Minorities

The fastest-growing racial group in the United States -- Asian Americans -- is also one that is consistently perceived as "foreign." But for Asian Americans who are gay or lesbian, their sexual orientation may make them seem more…

New Haven, Conn. -- Use of 3-D mammography, an advanced form of breast cancer screening, has risen rapidly in recent years, according to Yale researchers in a new study. But adoption of the technology varies widely, reflecting emerging…

Credit: Georgia Tech A new study has found that variability in night-to-night sleep time and reduced sleep quality adversely affect the ability of older adults to recall information about past events. The study also found unexpected racial…

Boston - Researchers at Boston Medical Center initiated a statewide quality improvement imitative to increase mothers' ability to produce and provide milk for very low birth weight infants at their discharge, as well reduce the…

Drawing universal conclusions from primarily European populations is misleading, misses opportunities and can even be dangerous SEATTLE - A new multicenter analysis led by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the…

A new Gender, Work & Organization analysis of U.S. data from 1997-2016 provides new insights into workplace sexual harassment. The analysis found that declines in workplace sexual harassment complaints have been uneven, with…

Credit: San Diego State University A San Diego State University study is among the first to describe trends in cancer mortality by specific Hispanic group for the 10 leading causes of cancer deaths nationwide. There are subtle…

Study suggests the notion of higher triple-negative breast cancer incidence among black women is not generalizable A new study finds substantial variation in the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among black women with breast…

Wikipedia is one of the most successful online communities in history, yet it struggles to attract and retain editors who are women -- another example of the gender gap online. In a recent University of Washington study, researchers…

A grant from the National Library of Medicine will support bilingual training on suicide and HIV/AIDs prevention.Credit: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Librarians at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) have…