WASHINGTON, April 14 — Using a combination of algorithms as a classifier, a group of researchers determined a series of biomarkers visible in MRI scans that may be useful for diagnosing autism, according to a recent study. Researchers at Brown University found 16 functional connections in the brain that were ... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei criticized Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, calling him “an irrational type” due to the candidate’s proposal that tariffs on imported Chinese goods be increased to up to 45 percent. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Sunday, Lou said, “Trump is ... Read More »

THURSDAY, April 14, 2016 — Here’s some potentially good news for people with hepatitis C who are waiting for liver transplants: Hepatitis C-infected livers seem to do as well as healthy livers in these patients, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that using hepatitis C-infected (HCV-positive) livers could help ... Read More »

LONDON  – A growing roster of developing states are turning to their compatriots abroad to raise cash by marketing “diaspora bonds”, a funding strategy successfully pioneered by India and Israel but sometimes tricky to imitate. Some 250 million people, around 3 percent of the world population, live outside their native ... Read More »

Yangon – Myanmar’s new leadership ordered the release of 83 more political prisoners on Sunday, the first day of the country’s traditional New Year. The presidential pardon, issued on Saturday, was granted “with an aim to bring about national reconciliation and to ensure the peace of mind of the people ... Read More »

What was it that helped a black girl from Chicago’s Cabrini Green Housing Project make it to Spellman College, then a doctoral program at the University of Michigan and ultimately a successful career in pharmaceutical sales in Raleigh? What was the turning point for the young Latino man who is ... Read More »

Kabul – Civilian deaths in Afghanistan fell 13 per cent while injuries saw an 11-per-cent increase in the first three months of the year compared to the same period of 2015, the UN said Sunday, as government forces continued to battle a powerful Taliban insurgency. The latest figures take the total ... Read More »

Late last month it was revealed that Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul better known as Diddy or Puff Daddy, was behind the creation of a new charter school set to open in Harlem this fall. Good for him and good for Harlem. We can never have too many good schools. ... Read More »

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 14  — A drug designed to lower cholesterol stops the progression of prostate cancer, according to researchers at the University of Missouri. The researchers say using the drug with or without chemotherapy treatments for prostate cancer could prove to be more effective while reducing the level of ... Read More »

WASHINGTON– Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz pushed back on Saturday at the suggestion the central bank had accepted economic assumptions from the Department of Finance without doing due diligence about Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget. “It might be worth spending a couple minutes on the question of fiscal multipliers ... Read More »

Essen, Germany – Police in the western German city of Essen were Sunday searching for a masked man after an explosion at a Sikh temple left three people injured. About 200 guests were at the temple for a wedding on Saturday when an explosive device went off in the prayer ... Read More »