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Recognition of facial expressions is not universal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Caucasians and Asians don't examine faces in the same way, according to new research. PhD student Caroline Blais, of the Université de Montréal Department of Psychology, has ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for testicular cancer

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Your oral health is connected to your overall health

Scientists at the 87th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening today in Miami Beach, report new studies on the connection between oral disease and systemic disease. A recurring theme ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study: Asian Americans are not viewed as ideal leaders

Asian Americans are widely viewed as "model minorities" on the basis of education, income and competence. But they are perceived as less ideal than Caucasian Americans when it comes to attaining leadership roles in U.S. businesses ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Alcoholics beware -- genetic variation linked to liver cirrhosis in Caucasians

A new study by German researchers found that a variation in the PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) gene was associated with cirrhosis of the liver and elevated transaminase (liver enzyme) levels in alcoholic Caucasians. The risk of cirrhosis ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Race may influence uterine cancer recurrence, despite treatment

African Americans are more likely to have a recurrence of uterine cancer despite undergoing a total hysterectomy or a hysterectomy followed by radiation therapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Genetic ancestry: A new look at racial disparities in head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer outcomes associated with race may be more closely linked to social and behavioral factors than biological differences, especially for African Americans, according to a new Henry Ford Hospital study.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults

The "stroke belt" has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Discovery of New Treatment for Hand Disorder Affecting Millions Shown Promising

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook University Medical Center have developed an injectable form of the enzyme, collagenase, that significantly improves outcomes of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers identify 'regulatory' genetic sequences that may predict risk for prostate cancer

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel genetic mechanism that may govern an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Difference in fat storage may explain lower rate of liver disease in African-Americans

Where different ethnic groups store fat in their bodies may account for differences in the likelihood they'll develop insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, researchers at UT Southwestern ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many middle-aged and older Americans not getting adequate nutrition

Micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C play essential roles in maintaining health. As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

CU researchers use technological innovation to study bone structure

A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center announced today the results of the first study comparing bone structure in Chinese-American women to Caucasian women. The report, just presented ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Race not root of disparity in lung cancer between whites and blacks

Race itself was not a prognostic factor of overall survival among black patients with lung cancer, according to data from a retrospective study presented at the Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Are white homosexual men still taking too many HIV risks?

Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has found that young white homosexual men ha ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0