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Racial Disparities In Cardiovascular Health Linked To Birth Weight, Slavery, Researchers Suggest
October 16, 2008 — Two new articles examine the theory of "fetal programming" and their effect on racial health disparities. The studies, published in American Journal of Human Biology, suggest that the higher rates of ... > full story -
10 Years On, High-School Social Skills Predict Better Earnings Than Test Scores
October 15, 2008 — Ten years after graduation, high-school students who had been rated as conscientious and cooperative by their teachers were earning more than classmates who had similar test scores but fewer social ... > full story -
Does It Matter If Black Plus White Equals Black Or Multiracial?
October 10, 2008 — "Is Barack Obama Black or Biracial?" a recent CNN.com headline asks. Should such racial characterizations of people like Obama -- who have one black parent and one white parent -- really matter? ... > full story -
Children's Asthma Affected By Parental Expectations
October 6, 2008 — Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are less likely to have symptoms than other children dealing with the ... > full story -
Children Aware Of White Male Monopoly On White House
October 5, 2008 — Challenging the idea that children live in a color or gender blind world, a new study reveals most elementary-school-age children are aware there has been no female, African-American, or Hispanic ... > full story -
Television Viewing And Aggression: Some Alternative Perspectives
October 1, 2008 — Psychologists investigated the effect that exposure to violent TV programs has on negative behavior in children from different ethnic backgrounds. The results showed a positive relationship between ... > full story -
Child Witnesses: How To Improve Their Performance
September 16, 2008 — A study at the University of Leicester into how to improve child and young adult witnesses' evidence has looked at several issues that affect witnesses' ... > full story -
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Diversity At Medical Schools Makes Stronger Doctors, Study Shows
September 9, 2008 — A new UCLA study disputes controversial legislation like Prop. 209 that claimed campus policies to promote student-body diversity were unnecessary and discriminatory. UCLA researchers found that ... > full story -
Participating In Religion May Make Adolescents From Certain Races More Depressed
September 3, 2008 — One of the few studies to look at the effects of religious participation on the mental health of minorities suggests that for some of them, religion may actually be contributing to adolescent ... > full story -
Periodic Limb Movement During Sleep Is Less Common In African-Americans; Associated With Insomnia
September 1, 2008 — A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to objectively determine the prevalence of periodic limb movements during sleep in a population-based sample, finding a lower prevalence ... > full story
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