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Male Bias Persists in Female-Rich Science Conferences
November 21, 2012 Women scientists in primatology are poorly represented at symposia organized by men, but receive equal representation when symposia organizers are women or mixed groups, according to new ... > full story -
Homophobia in Sport: Sporting Identity, Authoritarian Aggression, and Social Dominance
November 16, 2012 Homophobia exists in many areas of life. It also seems to be particularly entrenched in sport, exercise and physical education (PE) settings of all kinds. But why is this the ... > full story -
Military Should Reassess Reproductive Health Care for Women, Researcher Argues
November 14, 2012 Noting that active-duty servicewomen have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than the general population and lower reported contraception use, one researcher is suggesting the answer might be a ... > full story -
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 -
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Have Poorer Survival Than Whites, Study Finds
November 12, 2012 Among patients with the most common form of kidney cancer, whites consistently have a survival advantage over blacks, regardless of patient and tumor characteristics or surgical treatment. That is ... > full story -
Autoantibodies Could Be a Warning Sign for Cardiovascular Disease in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
November 11, 2012 The presence of autoantibodies in the blood may be connected to a higher risk of the development of cardiovascular disease, not just in individuals with diagnosed autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid ... > full story -
Race and Gender: Key Factors in Lifetime Knee Osteoarthritis Risk; African-American Women Most at Risk
November 11, 2012 Race and ethnicity, along with gender, are important factors in determining both short-term and lifetime risk of developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to new research ... > full story -
Socioeconomic Status Linked to Childhood Peanut Allergy
November 9, 2012 Peanut allergies are rising among American children and one reason might be due to economic status. According to a new study, greater rates of peanut allergy are found in families with higher ... > full story -
Novel Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Study Involves Five Major Ancestry Groups
November 8, 2012 A consortium of scientists is taking a novel approach to detect the genetic variations that predispose individuals to type 2 diabetes. The 10,000 individuals (patients and controls) whose exomes, the ... > full story
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