Minorities

In a longitudinal study, researchers find connections between worrying about finances and development of heart disease Boston, MA -- Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and African Americans are…

Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - What do songs by artists like Jay-Z and Public Enemy have in common? They feature representations of 'cop voice,' a racialized way of speaking that police use…

Credit: Bill Kelly, Kelly Design Company Hartford, Conn. - Restaurant, food, and beverage companies (food companies) target Hispanic and Black children and teens with ads almost exclusively for fast food, candy, sugary drinks, and…

Study: Black women face additional obstacles to information, receive less preventive careCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - African-American women at high risk of breast cancer are less likely than white women to pursue…

Fewer rooftop solar photovoltaics installations exist in African-American and Hispanic-dominant neighborhoods than in white-dominant neighborhoods, even when controlling for household income and home ownershipCredit: Deborah Sunter, Ph.D.,…

Bottom Line:  The specialty of dermatology is one of the least diverse medical fields. In this study, a survey was conducted among 155 medical students (58 percent of whom were nonwhite) to understand perceived barriers to pursuing a…

Bright Line Watch experiment tests for partisanship and American public's commitment to democratic idealsCredit: Bright Line Watch and Michael Osadciw, University of Rochester Imagine you are a fairly mainstream Republican voter and are…

Despite having high rates of abstention, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) also have the highest lifetime alcohol use disorder prevalence among all racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. - just over 41 percent. A new study from…

Credit: Mark Mahan for the University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 3, 2019) -- In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, Jay Avasarala, MD, PhD, takes the research community to task for its lack of minority representation in Phase…

Severe cuts to benefits and the 'ratcheting up' of conditions attached to benefits -- is 'social murder', according to new research by Lancaster University The consequence of austerity in the social security system - severe cuts to benefits…