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Immigrant Youths Explore Identity In High School
July 15, 2008 — Research conducted among 380 high school students from Asian and Latin American immigrant families revealed that many adolescents change the labels used to describe themselves from year to year. ... > full story -
Guidelines To Prevent Genetic Discrimination
July 14, 2008 — A multi-disciplinary group from Stanford University has proposed ten principles to guide the use of racial and ethnic categories in genetic ... > full story -
New Cardiovascular Score Developed To Improve Heart Attack And Stroke Detection
June 24, 2008 — A new and more accurate method of assessing people at risk from cardiovascular disease is set to improve national diagnosis rates and identify those at risk among black and minority ethnic ... > full story -
Known Genetic Risk For Alzheimer's In Whites Also Places Blacks At Risk
June 18, 2008 — A commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer's disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites, according to new ... > full story -
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Insomnia
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Maternal Depression, Breastfeeding And A Lower Socioeconomic Status Can Affect Infants' Sleep
June 9, 2008 — Maternal depression during pregnancy, breastfeeding and a lower socioeconomic status are all associated with less infant sleep duration in the first six months of ... > full story -
Stroke Victims Experiencing Seizures More Likely To Die, Study Shows
May 19, 2008 — Seizures may be a sign of significant brain injury, and may occur in patients that experience any type of stroke. A new study finds that stroke patients with ensuing seizures are more likely to die ... > full story -
Racial Issues
Educational Psychology
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Child Development
Gender Difference
Social Psychology
Most Ethnic Minority Teens Don't Hang Out With Ethnic School Crowds
May 15, 2008 — New research found that ethnic minority teens tend not to hang out in groups based on ethnicity. Only 30 percent of teens were described by peers as part of ethnically-oriented crowds. The ... > full story -
Culture Affects How Teen Girls See Sexual Harassment
May 15, 2008 — Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment -- but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or ... > full story -
Racial Discrimination Has Different Mental Health Effects On Asians, Study Shows
May 8, 2008 — The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ... > full story -
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Research
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Menopause
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Three Out Of Four American Women Have Disordered Eating, Survey Suggests
April 22, 2008 — Sixty-five percent of American women between the ages of 25 and 45 report having disordered eating behaviors, according to the results of an online survey. An additional 10 percent of women report ... > full story
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