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Children of U.S. Immigrants More Apt Than Natives to Live With Both Parents
March 15, 2011 Children of U.S. immigrants are more likely to live in households headed by two married parents than children of natives in their respective ethnic groups, according to ... > full story -
New Perspective Diminishes Racial Bias in Pain Treatment
March 7, 2011 Years of research show black patients getting less treatment in the American health care system than their white counterparts, but a new study suggests that a quick dose of empathy helps close racial ... > full story -
Racial Identity Tied to Happiness, Study Finds
March 4, 2011 African American people who identify more strongly with their racial identity are generally happier, according to a study by psychology ... > full story -
Constant Race-Based Discrimination Can Lead to 'Racial Battle Fatigue' for African-Americans
March 3, 2011 Just as the constant pressure soldiers face on the battlefield can follow them home in the form of debilitating stress, African-Americans who face chronic exposure to racial discrimination may have ... > full story -
Am I Safe Here?: How People With HIV/AIDS Perceive Hidden Prejudices in Their Communities
March 3, 2011 People in marginalized groups, such as the disabled or racial minorities, feel stigmatized -- condemned, feared or excluded -- when other people stigmatize them. That's obvious. But they can also ... > full story -
Share of Black Science and Engineering Degrees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities Declines in 2008
February 28, 2011 More than 45 years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, National Science Foundation statistics show minority academic institutions still enroll a substantial number of minority students, but the ... > full story -
Racial and Ethnic Minority Adolescents Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Major Depression, Study Finds
February 22, 2011 Adolescence can herald the onset of major depression and the associated short- and long-term consequences including developmental and social impairment. Research that focuses on access to treatment ... > full story -
Native Hawaiians at Higher Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke at Younger Age, Study Finds
February 15, 2011 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders may be at higher risk for hemorrhagic stroke at a younger age and more likely to have diabetes compared to other ethnicities, according to a new ... > full story -
In Online Dating, Blacks More Open to Romancing Whites Than Vice Versa, Study Finds
February 11, 2011 Has Valentine's Day become post-racial? Not yet, it seems. New research suggests that when it comes to dating, cyberspace is as segregated as the real world. Data gathered from more than 1 million ... > full story -
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New Study Reveals Impact of Eating Disorders on Native Americans
January 6, 2011 Scientists in Connecticut have carried out one of the first psychological studies into eating disorders in Native American (NA) populations. The research provides new insights into the extent to ... > full story
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