AWDCUnderstanding Genetic Differences Between Breast Cancer Tumors is Key to Better TreatmentBreast cancer is not a single disease. It is in fact, a collection of genetic changes that all lead to the same outcome: a tumor in the breast. This means th...
AWDCColombians Vote “No” For Peace Deal“Peace is an illusion, the Havana agreement deceptive,” former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe wrote on Twitter on Sunday after casting his “no” vote for th...
AWDCBusiness cycle drives the spread of viral diseasesA study by Bocconi's Jérôme Adda shows that epidemics spread faster during economic booms because more people are traveling and finds that school shutdowns a...
AWDCWhat does social science say about how a female president might lead?In this year’s unorthodox presidential election season, the latest campaign foibles can sometimes obscure the unprecedented fact that one major-party candida...
AWDCFood crisis in northeast Nigeria drives youth to radicalize, join Boko Haram: UNUrgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of Nigeria’s northeast where food insecurity is rampant, the UN ...
AWDCResearchers projecting epidemic’s spread say Zika cases are under-reportedWith the report from Florida governor Rick Scott on Monday that fourteen people in the state have been infected with the Zika virus most likely through mosqu...
AWDCReducing Infant Mortality Rates through Evidence-Based ProgramsResearchers have documented persistent racial disparities in infant mortality rates (IMR) in the United States. Infants born to African American mothers are ...
