News tagged with racially ambiguous
Does it matter if black plus white equals black or multiracial?
Oct 10, 2008 |
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"Is Barack Obama Black or Biracial?" a recent CNN.com headline asks. The question of whether Obama should be considered black or multiracial has been a concern of the media throughout the campaign.
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Study identifies genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans
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For years, scientists have tried to determine the basis for discrepancies between race and the predisposition for development of diseases such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Could factors ...
Study Examines Racial 'Blind Spots' in Chicago Area Communities
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Racial residential segregation in the Chicago area may be perpetuated by a lack of knowledge of communities across racial lines, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher.
Google apologizes for offensive first lady image
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the First Lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.
Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome (w/ Video)
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells. The studies used molecular ...
The upside of feeling down
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A chill wind chases you into the door of your local newsagent. Rain is drumming down outside. As you pay for your newspaper, you briefly notice a number of strange items on the checkout counter - a matchbox ...
Hundreds of genes distinguish patients likely to survive advanced melanoma
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Although the chances of surviving advanced melanoma aren't very good with current therapies, some patients can live for years with cancer that has spread beyond the skin to other organs. Now it may be possible to identify ...
Racial segregation key factor in subprime lending
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New study examines impact of segregation on the prevalence of high-cost loans in U.S. metro areas. Subprime loans disproportionately located in segregated areas.
Physical education key to improving health in low-income adolescents
Nov 05, 2009 |
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School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco ...
Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears ...
Technique Could Improve Accuracy of Child Testimony
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Seven open-ended questions could make children less suggestible during interviews.
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