Racial Issues News

Posted March 4, 2011:

• Racial Identity Tied to Happiness, Study Finds

Posted March 3, 2011:

• Constant Race-Based Discrimination Can Lead to 'Racial Battle Fatigue' for African-Americans
• Am I Safe Here?: How People With HIV/AIDS Perceive Hidden Prejudices in Their Communities

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Share of Black Science and Engineering Degrees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities Declines in 2008

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Racial and Ethnic Minority Adolescents Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Major Depression, Study Finds

Posted February 15, 2011:

• Native Hawaiians at Higher Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke at Younger Age, Study Finds

Posted February 11, 2011:

• In Online Dating, Blacks More Open to Romancing Whites Than Vice Versa, Study Finds

Posted January 6, 2011:

• New Study Reveals Impact of Eating Disorders on Native Americans

Posted December 22, 2010:

• Eating Less Healthy Fish May Contribute to America's Stroke Belt

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Quitting Menthol Cigarettes May Be Harder for Some Smokers

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Parkinson's Disparities

Posted December 9, 2010:

• 'One-Drop Rule' Appears to Persist for Biracial Individuals: People Consistently View Biracials as Members of Their Lower-Status Parent Group

Posted December 1, 2010:

• One Third of LGBT Youth Suffer Mental Disorders, Chicago Study Finds

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Black Children More Likely to Die from Neuroblastoma, Study Finds

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Racial Profiling to Limit Terror Attacks Is Fundamentally Flawed, Expert Says
• 'Nerd Penalty': Social Costs of School Success Are Highest for African Americans, Study Shows

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Genetics Has a Big Impact on How a Person Operates in a Social Group

Posted November 1, 2010:

• 'Training Away Stereotypes': People Trained to Think in Opposition to Stereotypes Are More Receptive to Advertising Starring Minority Actors

Posted October 28, 2010:

• Facebook Study Finds Race Trumped by Ethnic, Social, Geographic Origins in Forging Friendships

Posted October 26, 2010:

• School Attendance, Refusal Skills Combat Smoking Risk in Youth

Posted October 7, 2010:

• You May Not Be Able to Say How You Feel About Your Race

Posted September 29, 2010:

• Alcohol Consumers Are Becoming the Norm in U.S., Analysis Finds

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Predicting Divorce: Study Shows How Fight Styles Affect Marriage
• African-American Seniors at Twice the Risk for Mental Abuse, Five Times for Financial Exploitation, Study Finds

Posted September 17, 2010:

• Standardized Violence-Prevention Programs May Not Prevent Teen Fighting, Findings Suggest

Posted September 14, 2010:

• Discrimination Hurts, but How Much? A Lot, If You're a Teen, Study Finds

Posted September 13, 2010:

• White Americans Living Longer With Muscular Dystrophy Than African-Americans

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Hispanic Kids Show Greater Risk of Substance Use, Study Suggests

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Core Values Unite Americans, Despite Divisions

Posted August 18, 2010:

• Researchers Challenge Myth of the Well-Adjusted Asian-American

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Today's Superheroes Send Wrong Image to Boys, Say Researchers

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Healthiest Pregnant Women Feel a Strong Sense of Community

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Tools That Assess Bias in Standardized Tests Are Flawed, Study Finds

Posted July 28, 2010:

• Nearly One in Five Californians Report Need for Mental Health Services, Study Finds

Posted July 20, 2010:

• Drinking Trends Increase for Whites, Blacks and Hispanics

Posted July 12, 2010:

• Diversity of Grieving Among Alzheimer's Caregivers

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Racism Shapes African-American Women's Views on Depression Care

Posted May 27, 2010:

• Racial Bias Clouds Ability to Feel Others' Pain, Study Shows

Posted May 18, 2010:

• Good Results of Bad Habits? Research Explains Paradox

Posted May 11, 2010:

• British Indian Children Have Better Mental Health, Research Finds

Posted May 3, 2010:

• Young Latino Children Show Strong Classroom Skills, Despite Many Growing Up in Poverty

Posted May 2, 2010:

• Discrimination Is Associated With Depression Among Minority Children

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Do Racist Attitudes Hinder Mothers of Mixed-Race Children?

Posted April 26, 2010:

• Race and Empathy Matter on Neural Level
• Human Brain Recognizes and Reacts to Race
• Caucasian Teenagers More Damaged by Family Change Than African-American Peers

Posted April 15, 2010:

• Gay Men and Lesbians More Likely to Experience Violent Events and Subsequent PTSD
• African-American Men With Chronic Pain at Higher Risk for Depression, Disability
• Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Reduced Quality of Life Varies by Race, Study Finds

Posted April 12, 2010:

• When Social Fear Is Missing, So Are Racial Stereotypes, Shows Study of Children With Williams Syndrome

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