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University of Washington researchers found significant racial, gender and intersectional bias in how three state-of-the-art large language models ranked resumes. The models favored white-associated names 85% of the time, female-associated names only 11% of the time, and never favored Black male-associated names over white male-associated names.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and fittingly, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center biologist Curt Hines, PhD, has published a pair of papers that comprehensively describe the twelve major types of cells in the human breast.
Online review platforms such as Yelp may need to rethink a one-size-fits-all approach to moderating reviews and political speech, a Rutgers researcher finds.
Out-of-pocket costs continue to increase for patients who must buy commonly prescribed drugs to treat these five neurological diseases – epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), peripheral neuropathy, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. This is according to research published online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses.
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 31, 2024 — By creating a new way for light and matter to interact, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have enabled the manufacturing of ultrathin silicon solar cells that could help spread the energy-converting technology to a vast range of applications, including thermoelectric clothing and onboard vehicle and device charging.
Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day help doctors detect and treat stent blockages early, helping keep patients healthier.
Chronic pain patients often struggle with anxiety and depression. A recent study led by University of Illinois communication professor Charee Thompson found that effective physician-patient communication during the initial consultation helps patients manage their uncertainties, fears, anxieties and increases confidence in their ability to cope with their condition.
Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Researchers at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a broad and deep genomic database of Latin Americans which gathers genome-wide data of Latin American populations into a single source and allows other scientists to easily add that population to their own research studies without straining budgets.
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