News tagged with native groups
Report: Mental illness struck 1 in 5 US adults in 2010
One in five adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in 2010, with people ages 18 to 25 having the highest rates, according to a national survey.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Despite recession, Hispanic and Asian buying power expected to surge in US
Although the Great Recession has hit Hispanics and Asians particularly hard, their buying power is expected to grow rapidly during the next several years, according to the annual minority buying power report released today ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Skulls show New World was settled twice: study
Two distinct groups from Asia settled in the New World and not one single migration as suggested by previous genetic studies, experts said Monday after comparing the skulls of early Americans.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Ethnic Background Matters for Type 2 Diabetes
(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.
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Researchers make better heat sensor based on butterfly wings
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that butterfly wings produce their iridescent colors by bouncing light around and between tiny ridges in structures made of chitin. More recently they’ve discovered ...
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Potential for incorrect relationship identification in new forensic familial searching techniques
New research suggests that unrelated individuals may be mistakenly identified as genetic family members due to inaccurate genetic assumptions. This is particularly relevant when considering familial searching: a new technique ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Media portrayal of race in sports reveals biases in corporate world
The U.S. may have its first black president and the Fortune 500 its first black female chief executive, but African American CEOs account for a mere one percent of the chiefs of those 500 largest companies.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Deforestation threatens Brazil's wetland sanctuary
The Pantanal, a stunning biodiversity sanctuary in central-western Brazil, is threatened by intensive farming and deforestation, a leading environmental group warned as the world marked World Wetlands Day ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Plan to move Argentine meteorite to Germany blocked
An unlikely alliance between the native Moqoit people and leading Argentine scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Bolivians demand controversial highway be built
More than 2,000 Amazon Indians on Monday called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to approve the building of a highway through a nature reserve, a project scrapped last year after widespread protests.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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California native-plant classic gets a 21st-century makeover
Thanks to new molecular-genetic tools and intensive field research, scientists’ understanding of the native flora of the Golden State -- one of the world’s hotspots of botanical diversity -- has ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Study: Vast majority of EU citizens are marginalized by dominance of English language
The European Union has 27 member countries and 23 official languages, but its official business is carried out primarily in one language — English. Yet the striking findings of a new study show that barely a third of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Leave isolated Amazon natives alone, Peru says
Peruvian officials on Tuesday urged outsiders to stay away from isolated Amazon basin rainforest natives after pictures of "uncontacted" tribe members were published online.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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More efforts needed to address motor vehicle deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives
More research and programs are needed to address the elevated rate of motor vehicle-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2012 |
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