Minorities

International cancer experts publish a new book with innovative research and recommendations to reduce Latino cancerCredit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 9, 2019) - As U.S. Latinos face a staggering 142% projected…

Grant seeks to support patient-centric research through funding and access to real-world oncology dataset The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Flatiron Health today announced the launch of the American Cancer Society & Flatiron Health…

Exposure to traffic pollution was associated with a higher risk of obesity in Mexican American women, but not in men. The findings are published in Obesity. In the study of 7,826 Mexican American adults, more than half (53.6%) of…

Study finds LGB students with supportive family are less likely to be targeted Having a supportive family environment makes school-age LGB children in the UK significantly less likely to be victims of bullying, according to new research by…

First study to compare gene production between African Americans CHICAGO --- The percentage of African ancestry in a person's genome determines the level that certain genes are expressed, called mRNA, according to a new Northwestern…

Chronic pain, insomnia, poverty and lack of a post-secondary degree were impediments to flourishing. Social support was strongly associated with optimal mental health Two-thirds (68%) of Indigenous people living off reserve in Canada have…

When it comes to predicting heart disease in African Americans, measuring HDL and LDL cholesterol is not enough. A Medical University of South Carolina study suggests that sphingolipid levels could one day hold the keyCredit: Sarah Pack,…

Credit: Rebecca Gourley/ University of Washington Air pollution doesn't just come from cars on the road, generating electricity from fossil fuels also releases fine particulate matter into the air. In general, fine particulate matter…

Unique partnership of six independent epilepsy centers combines resources and expertise to treat underserved populationsCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - More than 427,000 people in California live with epilepsy,…

NIH-funded study calls for policy to manage pain-related frailty unique to older Mexican Americans Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that older Mexican Americans who suffer from pain were 1.7 times…