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Research Team Discovers Genetics Of Latinos Influenced By Diverse Ancestries
May 04, 2010
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Study To Look At Hereditary Prostate Cancer In Blacks
August 23, 2011
Creighton University’s Hereditary Cancer Center, has received a three-year, $731,278 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the role heredity plays in prostate cancer among Blacks. “Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States,. African American men have two times the occurrence of prostate cancer as do Caucasian men and suffer a significantly higher ...
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Black Is Beautiful, But Is It Unhealthy?
August 18, 2011
Melanin protects darker skin from premature aging and UV rays, but its protection increases the risk of other diseases, according to research presented this month. The body naturally produces vitamin D - a nutrient known for keeping bones strong - when skin is directly exposed to UV rays from the sun. However, since melanin blocks those UV rays, it also inhibits vitamin D production in the body, says Dr. Valerie D. Callender, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Howard University. ...
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Scientists Discover Gene Behind Asthma Risks In Blacks
August 01, 2011
A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report. By pooling data from nine independent research groups looking for genes associated with asthma, the newly-created EVE Consortium identified a novel gene association specific to populations of African descent. In addition, the new study confirmed the significance of four gene associations recently reported by a European asthma genetics study. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, ...
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Largest Ever Genetic Map Of Blacks Created
July 22, 2011
A consortium led by scientists at the University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School has constructed the world's most detailed genetic map. A genetic map specifies the precise areas in the genetic material of a sperm or egg where the DNA from the mother and father has been reshuffled in order to produce this single reproductive cell. The biological process whereby this reshuffling occurs is known as "recombination." While almost every genetic map built so far has been developed from people of European ancestry ...
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New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women
June 24, 2011
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus (“lupusâ€) in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line in Human Genetics, is believed to be the first ...
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Report Looks At Health Disparities In The Age Of Personalized Medicine
June 22, 2011
Science Progress, a project of the online magazine Center for American Progress, released “Addressing Race and Genetics: Health Disparities in the Age of Personalized Medicine,†a report that studies how personalized medicine can potentially alleviate racial and ethnic health disparities. Personalized medicine, which is the development of medicines and therapies tailored to patients’ unique genetic traits and risks ...
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President's Cancer Panel Identifies Urgent Need For Minorities
April 28, 2011
"As the cultural landscape of our nation continues its transformation, the one-size-fits-all approach to cancer is no longer appropriate." ...
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Symposium Traces History Of African-American Studies
April 12, 2011
African-American history and the scope of African-American and African studies, both close to home and around the world, were also analyzed. ...
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Possible Key To Diabetes Disparity Found
March 02, 2011
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Advocacy Group Names Top 100 People Delivering For Girls And Women
March 02, 2011
This list recognizes women and men, both prominent and lesser known, who have committed themselves to improving the lives of girls and women around the world. ...
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
March 01, 2011
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Leukemia Relapses Higher For Native Americans
February 07, 2011
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Geneticists Want Ignored Ethnic Groups Included
January 28, 2011
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Book Offers Tips For Blacks With Diabetes
January 18, 2011
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Study Provides Insight Into Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer
January 10, 2011
Study suggestes that the nature of the kinds of cancer they develop may be one factor in the worse survival of African American women with breast cancer. ...
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
December 22, 2010
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Whites More Likely Than Blacks To Abuse Cocaine
December 21, 2010
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Discovery Halts Breast Cancer Stem Cells
November 26, 2010
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Cancer Treatment Risky For Black Children
November 22, 2010
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Nat'l Health Disparities Conference Wraps Up
November 16, 2010
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Foot Disorders Differs Between Blacks And Whites
November 08, 2010
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Fixing Disparities In Cancer Rates
October 26, 2010
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Thurgood Marshall College Celebrates 40yrs
October 22, 2010
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Ethnicity Can Impact Progress And Pain In Labor
October 19, 2010
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$8.2m Going To Women's Health Initiative
October 12, 2010
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Latinos Not Yet Scoring With College Athletics
October 07, 2010
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Study Looks At Head, Neck Cancer In Blacks
September 27, 2010
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
September 24, 2010
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100 Years Of Sickle Cell Awareness
September 15, 2010
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