in forced displacement, accounting for 1 per cent of the global population. Among the...

 E-Mail Two-thirds of 1,120 healthcare workers surveyed worldwide would separate mothers and babies with a positive or unknown COVID-19 status. Implementing Kangaroo Mother Care and keeping mothers and babies together could save more than 125,000 newborn lives, representing 65x decreased risk of newborn death compared to the risk of newborn deaths from COVID-19. New research underscores the need for decision-makers and providers, particularly in LMICs, to protect and strengthen care for...

Bill aims to protect faith-based foster care, adoption providers Sharonell Fulton, a foster parent in Philadelphia, is pictured with a young woman and child in a May 23, 2018, photo. The Supreme Court case Fulton v. Philadelphia centers on the city of Philadelphias 2018 exclusion of a Catholic-run program in the Philadelphia Archdiocese over the agencys policy of not placing children with same-sex couples or unmarried couples. (CNS photo/courtesy Becket Religious Liberty for All) By Catholic Ne...

13 Years After Tata Nano Drove Out Of West Bengal, State Faces Choice Between Singur And Sanand Models by Karan Bhasin - Mar 16, 2021 01:38 PM The Tata Nano Singur story Snapshot Mamata Banerjee became chief minister after forcing Tata Nano out of Singur while Narendra Modi became prime minister after welcoming it in Sanand. The Tata Nano Singur plant in West Bengal was shifted to Sanand in Gujarat in 2008 and the Sanand industrial region emerged as a major manufacturing hub in its aftermath. ...

Penn States Alumni Association selected 16 Penn State graduates Tuesday to receive the Alumni Achievement Award during a virtual ceremony on April 13.