Lower approval rates evidence of discrimination for same-sex borrowers
Credit: Christopher Gannon, Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Applying for a mortgage is one of the first steps couples take when buying a home,...
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FIU scientists discover new arsenic-based broad-spectrum antibiotic
Researchers from Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine are part of an international team that has discovered a new broad-spectrum antibiotic that contains...
Testosterone and cortisol modulate the effects of empathy on aggression in children
Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country explore the psychobiological mechanisms that may exist behind aggressive behaviour in childrenCredit: Nagore Iraola. UPV/EHU The research...
AI performs as well as experienced radiologists in detecting prostate cancer
FINDINGS UCLA researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system to help radiologists improve their ability to diagnose prostate cancer. The system, called FocalNet, helps...
The pressure to prescribe: Antibiotic stewardship in the outpatient setting
Arlington, Va., April 16, 2019 - Outpatient healthcare providers inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to 40 percent of patients in a major Veterans Affairs healthcare system, a...
The fluid that feeds tumor cells
The substance that bathes tumors in the body is quite different from the medium used to grow cancer cells in the lab, biologists report.Credit: Min...
C-Path, CDISC develop therapeutic area standard to foster meaningful research for HIV
TUCSON, Ariz. and AUSTIN, April 16, 2019 -- The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and CDISC are pleased to announce the release of a global Therapeutic...
Probing the mystery of drug resistance: New hope for leukemia’s toughest cases
Researcher inspired by the patients he was unable to save early in his careerCredit: MICHAEL GODERRE / BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Three children Alejandro Gutierrez, MD,...
New role for innate immune sensor: Suppressing liver cancer
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 15, 2019 - UT Southwestern researchers have found that a protein in the body's innate immune system that responds to...
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children
Montreal, April 16th 2019 - Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according...
2017 pneumonic plague outbreak in Madagascar characterized by scientists
Plague is an endemic disease in Madagascar. Each year there is a seasonal upsurge between September and April, especially in the Central Highlands, which stand...
Texas A&M AgriLife joins international NutriRECS consortium
COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&M AgriLife has become the fifth and newest member of the NutriRECS international consortium. The goal of the consortium is to...
Magic mouthwash effective treatment for mouth sore pain caused by radiation therapy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- "Magic mouthwash," an oral rinse containing diphenhydramine, lidocaine and antacids, significantly reduced pain from oral mucositis, mouth sores, in patients receiving radiation...
Framingham heart study awarded $38 million for the next six years
Researchers to explore how different organ systems age in older people (Boston)--The Framingham Heart Study (FHS), the nation's longest running cohort study with longitudinal analysis...
TESS discovers its first Earth-sized planet
Orbiting a nearby star, the new planet is the smallest identified so far by the TESS mission NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, has discovered...
