News tagged with ethnicity
Human brain recognizes and reacts to race
The human brain fires differently when dealing with people outside of one's own race, according to new research out of the University of Toronto Scarborough.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Research group finds creating boundaries key to reducing ethnic violence
(PhysOrg.com) -- History is filled with examples of ethnic violence, the type that erupts when people with differing cultures attempt to live side by side. The Middle East comes to mind, as does Northern Ireland ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Genetic analysis reveals Otzi Iceman predisposed to cardiovascular disease
Scientific magazine Nature Communications publishes new findings about physiognomy, ethnic origin and predisposition towards illness of the world’s oldest glacier mummy.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Archeologists discover temple that sheds light on 'Dark Age'
The discovery of a remarkably well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey — thought to be constructed during the time of King Solomon in the 10th/9th-centuries BC -- sheds light on the so-called Dark Age.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 15, 2009 |
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People with no religious affiliation have less favorable views of the US
A study by Ryotaro Uemura, sociology doctoral student at Indiana University Bloomington, found that people who had no religious affiliation have significantly less favorable views of the U.S. However, to be an ethnic minority ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2010 |
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No such thing as ethnic groups, genetically speaking
Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genetics found that overall there are more genetic differences within ethnic groups than betwee ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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You Are What You Listen To
(PhysOrg.com) -- It may not be possible to judge a book by its cover, but judging someone by the contents of their iTunes library could be a very different story, new research suggests.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 27, 2009 |
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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 ...
Mar 01, 2009 |
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When it comes to sleep, few of us are getting enough
Sleep deprivation, it turns out, is colorblind.
Mar 19, 2010 |
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What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter
The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim and Dr. Mark Leikin ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Finland seeks to curb online hate speech: prosecutor
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.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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White favoritism by Major League umps lowers minority pitcher performance, pay
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?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Study shows simple writing assignment improves minority student grades
In a follow-up to a 2006 study, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher and his colleagues found that an in-class writing assignment designed to reinforce students' sense of identity and personal integrity increased ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young adults see living together as the best way to protect against divorce, not as an alternative to marriage, a University of Michigan researcher says.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health
Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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