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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday September 06, 2024 ( 3 items )  

First Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotic Successfully Eliminates Fusobacterium Nucleatum in Breakthrough Study at the ADA Forsyth Institute
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: * * * F. nucleatum triggers the onset of gum disease, and is associated with colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, and Alzheimer's disease * * * The ADA Forsyth Institute, a leading oral health research organization, and Flightpath Biosciences Inc are excited to announce a groundbreaking discovery in the fight against severe gum disease and related systemic conditions. In a study published in the Jo  more

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Reaches Agreement With the Republic of Turkiye to Return Gold and Carnelian Necklace
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston issued the following news release: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement with the Republic of Turkiye to return a gold and carnelian Necklace (1982.413), which was probably looted from a tomb near the village of Kendirlik, Bintepeler in 1976. The fragmentary necklace is believed to come from the archaeological site of Bintepeler, which consists of over one hundred tumuli, or burial mounds. In 1976, th  more

New England First Amendment Coalition: N.H. Supreme Court Dismisses Case That Would Stifle Political Speech
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: * * * NEFAC, ACLU Submitted Amicus Brief Arguing for First Amendment Protections * * * The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision today that ruled a Union Leader op-ed published in 2021 by writer and activist Robert Azzi did not constitute defamation because it amounts to protected political opinion. The New England First Amendment Coalition, ACLU-NH and G  more