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Effects of Poverty on Childhood Development Seen in Children as Young as 5

Oct. 9, 2020 — Researchers have found that health inequities can be measured in children as young as 5 years old. The research contributes to a growing body of literature finding that children of color who are also ...

Even If You Want To, You Can't Ignore How People Look or Sound

July 22, 2020 — Your perceptions of someone you just met are influenced in part by what they look like and how they sound. But can you ignore how someone looks or how they sound if you're told it is not relevant? ...

'You All Look Alike to Me' Is Hard-Wired in Us, Research Finds

July 8, 2019 — We are hard-wired to process -- or not process -- facial differences based on race. And that process occurs in the earliest filters of our thought process, according to newly published ...

Mortality Rates Rising for Gens X and Y, Too

Dec. 19, 2018 — Declining life expectancies in the US include Gen X and Y Americans, in addition to the older Baby Boomers. But the causes of premature mortality vary by race, gender and ethnicity, according to a ...

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Evidence-Based Patient-Psychotherapist Matching Improves Mental Health Care

June 28, 2021 — Psychotherapy researchers have found that mental health care patients matched with therapists who had a strong track record of treating the patients' primary concerns had better results than patients ...

Early Findings of Alzheimer's Study in Diverse Populations Now Available to Researchers

June 24, 2021 — A growing trove of data to help scientists understand the biology of Alzheimer's disease among diverse populations within the context of ...

Some Blood Pressure-Lowering Meds Linked to Less Memory Decline in Older Adults, Study Finds

June 21, 2021 — High blood pressure is a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia in older adults. Studies have shown that commonly prescribed high blood ...

How Medical Schools Can Transform Curriculums to Undo Racial Biases

Jan. 7, 2021 — Medical school curriculums may misuse race and play a role in perpetuating physician bias, a team of researchers found in an analysis of curriculum from the preclinical phase of medical ...

Study of Infants Finds That Sleep Differences by Race, Income Emerge Early

Nov. 13, 2020 — A new stud takes a look at 24-hour sleep-wake cycles for infants across racial/ethnic and socioeconomic categories. The team found several distinct differences in sleep-wake patterns, largely ...

Stigma Impacts Psychological, Physical Health of Multiracial People

Oct. 22, 2020 — Policy changes can help to fight stigmas of multiracial Americans, one of the fasting growing minority groups in the United States according to a new ...

What Is Cerebral Venous Thrombosis? Study Finds Blood Clot Condition on the Rise

Aug. 26, 2020 — Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the veins in the brain, preventing blood from draining out of the brain. A ...

Alzheimer's Risk Factors May Be Measurable in Adolescents and Young Adults

July 30, 2020 — Risk factors for Alzheimer's dementia may be apparent as early as our teens and ...

How Sleep Helps Teens Deal With Social Stress

Feb. 25, 2020 — Study found that adequate sleep allowed students to cope with discrimination and challenges associated with ethnic or racial bias. It also helps them problem-solve more effectively and seek peer ...

Early Life Racial Discrimination Linked to Depression, Accelerated Aging

Sep. 30, 2019 — Early life stress from racial discrimination puts African Americans at greater risk for accelerated aging, a marker for premature development of serious health problems and perhaps a shorter life ...