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US asthma researchers more open than UK scientists to the inclusion of ethnic minorities

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New findings reveal a large gap between US and UK researchers in terms of policy, attitudes, practices and experiences in relation to including ethnic minorities in asthma research. The study, published this week in the open ...


What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim and Dr. Mark Leikin ...


Antidepressant use increasing in the United States

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A marked and broad expansion in antidepressant treatment occurred among Americans older than 6 years between 1996 and 2005, although treatment rates remain low among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a report in ...


Research: No race disparities in risk of AIDS and death in HIV patients

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kaiser Permanente researchers found no disparities by race or ethnicity in risk of AIDS and death among HIV-infected patients in a setting of similar access to care. This is despite lower Anti-Retroviral Therapy adherence ...


Race origins and health disparites

Race origins and health disparites

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.


Study shows simple writing assignment improves minority student grades

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In a follow-up to a 2006 study, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher and his colleagues found that an in-class writing assignment designed to reinforce students' sense of identity and personal integrity increased ...


Black women have double the risk of pregnancy complications

Black women have double the risk of pregnancy complications

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Black Caribbean and black African women in the UK have twice as much risk of experiencing severe pregnancy complications than white women, according to University of Oxford research.


Research shows raised incidence of psychoses among migrant groups

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers examining the occurrence of psychoses among migrant groups have shown a raised incidence for all black and ethnic minority subgroups compared with white British counterparts, and reveal that the risk of psychoses ...


'Stereotype threat' could affect exam performance of ethnic minority medical students

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The underperformance in examinations of UK medical students from ethnic minorities could be partly down to a psychological phenomenon called 'stereotype threat', according to new UCL research published today in the British Me ...


Diversity in primary schools promotes harmony

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...