Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, study finds
An increase in mortality among middle-aged Americans – largely attributed to “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug overdoses, and alcoholic ...
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“The Trust Circle” promotes inclusion of American Indian and Alaska Native populations in clinical trials
Indigenous populations, including people of American Indian and Alaska Native origin, are underrepresented in clinical trials. Researchers collaborated to modify ...
Book details how Native Americans of the Pacific Coast sustainably managed resources
LAWRENCE — For at least 10,000 years before contact with European settlers, Native American societies from Alaska to California conserved ...
Antiviral substances discovered within native plants in South Korea
Codonopsis lanceolata, more commonly referred to as “deodeok”, is used as a medicinal herb in South Korea. It is cultivated ...
New study shows cancer mortality higher among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals; colorectal cancer rapidly increasing before age 50
ATLANTA, November 8, 2022 — New findings by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show overall cancer mortality among ...
Illinois report says native fish overlooked as invaders in U.S. waters
URBANA, Ill. – Rivers split across mountaintops and other geographic barriers may flow only a few miles from one another, ...
Native predatory fish help control invasive species in Hawaiian fishpond
Jacks and barracuda in Heʻeia fishpond were found to feed on Australian mullet, an invasive species introduced to Oahu waters ...
COVID-19 took serious toll on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mental and physical health
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, or NH/PIs, comprising more than 20 ethnic groups hailing from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, ...
Growing numbers of Native American households in Nevada face plumbing poverty, water quality problems
A growing number of Native American households in Nevada have no access to indoor plumbing, a condition known as “plumbing ...
Research unlocks secrets of native rodents’ rat race to new lands
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has mapped the DNA from more than 150 species of native rodents ...
When the invasive fish are native
Exotic fish are a threat to river ecosystems, but what happens when invasive species are native to a territory and ...
Concerned about native biodiversity, volunteers join the fight against invasive alien species
Public involvement is an important component of many invasive species programmes. Volunteers perform early detection of invasive species, track their ...
DNA from ancient population in Southern China suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots
For the first time, researchers successfully sequenced the genome of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China. ...
Native bee key to social evolution
Studying the unusual social behaviour of an Australian native bee has enabled Flinders University researchers to obtain a clear understanding ...
China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name translates to "Ocean of Storms," may be able ...
Native Americans face disproportionate travel burden for cancer treatment
SPOKANE, Wash.—Experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non-Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to ...
Hydroponic native plants to detox PFAS-contaminated water
They’re the non-stick on Teflon cookware, the stain resistance in Scotchgard, and the suppression factor in firefighting foam, but while ...
ARRS Annual Meeting: Cancer screening accessibility among American Indian, Alaskan native tribes
New Orleans, LA | Leesburg, VA | May 2, 2022—A Scientific E-Poster presented during the 2022 ARRS Annual Meeting in ...
New York City green roofs planted with native vegetation may perform better at managing stormwater than conventional succulent-planted green roofs, according to case study
New York City green roofs planted with native vegetation may perform better at managing stormwater than conventional succulent-planted green roofs, ...
Free educational kits teach about snow, Alaska Native culture
How much do you know about snow? Sure, it’s cold, it’s white, and it’s a regular part of life in ...