Duchenne, Becker and Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophies are a part of a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscular mass. Recent reports show that prevalence of muscular dystrophy is higher among Hispanic individuals than non-Hispanic white or black individuals. However, there have been a series of research developments that could lead to future therapies for the currently untreatable disease.
While it may seem like each and every high school and college friend is lining up to march down the wedding aisle in favor of holy matrimony, new research reveals that millennials are showing dwindling interest in marriage as they age.
Building on the mission of "Amplifying the voice of the Latino community," Latin Post introduces "¿Que Dices?" -- capturing and broadcasting the views of the 55.4-million U.S. Latino population.
According to recent findings published by international non-governmental organization Save the Children, the United States ranked 33rd out of 170 nations when measuring the best and worst nations for mothers. Washington, DC had the nation's highest infant mortality rate at 6.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2013. While this is a historical low for DC, it's three times the rates of Tokyo and Stockholm.
Diabetes, the group of metabolic diseases defined by problems producing or using insulin, has overwhelmed the South American nation Chile. According to the International Diabetes Federation, approximately 1.7 million Chileans have diabetes, which exceeds the global average.
"Minorities Are Disproportionately Underrepresented in Special Education: Longitudinal Evidence Across Five Disability Conditions," a new federally funded study, revealed that minority (racial, ethnic and language) elementary- and middle-school students are less likely than English-speaking, white children to be identified as having disabilities.
When comparing the outcome of students born to low socioeconomic backgrounds to those born to privilege, researchers have learned a great deal about supposed and relative advantages -namely that multicultural students born to parents without degrees have as much of a fighting chance as white students who come from households with college educated parents.
The University of California has accepted more Latino students than white students for the second consecutive year. The admittance rate of Latino students appeared to be a reflection to California's racial diversity, as Latino children comprise of the majority of public school students in the state.
While it's presumed that politics steer opinions on science-related policies, gender, age, race, religion and education tend to move opinions on climate change, biochemical research and other science-related subjects.
The U.S. and Latino unemployment rate slipped based on May's jobs data. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, announced the overall unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent as 223,000 jobs were added.
New data from the 2015 STEM Index, the second-annual study of growth in STEM jobs, careers and educational pathways carried out by U.S. News/Raytheon shows Silicon Valley's lack of diversity is still rooted in education, as the gender and racial gaps in STEM fields have widened since last year.
Entrepreneur and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has voiced a desire to transform the demographics of Facebook's employment base to better echo the company's billion-plus international users. However, Facebook's most recent diversity report revealed that white men continue to have a claim on positions at Facebook.
While Latino Millennials tend to have a conversative view on abortion, many Texas Latinas are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block Texas legislation that threatened access to abortion care for tens of thousands of women, namely Latina and low income women.
According to a new study published by Instituto Cervantes there are 41 million native Spanish speakers in the US, as well as a 11.6 million who are bilingual.
UCLA researchers determined that Latinos/Hispanics and African Americans are disproportionately affected by mental health issues and chronic disease, likely due to cumulative discrimination, trauma and community violence.
Salt Lake City is an epicenter for urban opportunity, business growth, entrepreneurial development and affordable living. The most populous city in the state of Utah, Salt Lake City also has a budding Hispanic/Latino population that shares a symbiotic relationship with the city.
This week in social media, Facebook released its (disappointing) update on diversity, while setting Messenger free and introducing face-recognition technology so impressive (and creepy), it doesn't need to see your face.
"Mysteries of the Brain," a new eight-part video series debuted on NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBCUniversal News Group, in early June, and it continues to highlight new leading research in brain science.
Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera are dominating the American League at the moment. The 2015 MLB All-Star Game is looming, and you can bet both of these superstars will be there.
