Posts Tagged ‘African Americans’
Health & Medicine - Mar 16, 2010 10:46 - 1 Comment
Blacks skip tests, despite high cancer risk
U. BUFFALO (US)—Blacks feel less at risk of getting cancer than do whites, but have the highest cancer incidence and mortality of all racial and ethnic groups. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 9, 2010 11:28 - 0 Comments
More aggressive MS seen in blacks
U. BUFFALO (US)—Compared to Caucasians, fewer African Americans develop multiple sclerosis, but researchers say their disease progresses more rapidly and therapies are less effective. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2010 14:24 - 1 Comment
Black politics beyond Barack
EMORY—The era of post-Civil Rights Black politics didn’t start with Barack Obama, and won’t end with the 44th president, according to a new book featuring essays analyzing 10 leading young black politicians. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 4, 2010 12:22 - 1 Comment
Tracing family roots with DNA
CORNELL (US)—Researchers may now reliably use genetic data to map out a person’s ancestry. The research could have implications for personalized medicine and for mapping genetic risk factors to common diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2009 11:41 - 3 Comments
Genes help explain racial gap in diabetes
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—A recent discovery suggests that inherited genetic variations exist between whites and blacks living in the United States, which may help explain the racial discrepancies in the development of conditions such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 1, 2009 18:38 - 2 Comments
Proud black teens less depressed
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2009 14:04 - 0 Comments
African-American seniors more wary of flu shots
U. BUFFALO (US)—Only 48 percent of African-American seniors get influenza vaccinations, largely because of inaccurate and incomplete information about the flu itself, safety of inoculations, and ease and necessity of the shots. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2009 13:24 - 5 Comments
Black patients seen, not heard
“There are several possible reasons why [black patients] may talk less to their physicians. They might not trust the physician or feel that they are ‘disconnected’ from their doctors, for whatever reasons,” says lead author Crystal Wiley Cené.
Society & Culture - Aug 5, 2009 13:10 - 1 Comment
Poverty is a drag for middle-income black youth
“Neighborhoods matter—and matter significantly for the mobility prospects of Americans,” says John Morton, managing director of Pew’s Economic Policy Department. “But black children from middle-income families who often live in poorer neighborhoods, have a much higher likelihood of falling down the ladder as adults.”
Society & Culture - Aug 4, 2009 10:25 - 0 Comments
Video games: lots of dudes, little diversity
A screenshot from Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort, released this summer. (Courtesy: IGN Entertainment)
Health & Medicine - Jun 18, 2009 11:10 - 1 Comment
Chronic discrimination erodes mental health
CORNELL (US)—A new study from Cornell University finds racial discrimination in the United States “is a ubiquitous experience” in the lives of African Americans, and shows how and to what extent that discrimination erodes mental health. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 26, 2009 10:16 - 0 Comments
‘Obama effect’ on test scores just hype?
NYU (US)—Despite anecdotal reports in the media of an “Obama effect” on African-American student achievement, black students primed to think about President Barack Obama prior to taking a standardized test performed no better than white students or black students in a control group, according to new findings. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 11, 2009 13:39 - 4 Comments
Skin color clue to smoking addiction
PENN STATE (US)—Higher concentrations of melanin—the color pigment in skin and hair—may be placing darker-pigmented smokers at increased susceptibility to nicotine dependence than lighter-skinned smokers, according to scientists. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 22, 2009 16:05 - 0 Comments
Slave trade records now searchable online
EMORY (US)—The hidden history of 12.5 million slaves and their transatlantic journeys is being opened to the world. A free online database documents more than 80 percent of the slave trade activity—almost 35,000 voyages—between the 16th and 19th centuries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 24, 2009 15:37 - 4 Comments
Bulimia study suggests surprising racial divide
USC (US)—A new study shatters the stereotype that bulimia is a disorder found mostly among white and privileged teens. African-American girls are 50 percent more likely than white girls to be bulimic, according to new findings. And girls from families in the lowest income bracket studied are more than 150 percent more likely to be bulimic than girls from the most affluent families. (more…)
