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Black Women Had Worse Breast Cancer Mortality Regardless of Cancer Subtype
April 7, 2013 Black women with breast cancer had significantly worse survival compared with other racial and ethnic groups across cancer subtypes, which suggests that the survival differences are not solely ... > full story -
Diversity Programs Give Illusion of Corporate Fairness, Psychologists Find
April 3, 2013 Diversity training programs lead people to believe that work environments are fair even when given evidence of hiring, promotion or salary inequities, according to new findings by ... > full story -
Female Students Just as Successful as Males in Math and Science, Asian-Americans Outperform All
March 29, 2013 While compared to men, women continue to be underrepresented in math and science courses and careers. Is this disparity a true reflection of male and female student ability? According to a new study, ... > full story -
Language Used in Immigration Debates May Be as Important as the Policies
March 28, 2013 The language activists and politicians use in immigration debates may be as important as the policies they are debating when it comes to long-term effects, according to the author of a new study in ... > full story -
Hot Flashes? Active Days Bring Better Nights
March 27, 2013 Getting a good night's sleep isn't always easy for women at menopause. Exercise may help, but women can have a tough time carving out leisure time for it. The good news from a new study is that ... > full story -
Early-Onset Baldness in African-American Men May Be Linked to Prostate Cancer
March 26, 2013 Baldness was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer among African-American men, and risk for advanced prostate cancer increased with younger age and type of baldness, according to new ... > full story -
Uncovering Africa's Oldest Known Penguins
March 26, 2013 Africa isn't the kind of place you might expect to find penguins. But one species lives in Africa today, and new fossils confirm that as many as four penguin species coexisted on the continent in the ... > full story -
Same-Sex Parents Are Judged More Harshly Than Heterosexual Parents, Study Suggests
March 25, 2013 Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight ... > full story -
Inherited Genetic Variations Have a Major Impact on Childhood Leukemia Risk
March 19, 2013 A new study links inherited variations in a few genes to a substantially increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and helps to explain ethnic differences in the cancer’s ... > full story -
New Intervention Helps Promote Tolerance in Individuals
March 19, 2013 Psychologists have shown that diversity promotes tolerance towards different groups if it catches people by ... > full story
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