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  Tight Times May Influence How We Perceive Others

  November 28, 2012 — From the playground to the office, a key aspect of our social lives involves figuring out who "belongs" and who doesn't. Scientists theorize that these prevalent in-group biases may give us a ... > full story
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  Juvenile Justice Reforms Should Incorporate Science of Adolescent Development, Report Finds

  November 13, 2012 — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific ... > full story
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  Systematic Incarceration of African American Males Is a Wrong, Costly Path

  November 12, 2012 — Mental health experts have released the first comprehensive report on the correlation between the incarceration of African American males and substance abuse and other health problems in the United ... > full story
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  Education Levels in Asian American Neighborhoods Affect Residents' Health, Study Finds

  November 8, 2012 — Higher neighborhood education is associated with better self-rated health among Asian Americans who live in Asian ethnic neighborhoods, but this correlation between individual health and neighborhood ... > full story
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  Virtual Reality Could Help People Lose Weight, Fight Prejudice

  November 6, 2012 — When an individual strongly identifies with the virtual reality representation of themselves, known as an avatar, the electronic doppelganger can influence that person's health and appearance, ... > full story
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  With Problem Drinking, Where You Live May Matter

  October 9, 2012 — Some people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may be at increased risk of problem drinking -- though much may depend on race and gender, according to a new ... > full story
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  Among Voters Lacking Strong Party Preferences, Obama Faces 20 Percent Handicap Due to Race Bias

  October 2, 2012 — An online study of eligible voters around the United States revealed that the preference for whites over blacks is the strongest in the least politically partisan voters. Among these voters, race ... > full story
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  African-American Youth Exposed to More Magazine and Television Alcohol Advertising Than Youth in General

  September 27, 2012 — new study finds African-American youths are over-exposed to alcohol ... > full story
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  When They Do Not All Look Alike: Using Identity to Reduce Own-Race Bias

  September 24, 2012 — New research finds that that we can improve our memory of members of another race by identifying ourselves as part of the same group. Such identification could improve everything from race relations ... > full story
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  Weight Gain Worry for Stressed Black Girls: Stress and Weight More Strongly Linked in Black Girls Than White Counterparts

  September 19, 2012 — Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? Higher levels of stress over 10 years predict greater increases in body weight ... > full story

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