http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study tells us that young people's ethnic pride may affect their mental health. http://www.physorg.com/news177311944.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:50:03 EST news177311944 A new study recently published online by the American Heart Journal shows that more than half of all randomized clinical trials, or RCTs, for cardiovascular disease are not reporting vital information about the study populations race or ethnicity. NYU School of Medicine researchers found that out of the 156 cardiovascular disease RCTs analyzed, only 35% of trials reported any information on race or ethnicity between 1970 and 2006. From 2000 to 2006, 46% of trials included that information. http://www.physorg.com/news174660842.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:02 EST news174660842 A team of scientists led by researcher Brenda Hernandez, Ph.D., M.P.H. -an assistant professor at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i -has reported that body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these life periods, may influence a man's risk for prostate cancer. This risk varies among different ethnic groups, according to findings reported in a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news171910086.html Medicine & Health Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:48:17 EST news171910086 Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genetics found that overall there are more genetic differences within ethnic groups than between them, indicating that separate 'ethnic groups' exist in the mind more than the blood. http://www.physorg.com/news170964875.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:14:59 EST news170964875 New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV. http://www.physorg.com/news170906486.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:20:01 EST news170906486 The social class, the gender and the ethnic group are three essential dimensions, not only in the social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in order to promote sexual and gender equity and prevent gender violence. This is one of the main conclusions of the investigation Affective sexual policy: a sociological approach to affective sexual education", carried out by the researcher of the department of Sociology of the University of Granada Mar Venegas Medina and supervised by professor Francisco Fernández Palomares. http://www.physorg.com/news165057942.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:40:02 EST news165057942 (AP) -- If Nick Glasgow were white, he would have a nearly 90 percent chance of finding a matching bone marrow donor who could cure his leukemia. http://www.physorg.com/news162659550.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 16:13:27 EST news162659550 Immigrant populations in Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a 'Western' lifestyle, according to scientists at the University of Leeds. http://www.physorg.com/news160896758.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 06:37:45 EST news160896758 (PhysOrg.com) -- The prevalence of diabetes is at least twice as high in some ethnic groups as it is in whites, even among people with similar body mass index (BMI) numbers, a large new study finds. http://www.physorg.com/news156615759.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:23:38 EST news156615759 Micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C play essential roles in maintaining health. As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients lead to medical problems. In a study published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers examined how well different ethnic groups met the recommended daily allowances (RDAs) through food intake and supplement consumption. The study determined that many middle-aged and older Americans are not getting adequate nutrition. http://www.physorg.com/news155132289.html Medicine & Health Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:18:42 EST news155132289 Colorectal cancer screening among patients with Medicare coverage is increasing, but a persistent gap remains between whites - who are screened most frequently - and all other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis and the University of Washington. The study also showed that the biggest gap is between whites and Hispanics. http://www.physorg.com/news154190146.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:36:09 EST news154190146 Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news146220110.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:41:50 EST news146220110 A study of residential patterns in America suggests that White and Black Hispanics born in the U.S. are more likely to share neighborhoods with native non-Hispanic Whites and African Americans, compared to foreign-born Hispanics -- a pattern consistent with immigrant assimilation. Hispanics from Mexico in particular integrate consistently with all ethnic groups over generations. http://www.physorg.com/news143479815.html Other Sciences Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:30:15 EST news143479815 For the first time, children as young as 5 have been shown to understand issues regarding integration and separation. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), confirms that the ethnic composition of primary schools has a direct impact on children's attitudes towards those in other ethnic groups and on their ability to get on with their peers. http://www.physorg.com/news136084713.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:18:33 EST news136084713 Breast cancer research needs to investigate how a person's ethnicity influences their response to treatment and its outcome, according to a new Comment piece in today's Lancet (18 July) by researchers from Imperial College London. http://www.physorg.com/news135573933.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:25:33 EST news135573933 Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause according to research by Rush University Medical Center. Waking up earlier than planned also increases through late perimenopause but decreases when women become postmenopausal. The study is published in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. http://www.physorg.com/news134135697.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:54:57 EST news134135697