Poverty/Wealth

Credit: Laura Reese - As states around the country move to stiffen punishments for animal cruelty, Michigan State University researchers have found a correlation between the types of animal abuse committed and the perpetrator's…

'The 2018 National Autism Indicators Report: High School Students on the Autism Spectrum' highlights the challenges facing minority youth and those from low-income households with autismCredit: Drexel University Youth with autism are…

Bottom Line: An analysis of census tract data for neighborhoods in America's three largest cities suggests black-majority neighborhoods are associated with disparities in access to trauma centers. The study paired census tract data for…

New web application allows anyone to analyze lighting trends observed by satellites since 1992Credit: GFZ Many scientific datasets from satellites are in principle available for free, but that doesn't mean that they are actually accessible…

Professor brings real-world understanding of societal, political issues to UMass Lowell students LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell researcher who analyzes the causes and impacts of violence fueled by drug trafficking has won critical…

For subsidized Ohio health-exchange users, high out-of-pocket costs often mean bypassed care compared to Medicaid recipientsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Because of high out-of-pocket expenses, Ohioans who…

Outreach by nonpartisan institutions increases nonwhite voter participation A vote is a vote is a vote, supposedly, with each citizen in our democracy having an equal say. Yet a San Francisco State University study finds that America's…

Research published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association validates ultrasound as equivalent to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for initial bone density screening CHICAGO--February 25, 2019--In a study that could lead to…

HENA published in scholarly literature released todayCredit: UCLA Health Recognizing the persistence of health inequities in the Americas, an emerging Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA) describes its approach to promoting health…

CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in "asset" poverty, meaning they have few or no assets to rely on in the event of a financial shock such as a job loss, a medical crisis or the…