Hope for peanut allergy

A father-physician tests if a little peanut a day keeps allergy away [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 1 October 2019 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair [Bijal Trivedi] A note from... Bijal Trivedi Science and Technology Editor Learning that a child has a food allergy often strikes fear into the hearts of parents. They worry an unwitting exposure to eggs, milk, wheat – or often peanuts – could trigger an unpleasant or even life-threatening allergic reaction. Edwin Kim knew that fear as a dad. But Kim is also a physician directing the Food Allergy Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was already working on food allergies when his son first had a reaction to peanuts. Now he’s completed a phase 3 clinical trial for a new treatment for peanut allergies, which he hopes might be a lifesaver for [children like his son](. Also today: - [Gandhi-inspired business]( - [Coastlines under stress]( - [Reelection after impeachment?]( Top story Creamy and smooth peanut butter and peanuts can trigger deadly reactions in those with allergies. inewsfoto/Shutterstock.com [A father-physician tests if a little peanut a day keeps allergy away]( Edwin Kim, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill There's a new therapy for treating peanut allergy that is showing promise in phase 3 trials. Economy + Business - [What Gandhi believed is the purpose of a corporation]( Geoffrey Jones, Harvard Business School; Sudev Sheth, University of Pennsylvania Although Gandhi is best known for expelling the British from India and inspiring the likes of King and Mandela, he also wrote a lot about the behavior of good business leaders. [Donate today to help us democratize knowledge]( Health + Medicine - [Low blood pressure could be a culprit in dementia, studies suggest]( Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York Researchers are looking for ways to determine who's most at risk for dementia and also ways to detect it early. A scientist who has studied low blood pressure makes a case for a link between the two. Environment + Energy - [More frequent and intense tropical storms mean less recovery time for the world’s coastlines]( Hans Paerl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill As climate change speeds up tropical storm cycles, rivers and bays have less time to process nutrients and pollutants that wash into them after each event. Politics + Society - [Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy may come to regret his discussion with President Trump]( Lena Surzhko-Harned, Pennsylvania State University The fallout for President Trump from his conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy was swift and harsh. The consequences for Zelenskiy and his country could also be serious. - [The Electoral College will never make everyone happy]( Mark Rush, Washington and Lee University A quirk of mathematics gives voters in some small states, like Rhode Island and Nebraska, an extra edge over voters in other states. This happens not only in the US, but in other countries, too. - [Could President Trump be impeached and convicted – but also reelected?]( Austin Sarat, Amherst College A little-known provision of the Constitution might allow Trump to be reelected president in 2020 even if he is removed from office through the impeachment process. From our international editions - [‘Digital colonialism’: why some countries want to take control of their people’s data from Big Tech]( Jacqueline Hicks, University of Nottingham Can developing countries get rich from data? - [With no end in sight and the world losing interest, the Hong Kong protesters need a new script]( Amanda Tattersall, University of Sydney If the protesters can channel their energy in a more lasting, organised way, they may be able to achieve even more than the "five demands". Could the French Revolution be a source of inspiration? - [Beatles: Abbey Road at 50 is a marker of how pop music grew up in the 1960s]( Adam Behr, Newcastle University Regarded as one of The Beatles finest albums, Abbey Road is the last time all four band members were in the studio together. Today’s quote [“The Electoral College adds the Senate's equal, but unfair, allocation of seats to the peculiar, but logical, allocation of House seats.”]( [The Electoral College will never make everyone happy]( Mark Rush Washington and Lee University [Mark Rush] Know people who may be interested in The Conversation's stories? [Click here to forward this newsletter to them]( and ask them to sign up at [Follow us on Twitter.]( [Join us on Facebook.]( You’re receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe instantly](. We’ll miss you. 89 South Street - Suite 202 Boston, MA 02111