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Many more Whites live in mixed neighbourhoods in 2011 than 2001, according to first analyses of recently-released census data, although there was no movement towards creation of substantial Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi exclusive neighbourhoods, study finds. http://phys.org/news286017139.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:01 EST news286017139 (Phys.org)—Ethnic group segregation in neighbourhoods has decreased throughout England and Wales for all minority groups over the last decade, a new study from the University of Liverpool has shown. http://phys.org/news281263199.html Other Sciences Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:50:03 EST news281263199 Gangs now occupy two spaces: the streets and the Internet. http://phys.org/news278145421.html Other Sciences Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:37:09 EST news278145421 The latest analysis of 2011 census data in England and Wales, published today by University of Manchester researchers, has revealed the first local authorities outside London where no ethnic group is in the majority. http://phys.org/news277028470.html Other Sciences Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:40:02 EST news277028470 The people we live next to and start a family with are more likely than ever before to be from a diverse range of ethnic identities, according to research at The University of Manchester. http://phys.org/news275043670.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:01:16 EST news275043670 (Phys.org)—People from China's Uyghur minority are struggling to get higher status, higher paying jobs, which in turn is leading to a forced divide between different ethnic groups, according to a new University of Melbourne study. http://phys.org/news272795661.html Other Sciences Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:50:01 EST news272795661 Teachers and schools that value diversity have a big impact on the academic experiences of Latino immigrant children living in predominantly White communities. That's the finding of a new study by researchers at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in a special section of the September/October 2012 issue of Child Development on children from immigrant families. http://phys.org/news266516427.html Other Sciences Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:04 EST news266516427 (Phys.org)—Black pupils of Caribbean heritage are more than twice as likely to be categorised by their teachers as having behavioural, emotional and social difficulties compared to their white British classmates, according to research being presented to the British Educational Research Association today. http://phys.org/news266048562.html Other Sciences Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:22:52 EST news266048562 An African child whose country is ruled by a leader from their ethnic group has a significantly improved chance of surviving childhood and getting a good education, a new study has found. http://phys.org/news259571797.html Other Sciences Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:17:15 EST news259571797 When it comes to Major League Baseball's pitchers, the more strikes, the better. But what if white umpires call strikes more often for white pitchers than for minority pitchers? http://phys.org/news234610163.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:29:44 EST news234610163 Finland's top prosecutor aims to impose clear legal boundaries on hate speech found on the Internet and to provide police with stricter guidelines, his office said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news232122661.html Technology Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:40:01 EST news232122661 (AP) -- The Israeli government on Tuesday appealed to Apple Inc. to remove an application called "ThirdIntifada" from its App Store, saying the program glorifies violence against the Jewish state. http://phys.org/news227882810.html Technology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:46:59 EST news227882810 Major clinical studies that evaluate prevention strategies for heart disease and stroke fail to consider a participant's ethnicity, a factor that can more than double the rate of death in some groups, according to research led by St. Michael's Dr. Joel Ray. http://phys.org/news219578939.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:09:21 EST news219578939 While the overall death rate for cancer continues to drop among African Americans, the group continues to have higher death rates and shorter survival of any racial and ethnic group in the U.S. for most cancers. The findings come from Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2011-2012, the latest edition of a report produced every two years by the American Cancer Society. http://phys.org/news215758124.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:50:22 EST news215758124 (PhysOrg.com) -- Though magazines often create lists of the 'best places to live,' a new study suggests that no community is more or less likely than another to foster a sense of community attachment. http://phys.org/news214159147.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:00:01 EST news214159147 Perceived ethnic discrimination among Mexican and Mexican American students from Phoenix-area middle schools places them at risk for increased stress when trying to acculturate with mainstream U.S. culture, according to a new study. As the students experienced acculturation stress related to discrimination, they were at a higher risk for alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana use. The study is in the December issue of Prevention Science, a peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Prevention Research. http://phys.org/news211553462.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:51:38 EST news211553462 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 by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. http://phys.org/news208174587.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:16:50 EST news208174587 Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Commission for Racial Equality and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the research shows that black and mixed-race youths are over-represented in the youth justice system. This over-representation starts at the point of entry into the system, and is largely preserved as young suspects and defendants pass through it. http://phys.org/news202552326.html Other Sciences Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:50:01 EST news202552326 (PhysOrg.com) -- White women are becoming more optimistic about menopause, with many seeing it as an opportunity to rethink their lives and redefine themselves, a new University of Texas at Austin national study shows. http://phys.org/news199470671.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:30:01 EST news199470671 Given that Whites are the majority population in the United States, drinking trends for this group tend to determine overall trends in drinking for the country and simultaneously minimize trends and possible risks among Black and Hispanic populations. A study of trends in drinking patterns and amounts drank among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics from 1992 to 2002 has found a rise in the proportion of drinkers across all three ethnic groups and both genders. http://phys.org/news198829939.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:00:01 EST news198829939 (PhysOrg.com) -- Enrichment classes, after-school activities, tutoring, not to mention the gentle prodding of parents — all may count in giving a child that extra academic edge. But parents still puzzle over what the right mix is to make their children excel in school. http://phys.org/news194802226.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:44:12 EST news194802226 Transplant surgeons at Johns Hopkins who have reviewed the medical records of more than 20,000 heart transplant patients say that it is not simply racial differences, but rather flaws in the health care system, along with type of insurance and education levels, in addition to biological factors, that are likely the causes of disproportionately worse outcomes after heart transplantation in African Americans. http://phys.org/news194507241.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 May 2010 18:00:01 EST news194507241 There are striking differences in the cardiovascular risk profiles of four ethnic groups — white, Chinese, South Asian and black — living in Ontario, Canada, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news190899535.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:39:11 EST news190899535 The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups. http://phys.org/news187188146.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:04 EST news187188146 The formative years don't stop at 18 according to a new study that found the actions and lifestyle of the family continue to influence whether young adults embrace their ethnicity and take pride in their roots. Published in the Journal of Adolescence, the study of young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 found that those whose families continue to teach them about their ethnic background had a greater sense of ethnic identity. http://phys.org/news184252810.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:20:23 EST news184252810 Ethnicity and number of previous births are factors that can predict the length of time a woman will breastfeed her child. A new study published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics has examined the effects of maternal factors and hospital infant-feeding practices on breastfeeding. http://phys.org/news183801308.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:10:02 EST news183801308 Hispanic senior citizens are living in nursing homes in ever-increasing numbers, but they face a gap in their quality of care compared to white residents, according to new research from Brown University. http://phys.org/news181894395.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:40:01 EST news181894395 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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/news171910086.html Medicine & Health Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:48:17 EST news171910086