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Released: 28-Jul-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Talking About Race: Subtle Racism Can Lead to Violence, Distrust
American Psychological Association (APA)

As concerns about police bias continue to affect communities, the psychology of racial bias and interracial distrust will be the focus of various presentations at the American Psychological Association’s 123rd Annual Convention.

   
Released: 28-Jul-2015 10:00 AM EDT
Race and Institutional Factors Play an Important Role in Pharmacogenomic Trial Participation, Say Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers
Moffitt Cancer Center

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have published a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that analyzed the participation rate of patients in pharmacogenomic trials.

Released: 24-Jul-2015 11:30 AM EDT
Understanding Why Some Latina Women Discontinue Participation in Cancer Prevention Outreach
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

It has long been known that rates of breast and cervical cancer screening among Latinas are low compared to rates for U.S. women overall. A study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) found that age and fear of cancer diagnosis are among the reasons why Latina women do not continue participation following breast and cervical cancer education programs. The research was published in the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.

Released: 23-Jul-2015 12:05 PM EDT
U.S. South Asians More Reluctant to Seek Medication for Pain
University of Missouri Health

When compared with other ethnicities, Asians are the most unsatisfied with the health care they received in the United States, previous research has shown. This dissatisfaction with health care partly is caused by health practices in the U.S. clashing with the practices Asian patients and families may be more used to experiencing overseas. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that health care providers perceive South Asians living in the U.S. to be more reluctant than other ethnicities to report pain as well as seek medications to treat the pain they experience near the end of their lives. Researchers say this finding provides an opportunity for health care professionals to deliver better culturally responsive care to South Asian patients and their families.

Released: 21-Jul-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Florida Hispanics Better Off Financially and Expect Conditions to Continue to Improve, Latest FAU Poll Says
Florida Atlantic University

A majority of Hispanics in Florida say they’re better off financially than they were a year ago and expect the good times to continue for themselves and business in the U.S., according to the latest survey conducted by FAU's Business and Economics Polling Initiative in the College of Business.

Released: 21-Jul-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Poverty and Child Development, Race and Heart Health, Pot to Treat Pain, and More Top Stories 21 July 2015
Newswise Trends

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16-Jul-2015 4:05 PM EDT
African-Americans Face Twice the Rate of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Compared to Caucasians
Cedars-Sinai

Compared to Caucasians, African-Americans face twice the rate of sudden cardiac arrest, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

Released: 20-Jul-2015 4:00 PM EDT
Genomic Fingerprint May Predict Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African Americans
Thomas Jefferson University

A set of genes could help stratify African American men in need of more aggressive treatment for prostate cancer.

Released: 20-Jul-2015 12:00 PM EDT
Anti-bias Trainings Not Effective for Many
University of Vermont

Most anti-bias trainings probably won’t be as effective as organizers hope, according to a study just published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The research finds that only those whites who are aware of their racial biases will internalize negative feedback about their racial preferences and take steps to correct their behavior.

17-Jul-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Poverty’s Most Insidious Damage Is to a Child’s Brain
Washington University in St. Louis

A new study, published July 20 in JAMA Pediatrics, provides even more compelling evidence that growing up in poverty has detrimental effects on the brain. In an accompanying editorial, child psychiatrist Joan L. Luby, MD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, writes that “early childhood interventions to support a nurturing environment for these children must now become our top public health priority for the good of all.”

   
9-Jul-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Alzheimer’s May Affect the Brain Differently in African-Americans than European-Americans
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Alzheimer’s disease may cause different changes in the brain, or pathologies, in African-Americans than in white Americans of European descent, according to a study published in the July 15, 2015, online issue of the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 15-Jul-2015 4:00 PM EDT
Alzheimer’s May Affect the Brain Differently in African-Americans Than European-Americans
RUSH

Alzheimer’s disease may cause different changes in the brain, or pathologies, in African-Americans than in white Americans of European descent, according to a new study by researchers in the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.

Released: 15-Jul-2015 9:00 AM EDT
Color Blind? Bias-Aware Whites Better for Modern Race Challenges, Says New Study
University of Vermont

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology finds that whites aware of their biases are better equipped to address contemporary racial challenges, where prejudice is often expressed in subtle, unintentional and unconscious ways, than those who claim to have no racial preferences.

Released: 13-Jul-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Latina Dispels Myth That Women of Color Can’t Get Skin Cancer
Loyola Medicine

As a teen and young adult, Elena Schmidt, 49, visited tanning beds several times a week to maintain her dark skin tone. Mrs. Schmidt, who is of Mexican descent, never wore sunscreen or feared skin cancer.

Released: 9-Jul-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Expert on Native American Food Access, Health Disparities, and the Pathways to Healthy Native American Communities
Voices for Healthy Kids

Report Commissioned by the American Heart Association Calls for Mobilization of Tribal Leaders and Key Partners to Bring Healthy Food Access to Native American Communities

Released: 6-Jul-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Hispanic Health Disparities, Statins and Aggression in Men, Supercharged Stem Cells, and More Top Stories 6 July 2015
Newswise Trends

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Released: 30-Jun-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Students in the College Explore Richard Wright’s Chicago
University of Chicago

University of Chicago undergraduates visit Bronzeville, the South Side neighborhood historically known as a rich site for African American arts, culture and politics and the setting of Wright's novel Native Son.

Released: 29-Jun-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Huge Congregations View Racial Inequality Differently than Others Do, Baylor Study Shows
Baylor University

Congregation size has an impact on how people view the reasons for racial inequality in America, according to a new study by researchers at Baylor University and the University of Southern California.

Released: 25-Jun-2015 12:05 PM EDT
UCLA Studies Identify Predictors of Depression and PTSD Among African-Americans and Latinos
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Chronic disease and mental health issues disproportionately affect low-income African-Americans, Latinos and Hispanics. Researchers at UCLA have developed a screening tool that may provide better treatment.

Released: 24-Jun-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Minority Students Are Underrepresented in Special Education
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

A new federally funded study finds that racial, ethnic, and language minority elementary- and middle-school students are less likely than otherwise similar white, English-speaking children to be identified as having disabilities and, as a result, are disproportionately underrepresented in special education. These findings differ from most prior education research and contrast with current federal legislation and policies. The study was published online today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

Released: 22-Jun-2015 7:00 AM EDT
If You Demonstrate that “Black Lives Matter,” Others Will Too
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

New research finds observing a white American engage in small nonverbal acts such as smiling more often, making eye contact for longer periods of time, and standing in closer proximity to a black American makes the observer less prone to racial biases.

Released: 12-Jun-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Nearly Half of African-American Women Know Someone in Prison
University of Washington

African-American adults — particularly women — are much more likely to know or be related to someone behind bars than whites, according to the first national estimates of Americans' ties to prisoners.

Released: 29-May-2015 11:05 AM EDT
UAB Study Says Race Influences Warfarin Dose – an Advance for Personalized Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A new report from UAB demonstrates that clinical and genetic factors affecting dose requirements for warfarin vary by race. The study, published online today in Blood, proposes race-specific equations to help clinicians better calculate warfarin dosage.

Released: 28-May-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Quoted in International Business Times Article, Ithaca College Professor’s Book Explores Link Between Emotions and Contemporary Racial Violence
Ithaca College

In matters of the head and heart, emotions often win out over reason. A new book by an Ithaca College professor examines how that human tendency leads many Americans to support racism and discrimination in unconscious ways.

Released: 27-May-2015 6:00 AM EDT
Access to Mental Health Care for Teens Improving, but Less for Communities with Disparities
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Teens in the U.S. have more availability of mental health care than they did two years ago, but access is not equal in all communities.

19-May-2015 6:05 PM EDT
American Indians Disproportionately Disciplined at School Compared to White Students
University of Utah

School disciplinary actions handed down to students at Utah public schools disproportionately impact American Indian children over all other ethnicities enrolled in the state’s public education system, new research from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Public Policy Clinic reveals. Researcher and law student Vanessa Walsh found that although American Indian students comprise the smallest student demographic in Utah, they have the largest percentage of students referred to law enforcement and arrested at school. The rates for disciplinary actions taken against American Indian students are much higher than for white students. Studies show that suspension and expulsion rates are closely correlated with dropout and delinquency rates, and have tremendous economic costs. Referrals to law enforcement and arrests at school are the harshest forms of school disciplinary action and expose students directly to the juvenile justice system. Such students often become part of the “

Released: 20-May-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Growing Up with Smokers Doubles Risk for Adult Smoking Among Hispanics
University of Illinois Chicago

For Hispanics/Latinos living in the United States, growing up in a home with a regular smoker nearly doubled their chances of becoming an adult smoker. The findings are based on data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), the largest ongoing study of this ethno-culturally diverse population in the U.S.

Released: 20-May-2015 10:00 AM EDT
Study Findings Linking Ovulation, Racial Bias Questioned
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

In four studies, documented in their paper "In Search of an Association Between Conception Risk and Prejudice," Carlee Beth Hawkins, a University of Chicago Booth School of Business doctoral student, and her co-authors were unable to find any evidence that there is an increase in racial bias related to conception risk.

Released: 14-May-2015 2:05 PM EDT
How Do Communication, Race, and Class Affect Police-Citizen Relations in 2015?
National Communication Association

Unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray has sparked national conversations about joblessness, race, and police violence that have been simmering for years. Gray’s death is just one of several recent and highly publicized deaths involving police officials.

Released: 12-May-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Failure to Expand ACA Medicaid Coverage Would Widen Disparities in Screening Uninsured and Low-Income Women for Breast and Cervical Cancer
VCU Massey Cancer Center

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers recently conducted a study that found low-income and uninsured women in states that are not expanding their Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid coverage are less likely to receive breast and cervical cancer screenings compared to states that are implementing expansions.

Released: 8-May-2015 9:00 AM EDT
Study Demonstrates No Racial Disparity in Blood and Marrow Transplant Referrals to Roswell Park
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research found no racial or ethnic disparities among patients who participate in the Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). The results were published in a recent issue of the journal Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Released: 7-May-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Trending Stories Report for 7 May 2015
Newswise Trends

Trending news releases with the most views in a single day. Topics include: WWII and PTSD, stem cells, cancer, racial segregation, supplements and glaucoma, medical research, cybersecurity, vision research, and physics.

       
Released: 6-May-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Foreclosures Fueled Racial Segregation in U.S.
American Sociological Association (ASA)

Some 9 million American families lost their homes to foreclosure during the late 2000s housing bust, driving many to economic ruin and in search of new residences. Hardest hit were black, Latino, and racially integrated neighborhoods, according to a new Cornell University analysis of the crisis.

Released: 29-Apr-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Trending Stories Report for 29 April 2015
Newswise Trends

Trending news releases with the most views in a single day. Topics include: lung cancer surgery, childhood obesity, physics, imaging, nutrition, civil unrest in Baltimore, Nepal earthquake.

       
20-Apr-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Embargoed AJPH Research: New Supplement Investigates the Science of Health Disparities
American Public Health Association (APHA)

For this special American Journal of Public Health supplement, studies, commentaries and editorial pieces address the science behind eliminating health disparities. Find research addressing mortality variances by age and gender as it relates to alcohol consumption; instances of insurance-based discrimination; and spatial clustering of work-related injuries.

14-Apr-2015 2:00 PM EDT
Obesity Significantly Increases Prostate Cancer Risk in African-American Men
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Obesity in black men substantially increases the risk of low- and high-grade prostate cancer, while obesity in white men moderately reduces the risk of low-grade cancer and only slightly increases the risk of high-grade cancer, according to the first large, prospective study to examine how race and obesity jointly affect prostate cancer risk.

15-Apr-2015 11:30 PM EDT
Faculty in Doctoral Programs More Responsive to White Male Prospective Students, Research Finds
American Psychological Association (APA)

Faced with requests to meet with potential doctoral students of easily identifiable gender, race or ethnicity, faculty in almost every academic discipline are significantly more responsive to white males than to women and minorities, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 14-Apr-2015 2:35 PM EDT
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Smoking Rates, Related Illnesses
NYU Langone Health

April is National Minority Health Month, and one of the most significant health issues minorities face is disproportionate rates of smoking and health-related illnesses. At NYC Treats Tobacco, we are committed to ending health disparities. We have physician experts available to speak about these issues.

Released: 9-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Affordable Care Act Provision for Young Adults Leaves Racial Disparities Intact Among Trauma Patients
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed millions of young adults to retain health care coverage through their parents’ insurance plans, but new research finds that many young African-American and Hispanic adults who need coverage for trauma care may not get it.



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